{"id":20858,"date":"2025-07-28T10:36:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20858"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:46:42","slug":"ce308","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce308\/","title":{"rendered":"CE308"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Credits : 2<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : CE310<\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To impart knowledge and skills to perform design of geotechnical structures using design codes (Eurocode 7).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Analyse the stability of a slope according to Eurocode 7 (EC7) using slope stability analysis software.<\/li>\n
  2. Design earth retaining structures conforming to EC7.<\/li>\n
  3. Design shallow and deep foundations conforming to EC7 using numerical software.<\/li>\n
  4. Identify and recognise geological structures and geohazards and relate them to geotechnical design.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Barnes, G 2010, Soil Mechanics-Principles and Practice, 3rd edn, Publisher-Palgrave Macmillan.<\/li>\n
  2. Bowles, JE 1997, Foundation analysis and design, 5th edn, McGraw Hill.<\/li>\n
  3. Brinkgreve, RBJ 2002, PLAXIS 3D manual, Version 8.<\/li>\n
  4. John, K 2004, Stability modeling with slope\/W, 1st edn, GEO-SLOPE International Ltd.<\/li>\n
  5. Smith, I 2014, Smith\u2019s Element of Soil Mechanics (Design to Eurocode), 9th edn, Blackwell publishing.<\/li>\n
  6. Tomlinson, MJ 2001, Foundation design and construction, 7th edn, Pearson.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Practical<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments\/Coursework\/Quizzes<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mid Semester Examination<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Geotechnical Design – CE308 Credits : 2 Prerequisites : CE310 Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory Aim(s) To impart knowledge and skills to perform design of geotechnical structures using design codes (Eurocode 7). Intended Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the course, the students … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}