CVG 5314 Geotechnical Hazards

3 units
Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Understanding of assessment, prevention, and mitigation of geotechnical hazards, overview of natural and man-made geo-hazards; concepts of hazards, disasters, vulnerability and risks; geotechnical hazards induced by problem soils: fundamentals, assessment, and mitigation; landslide hazards and risk assessment: fundamentals, solutions (prevention, stabilization) for landslides and slope instability; monitoring of landslides and slope; mining geotechnical hazards: hazards related to surface mining geotechnical facilities; hazards related to underground mining geotechnical facilities.

Components:

Lecture

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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very heavy
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Fair Assessments

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