CE 478 — Ground Engineering
BSc BSc Civil Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Expansive soils, distribution and identification of expansive soils, Design in expansive soils; Earthquake Engineering-The geophysics of earthquakes, intensity, magnitude, Geotechnical site response to earthquakes; Earth and Rock Filled Dams: Dam failures, factors influencing choice of cross-section, site investigation and material survey, Design criteria, foundation treatment; Environmental Geotechnics: Geotechnical considerations for siting of landfills; Geological Aspects Of Groundwater Recovery: Hydrologic cycle, groundwater flow and inter-relationship between ground water and surface water, Measurement of groundwater levels and permeability during site investigations, Ground water reservoirs, recharge-artificial and induced and groundwater pollution, groundwater abstraction, subsidence and sea water intrusion, Geotechnical problems associated with ground water; Environmental impact assessment. ELECTIVE COURSES
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Four
Other courses on this programme
- CE 452 — Structural Dynamics
- CE 457 — Drainage Systems
- CE 458 — Water Resources Engineering
- CE 461 — Engineering Economy & Entrepreneurship Development
- CE 462 — Construction Management
- CE 463 — Water & Waste Water Treatment
- CE 464 — Environmental Quality Engineering
- CE 467 — Highway Engineering
- CE 468 — Transportation Engineering
- CE 471 — Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
- CE 473 — Development Engineering
- CE 475 — Systems Engineering
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