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Meeting:
Monday: 12 – 2 pm (DK1)
Tuesday: 10 – 11 am (DK5)
Laboratory: To be decided
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Other References:
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Syllabus SOIL MECHANICS
Week Title
1 Geology and Civil Engineering
2 Tectonic Plate and Igneous Rock
3 Surface Processes & Consolidated Rocks
4 Metarmorphic Rocks
5 Geological Structures
6 Geological Map
7 Rock Formation in Malaysia (Midsem Exam: 40%)
8 Origin of Soil and Grain Saize (Chapter 1)
9 Weight-Volume Relationships, Plasticity and Structure of Soil (Chapter 2)
10 Engineering Classification of Soil (Chapter 3)
11 Soil Compaction (Chapter 11)
12 Permeability and Seepage (Chapter 4)
13 Permeability and Seepage (Chapter 4)
14 Introduction of Stresses in a Soil Mass (Chapter 5)
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Laboratory:
Atterberg Limits
Compaction
Permeability Test
Specific Gravity
Tentative Evaluation:
Quiz/Homework* 5% - 15%
Lab Works: 10% - 20%
Mid-sem Exam: 30% - 50%
Final Exam: 40% - 60%
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WHAT IS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING?
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Geotechnical Engineering is defined as the science and practice of the part of civil
engineering that involves natural materials found close to the surface of the earth.
In a general sense, it includes the application of the fundamental principles of soil
mechanics and rock mechanics to foundation-design problems
Shallow Foundation
Deep Foundation
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Settlement?
Differential Settlement?
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Embankment for road/building construction
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Problematic Soil
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Earth Dam
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Retaining Structures
Marine Terminal
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Slope Stability
Buried Pipes
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What is Geology?
Geologic Time
Space
CATASTROPHISM UNIFORMITARIANISM
- James Hutton
Do glaciers move?
Application of scientific
method
Scientific Method:
-Observation
-Hypotheses
-Experiment
-Modification or Rejection
-Theory
Earth models