 Important subjects in the module include principles of effective stress and shear

strength of soil;
 Strain-stress behaviour;
 Soil stiffness;
 Lateral earth pressure;
 Mohr-Coulomb and Rankine approaches;
 Consolidation theory and permeability, Slope stability;
 Critical soil model;
 Geostructural mechanisms and the critical sate soil model;
 Settlement of foundations and analysis;
 Geo-technical process for ground improvement;
 Soil improvement-grouting, vertical drains, geosynthetics, soil reinforcement;
 Filtration, separation and erosion control;
 Drainage in plane and flow prevention.