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Soil structures, compaction and soil stabilisation, stability of slopes earth pressures, retaining walls. Concepts of permeability, stress distribution, shear strength and pressure in relation to foundation engineering; bearing capacity of soils; shallow and deep foundations, pile foundations; Site Investigation.

Basic principles of soil mechanics and their application to the solutions of problems in earthwork and foundation engineering. Soil moisture content, California Bearing Ratio – liquid and plastic limit. Classification, identification, properties of soils, soil components, clay minerals, organic, volcanic and made-made solids Grain size, particle shape -plasticity and the Atterberg limits. Soil as a multiple phase system. Seepage analysis, groundwater and soil moisture. Permeability tests, Graphical solution of seepage problems. The flow nets (Two-dimensional seepage analysis) Consolidation. Bearing capacity of soils. Laboratory testing of liquid limit, plastic limit. Special type of soil. Soil exploration.

Study of the characteristics and behaviour of soil as it relates to the design and construction of buildings. Topics include compaction, seepage, subsurface stress, shear strength and settlement. Laboratory sessions are devoted to testing soil samples for relevant properties.

Mineralogy of soils. Soil structures. Formation of soils. Soil classification. Engineering properties of soils. Soil in water relationship – void ratio, porosity, specific gravity, permeability, and other factors. Atterberg limits – particle size distribution. shear strength of soils, Mohr’s stress circle. Compaction and soil stabilization. Settlement. Theory of consolidation. Laboratory work.

Mineralogy of soils and soil structures. Formation of soils, soil classification, engineering properties of soils. Soil in water relationships - void ratio, porosity, specific gravity, permeability and other factors. Atterberg limits, particle size distribution, Shear strength of soils and Mohr’s stress circle. Compaction and soil stabilisation, settlement, theory of consolidation. Laboratory work.

Structure of the earth; mineralogical and chemical composition of the earth's crust and relationship to soil; general concept of mineral weathering and genesis in soil; classification of soil minerals; structure of silicate clay minerals; organic soil minerals and their structure; weathering in soil environments; recent techniques in soil mineral studies; principles of micro-morphology

Origin and formation of soils. Physical properties of soils. Basic concept of soil paedology. Soil colloids; soil reaction; soil mineralogy. Soil organic matter. Soil survey and mapping. Soil classification. Soil fertility and fertilizers. Particle size distribution analysis/sieve analysis. Properties and management of Nigerian soils.

Solid, surface and shell modeling. Faces, bodies and surface intersections. Component-based design. Component assembly and motion constraints. Constrained motions and animation. Introduction to electronics modeling. Electronics board layout preparation, Component libraries and Schematic design. Parametric modeling and adaptive design. Simulation for material optimization. Designing for manufacturing. Additive and subtractive manufacturing. Production for 3-D printing, Laser cutting and CNC machinery. Prerequisite: GET 102 300 Level

Basic concepts, nature and classification of solid wastes. Theory of solid waste collection, handling and disposal. Field sampling and laboratory analysis; characterisation of different types of solid wastes monitoring of solid wastes. Analysis of municipal, industrial, hazardous solid wastes. Waste management technologies. Waste management hierarchy-minimisation, recycling, waste to wealth concept and many others. Solid waste and human health and many others. Solid Waste Management methods – composting, incineration and many others; waste management plan. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable solid wastes. Combustible and non-combustible wastes. Wastes inventorisation. Wastes life cycle analysis. Polluter pay principle. Extended polluter responsibility. Willingness to pay for service survey. Waste evacuation services and service provision. Transfer station. Institutional arrangement. Management of sanitary landfills. Laws and Policies in SWM. Faecal Sludge Management. Waste to Energy (WtE). Waste to Wealth (WtW). SWM Business management. Concept, classification, sources and health impacts, planning, handling and transportation of biomedical and special waste. Waste minimisation, recycling and reuse. The role of legislation in biomedical and special waste, treatment technologies, disposal methods, health and safety rules for personnel and associated workers. Infection control and emergencies response. Training and retraining modality for handling of biomedical and special waste.

Processes of freezing: nucleation and growth of solid phase; Plannar and dendritic growth freezing of alloys; constitutional super-cooling. Solidification of two-phase alloy; structure of cast alloy; effect of cast structure on properties; segregation in ingots. Casting techniques and finishing operations; defects in casting.