Course Briefing

By Dr. Siti Jahara Matlan

COURSE CODE :
KA21603
COURSE NAME :
Geotechnical Engineering 1
LECTURER:
Dr. Siti Jahara Matlan
CREDIT HOUR:
3 (2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial)
PREREQUISITE:
Eng. Geology
COREQUISITE:
Geotechnical Eng. II
 1. C. Liu and J.B Evett (2005), Soils and
Foundations, SI Edition, Pearson-
Prentice Hall
2. R. Whitlow (2001), Basic Soil
Mechanics, 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall.
TEXTBOOK AND 3. D.F McCarthy (2002), Essential of Soil
Mechanics and Foundation, 6th Edition,
REFERENCE Prentice-Hall.
MATERIALS 4. M. Budhu (2006), Soil Mechanics and
Foundations, 2nd Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
5. Braja M Das (2007), Principles of
Foundation Engineering, 6th Edition,
Thomson.
TEXTBOOK AND REFERENCE
MATERIALS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This subject is a compulsory subject for civil engineering
students. It will cover on basic soil properties which, consists
of soil composition, soil classification and soil compaction.
Besides that, it will also discuss on vertical stresses in soil due
to overburden and external loading and water in soil. The
topic that will cover is important to civil engineers where
most of problems occur at site will involve with geotechnical
and soil mechanics.

COURSE OBJECTIVE
At the end of this subject, students will be able to apply the
knowledge on basic soil properties, soil classification and
compaction properties and water in soil parameters in the
planning, analysis, design and supervision of related
geotechnical works.
Students should attain the:

CO1: Ability to determine the engineering parameters of soils

for identification and analysis.
CO2: Ability to classify soils according to BS, ASTM/USCS and
AASHTO standards.
CO3: Ability to analyze and solve technical problems related to
geotechnical engineering.
 Assessment
Bloom
CO Course Outcomes PO Method & WP EA WK
Taxonomy
Tools
CO1 Ability to determine the
engineering parameters of PO2
C2 THA, TQ, FE WP1
soils for identification and (CN)
analysis.
CO2 Ability to classify soils
according to BS, USCS, PO1 WP1
C3, C4 THA, TQ, FE EA2 WK3
AASHTO standards. (CN) WP5
WK4
CO3 Ability to solve technical
PO2
problems related to C4 THA, TQ, FE WP5
(CN)
geotechnical engineering

PO: Program Outcomes (CN: Contributor, DV: Delivery), Bloom Taxonomy: C (Cognitive),
P (Psycomotor), A (Affective), Assessment Method & Tools: THA (Tutorial Homework
Assignment), PBL (Project-Oriented Problem Based Learning), TQ (Test Quiz), FE (Final
Exam), GP (Group Project / Design), PTA (Peer Teamwork Assessment), LR (Lab Report),
OSM (Observation/ Supervision/ Monitoring), PP (Presentation), WP : Complex
Problem, EA : Complex Activities, WK : Knowledge Profile.
 No Assessment Method % Week
1 Tutorial Homework Assignment 20%
2 Test 1 15% Week 8
3 Test 2 15% Week 14
5 Final Exam 50%
TOTAL 100%
Week Topic Learning Outcomes (CO): Ability of the students to;
1 Introduction Origin of soil, formation of soil
2-3 Phase Soil phases, derivation of phase relationship
Relationship Solving phase relationship
4-7 Soil General classification - Sieve analysis, grading curve,
Classification Classification Tests and soil description – Atterberg
Limits, specific gravity, hydrometer, sedimentation
Systems - BS, USCS, AASHTO standards
8 Test 1
8-9 Soil Compaction Introduction to compaction, lab compaction test
Compaction on site, technique and control on site
10-11 Permeability Concept of permeability, laboratory and site tests on
permeability
Seepage and flow nets, solving problems involving
seepage and flow nets
12-13 Stress in Soil Introduction and principal stress, stress diagram,
solving effective stress problems
Influence of seepage on effective stress
14 Test 2
 Day and Time T & L Mode
Thursday (8 – 10 am) Lecture (Online)
Friday (10 am -12 noon) Tutorial (Online + F2F)

▪ Test and Final Exam will be conducted face-to-face.

▪ Some tutorial will be conducted face-to-face.

F2F (Tutorial – Friday, 10 – 12 noon, BT 22- 23, FKJ)

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 Online Total
√ √ √ √ √ √ 8 wk 14 wk
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KA21603 Geotechnical Engineering 1 (2020/2021)

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