KNS2123 – Soil Mechanics

Semester 1 session 2017-2018

The Department of Civil Engineering

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
 Alsidqi Hasan
(Senior Lecturer)
Office : Wing E, 1st level, FK building
Email : halsidqi@unimas.my
Tel. : +6082583231
Office hours : I will be in my office most of the time except if I am in meeting, on leave or sick. The following
are office hours for KNS2123 :
Monday 14:00-15:50
Tuesday 14:00-15:50
Thursday 14:00-15:50
Friday 14:00-15:50
or by appointment
Education:
 PhD, Civil (Geotechnical) – Louisiana State University, United States, 2009
 MSc, Civil (Geotechnical) – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2005
 BEng, Civil – Universitas Andalas, Indonesia, 2001

Work:
 Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (from January 2015)
 Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Western Australia, Perth , Australia(2011-2014)
 Visiting Scientist, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige, Grenoble, France (2010-2011)
 Postdoc, Laboratoire Sols Solides Structures et Risques, Grenoble, France (2009-2010)
 Engineering Staff, PT Wijaya Karya Construction, Jakarta, Indonesia (2001-2002)

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 Civil Engineering
Project /Construction
Structure Geotechnical Water Resources Transportation
Management

Engineering Geology, year 1 sem. 2

Soil Mechanics, year 2 sem. 1

Soil Mechanics Lab, year 2 sem. 1

Geotechnical Engineering, year 2 sem. 2

Geotechnical Lab, year 2 sem. 2

Foundation Engineering, year 3 sem. 1

Soil Dynamics, year 4, elective

Geoenvironmental Engineering, year 4, elective

 Lecture/Tutorial Time Slots
• Monday 16:00 – 17:50 pm CTF3 BS5 (G1&G2)
• Tuesday 16:00 – 17:50 pm Graphic Lab (G2)
• Thursday 16:00 – 17.50 am Graphic Lab (G1)
Week Dates Remark
1 Sept 11 12 14
2 Sept 18 19 21 21 is cuti for 1st of muharram?
3 Sept 25 26 28
4 Oct 2 3 5
5 Oct 9 10 12
6 Oct 16 17 19 19 is deepavali? cuti or not cuti?
7 Oct 23 24 26 Mid semester exam on 23, no tutorial on
24 and 26
Mid semester break
8 Nov 6 7 9
9 Nov 13 14 16
10 Nov 20 21 23 Possibility of going for a conference (make
up class is anticipated)
11 Nov 27 28 30
12 Dec 4 5 7
13 Dec 11 12 14
14 Dec 18 19 21
 Assessments
 Assignment and Quiz = 30 marks
(3 Assignments+ 1 Quiz)
 Midterm test = 20 marks
 Final exam = 50 marks
Total = 100 marks

Notes:
 Midterm test questions cover all material week 1 to
week 6
 Final exam questions cover all materials from week 1
(30%) to week 14 (70%)
• Announcement/information, lecture
materials, assignments, etc. will be inform
through eLeap Unimas or through student
contact person (special case).

• Student contact person: ?

 Rules
• Use email for communication.
• No mark for late assignment.
• No make-up midterm test will be given, only
for very exceptional cases.
• No plagiarism is tolerated.
• Unethical conduct is not tolerated.