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For updated version, please click on http: //ocw. ump. edu. my BAA 3513 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Faculty of Civil Engineering ad Earth Resources amizatulhani@ump. edu. my

General information Semester and Year Taught : Semester 6 Year 3 Program Level / Category : Bachelor Unit : 3 credits Pre-requisite : BAA 2513 Soil Mechanics and Geology • Contact hours : Lecture (3 hours x 14 weeks) • • Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

Course synopsis This subject provides further discussion and explanation related to soil engineering application. The topics cover in the subjects includes the compressibility & consolidation settlement, shear strength, lateral earth pressure, slope stability, site investigation and environmental geotechnics. At the end of this course, student should be able to have ample knowledge regarding the soil engineering application and behaviour. Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

Course outcomes Acknowledge and understand the concept of environmental geotechnics, the application of emerging technologies and sustainability to manage the landfill. Assess and evaluate soil compression and settlement magnitude based on theory of one dimensional consolidation. 1 5 Analyze the shear strength of soil based on Mohr Coulomb criterion concept and assess various laboratory tests related to shear strength. Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah 6 Course Outcomes 4 3 Understand aware the importance to conduct site investigation as well as the processes related to it. 2 Analyze the lateral earth pressure in soil using various method of analysis. Analyze the slope stability using various method of analysis and propose the best solution to problems given.

Assessment method Distribution Work based project Test 1 (Mid sem exam) Quiz / assignment Final Examination Total % CO 1 (%) CO 2 (%) CO 3 (%) CO 4 (%) CO 5 (%) CO 6 (%) 20 10 10 20 10 10 40 5 7 8 5 100 15 17 18 15 Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

References • References – Das, B. M. , “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 7 th edition”, Cencage Learning (2010). – Raj, P. P. , “Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering”, Prentice Hall (2008). – Liu, C. & Evett, J. B. , “Soils and Foundations, 7 th edition”, Prentice Hall (2008). – Whitlow, R. , “Basic Soil Mechanics”, Prentice Hall (2004). Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

Subject weekly schedule Week Topics Lesson Outcomes 1 Site Investigation 2 Site Investigation 3 Lateral Earth Pressure of Soil 4 Lateral Earth Pressure of Soil 5 Lateral Earth Pressure of Soil Aware the importance to conduct site investigation & the important things related to site investigation phases. Understand the concept of lateral pressure. Apply various method of analysis to analyze the lateral pressure in soil. Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Delivery Assessment method Level/ Depth Lecture Knowledge, comprehension Lecture Lecture Knowledge, comprehension Application, analysis

Subject weekly schedule Week Topics Lesson Outcomes 6 Slope Stability 7 Slope Stability 8 Slope Stability 9 Shear Strength Check and analyze the stability of slopes using various method of analysis and propose the best solution to the problem given. Understand the concept of shear strength, Mohr Coulomb. Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Delivery Assessment method Level/ Depth Lecture Application, analysis, synthesis Lecture Test 1 (mid sem exam) Application, analysis, synthesis Lecture Knowledge, comprehension

Subject weekly schedule Week Topics Lesson Outcomes 10 11 12 13 14 Environmental Geotechnics Level/ Depth Apply various method of laboratory test to evaluate shear strength, and analysis of shear strength of soil. Lecture Understand theory of consolidation. Lecture Knowledge, comprehension Apply the fundamental of consolidation to solve problems. Lecture Application, analysis Shear Strength Soil compression, consolidation and settlement Assessment method Delivery Application, analysis Analyze the case given and Lecture generate the effective solution. Quiz / assignment Analysis, synthesis Aware on the application of emerging technologies and sustainability to manage the landfill. Work based project Knowledge, comprehension Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Lecture

Grading marks Marks Grade Value Point 80 - 100 A 4. 00 75 - 79 A- 3. 67 70 - 74 B+ 3. 33 65 - 69 B 3. 00 60 - 64 B- 2. 67 55 - 59 C+ 2. 33 50 - 54 C 2. 00 47 - 49 C- 1. 67 44 - 46 D+ 1. 33 40 - 43 D 1. 00 25 - 39 E 0. 67 0 - 24 F 0. 00 Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

Author Information Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Dr. Mohd Yuhyi Mohd Tadza Dr. Youventharan Duraisamy Dr. Muzamir Hasan Ir. Azhani Zukri