Elements and Performance Criteria
- Evaluation of slope instability.
- Analyse retaining wall requirements according to the structure.
- Retaining structures and systems suitable for various situations and soil types are identified adhering to legislative requirements and the application of footings and geomechanical principles.
- Active and passive earth pressure and water pressure applicable to various retaining structures is determined.
- Earth pressures on a gravity retaining wall are determined and analysed according to required structure for stability.
- Determine footing design requirements according to situation.
- Net safe bearing pressure for a footing on a clay soil is calculated without error.
- Allowable bearing pressures for footings on granular soil from in-site penetration test results are calculated without error.
- Long-term consolidation effects for footings on clay soils are analysed and recorded.
- Behaviour of footings on soils under earthquake conditions is researched and documented.
- Determine requirements for compaction of soil fill.