FCE 311 - Geotechnical Engineering LECTURE NOTES FINAL2

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University of Nairobi Department of civil and Construction Engineering FCE 311 Geotechnical Engineering 1 LECTURE NOTES DR. NYAMBANE OSANO 2012FCE 311 Geotechnical Engineering I OSN - LECTURE NOTES University of Nairobi Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW ........................................ ........................................ ......... 1 COURSE DESCRIPTION 1 PREREQUISITE 1 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME 1 TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES 1 REQUIRED TEXT BOOKS 1 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS.

FCE 311 – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I OSN - Lecture Notes UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Page 3 Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behaviour of earth materials. It uses principles of soil mechanics, rock mechanics and engineering geology to investigate subsurface conditions and

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