Overview
What you will learn
On successful completion of this Land Engineering Principles and Practices course offered by Cranfield University you will be able to:
- Apply the concept of land capability to site assessment and carry out land capability classifications,
- Explain how to design earthworks and select appropriate land-forming machinery / equipment,
- Calculate the stability of slopes and design of simple support and stabilisation systems,
- Undertake an erosion survey and risk assessment,
- Devise strategies for the long-term management of top soil and subsoil in land engineering projects.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Site Assessment
- Criteria used for assessing land capability and its classification
- USDA scheme
- Land forming
- Earth works design
- Defra recommendations
- Pipeline corridors
- Machinery and equipment used (+ visit to JCB or similar)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Please enquire for course dates
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering View 9 other Short Courses in Environmental Engineering in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- No requirements needed.
Tuition Fee
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International
1400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1400 GBP for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1400 GBP for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Cranfield
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.