1. BAA3513 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Course Information
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BAA3513 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Course Information by
Dr. Amizatulhani Abdullah Faculty of Civil Engineering ad Earth Resources

2. 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)
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3. 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.
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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).
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. Grading marks Marks Grade Value Point 80 - 100 A 4.00 75 - 79 A- 3.67 B+
3.33 B
3.00 B-
2.67 C+
2.33 C
2.00 C-
1.67 D+
1.33 D
1.00 E
0.67
0 - 24 F
0.00
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11. 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