Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering Honours

Civil Engineering stream

Geotechnical Engineering specialisation

The Geotechnical Engineering specialisation is a part of the Civil Engineering stream in the Bachelor of Engineering Honours program. To achieve this specialisation, students must complete 18 credit points.

• Students complete 6 credit points from the following:
  • CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering 1 | 6 | Assumed knowledge: CIVL2410
• Students complete 12 credit points from the following:
  • CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering | 6 | Assumed knowledge: Computer programming, ordinary and partial differential equations, introductory soil mechanics. Students are expected to have completed ENGG1810, MATH1061, MATH1062, MATH2061, CIVL2410/CIVL9410, or have equivalent knowledge from previous studies.
  • CIVL5452 Geotechnical Engineering 2 | 6 | Assumed knowledge: [CIVL2410 or CIVL9410] and [CIVL3411 or CIVL9411]. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity). Prohibition: CIVL6452
  • CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering | 6
  • CIVL5460 Soil Mechanics 2 | 6
  • CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis | 6 | Assumed knowledge: (CIVL2201 or CIVL9201) and (CIVL2611 or CIVL9611) and (CIVL2410 or CIVL9410)

Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Civil stream.