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COURSE : GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

CODE : VAB 2033

SEMESTER : JAN 2010

PREREQUISITE : GEOLOGY, PRINCIPLES OF SOLID MECHANICS

LECTURER:

1. Dr. Syed Baharom Syed Osman +605-368   7288

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Describe and draw conclusion on/from different soil tests and their relationship with the engineering properties of soil.
  2. Employ the standard classification methods of soils.
  3. Calculate hydraulic conductivity, seepage and stresses in soils.
  4. Describe the principles in compaction and illustrate the techniques of soil compaction.
  5.   Describe the concept of shear strength and its application in geotechnical engineering.
  6. Describe the theory of consolidation and calculate consolidation and settlement.

ASSESSMENT:

❖ Assignment - 10 % (6 Assignments)
❖ Test - 15 % (2 Tests)
❖ Laboratory - 15 % (7 Laboratory Tests)
❖ Final Exam - 60 %

TEXTBOOK:
1. Das, B.M., (2006) ‘Principles of Geotechnical Engineering’, 6th Edition,   Thomson

READING LIST:
1. McCarthy, (1998), ‘ Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundation, Basic Geotechnics’, 5th
    Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. Lambe, T.W. & Whitman R.V., (1985), ‘ Soil Mechanics’, John Wiley
3. Craig, R.F., (1992), ‘ Soil Mechanics’, 6th Edition, Chapman and Hall.
4. Whitlow, R., (2001), ‘Basic Soil Mechanics’, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall.
5. Budhu, M., (2007),‘ Soil Mechanics and Foundation’, 2nd Edition, John Wiley.
6. Coduto D.P., (1999), ‘Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices’, Prentice Hall.

LECTURE PLAN:
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