BAA3513 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Course Information For updated version, please click on http://ocw.ump.edu.my BAA3513 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Faculty of Civil Engineering ad Earth Resources amizatulhani@ump.edu.my

Semester and Year Taught : Semester 6 Year 3 General information Semester and Year Taught : Semester 6 Year 3 Program Level / Category : Bachelor Unit : 3 credits Pre-requisite : BAA2513 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 6 1 5 2 Course Outcomes 4 3 Acknowledge and understand the concept of environmental geotechnics, the application of emerging technologies and sustainability to manage the landfill. Understand and aware the importance to conduct site investigation as well as the processes related to it. 6 1 5 2 Assess and evaluate soil compression and settlement magnitude based on theory of one dimensional consolidation. Analyze the lateral earth pressure in soil using various method of analysis. Course Outcomes Analyze the shear strength of soil based on Mohr Coulomb criterion concept and assess various laboratory tests related to shear strength. Analyze the slope stability using various method of analysis and propose the best solution to problems given. 4 3 Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

Assessment method Distribution % CO1 (%) CO2 (%) CO3 (%) CO4 (%) Work based project 20 10   10  Test 1 (Mid sem exam) Quiz / assignment Final Examination 40 5 7 8 Total 100 15 17 18 Course Information by Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah

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

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

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

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

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