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CIVL9022: Geological Hazards (2024 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | CIVL9022: Geological Hazards (6 CP) |
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| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Rognon, Pierre
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Rognon, Pierre
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| Timetable: | CIVL9022 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture: Introduction to geological hazards |
| Week 2 | Lecture: Earth structure |
| Tutorial: Energy in Geohazards | |
| Week 3 | Lecture: Rock cycle |
| Tutorial: Plate tectonic | |
| Week 4 | Lecture: Geomorphology |
| Lab: Rock identification | |
| Week 5 | Lecture: Floods and droughts |
| Lab: UoS Introduction. Risk, geomaterials and geo hazards | |
| Week 6 | Lecture: Landslides |
| Tutorial: Costal erosion and sea level changes | |
| Week 7 | Lecture: Soil microstructure |
| Lecture/Tutorial: Dams and groundwater contamination | |
| Week 8 | Lecture: Soil settlement |
| Tutorial: Underground stress | |
| Week 9 | Lecture: Soil strength |
| Tutorial: Differential Settlement | |
| Week 10 | Lecture: Soil failure |
| Tutorial: Sinkholes | |
| Week 11 | Lecture: Soil improvement |
| Tutorial: Water induced failure | |
| Week 12 | Lecture: Slope stability control |
| Tutorial: Block anchors | |
| Week 13 | Lecture/Tutorial: Recap |
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