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Geotechnical Engineering 268

Dr Mohamed Shahin
Department of Civil Engineering
Curtin Engineering

UNIT OUTLINE
Semester 2 2011

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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Curtin Engineering. The School of Engineering at Curtin aspires to be nationally and internationally recognised as a leader in Engineering education and research. We are dedicated to the enhancement of teaching and research and the pursuit of excellence and innovative applications of engineering technology as a contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge, understanding and community relevance.

ESSENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Unit Title Unit Study Package Number Unit Coordinator Teaching Area Credit Value Mode(s) of study Pre-requisites Co-Requisites Anti-requisites Additional requirements Core Unit Geotechnical Engineering 268 308864 Dr Mohamed Shahin Department of Civil Engineering 25 Supplemental Common First Year units None. None. None. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Construction). Bachelor of Science (Civil and Construction). Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Construction) Bachelor of Science (Mining). Core Unit status If you are taking this unit as a required (core) unit in your course of study, you may be terminated from your course of study if you fail this unit twice. This is a grade/mark unit. All fee information can be obtained through the Fees Centre. Visit http://www.fees.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm for details.

Result Type Ancillary Fees and Charges Unit Website Faculty or School Website Tuition Pattern

http://engineering.curtin.edu.au/ 2 hours lecture. 2 hours lecture/tutorial. 3 hours labaratory.

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TEACHING STAFF
The lecturer or tutor for this unit and their contact details are below: Your lecturer or tutor: Email: Phone: Building: Room: Contact Hours: Dr Mohamed Shahin m.shahin@curtin.edu.au 9266 1822 204 513 TBA

Your lecturer or tutor: Email: Phone: Building: Room: Contact Hours:

Dr A. Athapaththu athapaththu@curtin.edu.my 8544 3939 GP1 401 TBA

Your lecturer or tutor: Email: Phone: Building: Room: Contact Hours: TBA

The teaching staff will assist you with your learning and any problems or difficulties you may be experiencing while undertaking this unit. They will also mark your assignments and provide feedback in relation to your progress in this unit.

UNIT COORDINATOR
Every unit also has a person who is responsible for the overall administration of that unit. This person is the Unit Coordinator. If you cannot contact the person who is teaching you (named above) or if you have further queries about this unit, you may wish to contact the Unit Coordinator for this unit. Their contact details are below:

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Unit Coordinator: Email: Phone: Building: Room: Contact Hours:

Dr Mohamed Shahin m.shahin@curtin.edu.au 9266 4762 204 513 TBA

UNIT SYLLABUS
Basic physical geology, rock formation and classification. Phase relations and soil classification. Stresses in soil depoits. Seepage in soils.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify origin of rocks and soils based on geological process. Describe the physical properties of soil and classify soil as a geotechnical engineering material for engineering design. Evaluate stresses in soil and assess their relevance to soil strength and stability. Analyse soil water behaviour when water is at rest (hydrostatic) and at motion (seepage).

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
2 hours lecture. 2 hours lecture/tutorial. 3 hours labaratory.

STUDENT FEEDBACK
For Semester 1 and Semester 2 eVALUate is open for student feedback: 9 May - 19 June Semester 1 16 September - 6 November in Semester 2 For other study periods see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will be encouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtins online student feedback system (see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au).

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LEARNING RESOURCES
None.

TEXT BOOK
You will need to purchase the following textbook in order to complete this unit: None.

Recommended Texts:
You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them. Lecture notes will be available on Blackboard. Plummer et al. "Physical Geology", McGraw-Hill, NY. Craig, R. F. "Craig's Soil Mechanics", Spon Press, NY. Whitlow, R. "Basic Soil Mechanics", Longman, London. Nikraz, H. "Geotechnical Engineering 268", Curtin University, WA.

ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Assessment Summary
The assessment for this unit consists of the following items. Assessment Tasks Final Examination Mid-Semester Examination Assignment(s) Week Due Worth 60 30 10

TOTAL

100%

Assessment Task Details

One final examination. One mid-semester examination. Assignment(s).

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Supplementary and Deferred Assessments

Students granted a Supplementary or Deferred assessment will be notified via OCC. Supplementary and Deferred assessments will be held on Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th July 2012. Please also note that the failure to attend the examination/assessment on the day and time set will result in a fail for the unit. Under no circumstances will alternative arrangements be made to suit individuals.

Referencing Style
Curtin Engineering advises students that Curtin University supports the "Chicago Referencing Style" for written work and oral presentations. For a guide to this style please see http://library.curtin.edu.au/referencing/index.html However, students are permitted to use other recognised styles that appear in the Engineering literature. Note also that individual lecturers can stipulate that a particular style is used when it best matches the type of work in the assessment of the particular unit.

Awarding of Grades
To pass this unit you must: Achieve a grade/mark greater than or equal to 5/50.

STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include: the Student Charter, the Universitys Guiding Ethical Principles, the Universitys policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity, copyright principles and responsibilities, the Universitys policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities, students responsibility to check enrolment, deadlines, appeals, and grievance resolution, student feedback, other policies and procedures electronic communication with students

See www.students.curtin.edu.au/administration/responsibilities.cfm for comprehensive information on all of the above.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Telephone Contacts:
If you have a query relating to administrative matters such as: requests for deferment of study difficulties with accessing online study materials obtaining assessment results

please contact your Unit Coordinator:

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Unit Coordinator: Email: Phone: Building: Room: Contact Hours:

Dr Mohamed Shahin m.shahin@curtin.edu.au 9266 4762 204 513 TBA

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UNIT STUDY CALENDAR

If you have a printed copy of this document, you may like to tear off this final page and keep the Study Calendar handy as you work through the unit.

Semester 2 2011
WK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tuition Free Week 9. 10. 11. 12. Study Week Examinations Examinations Lecture Tutorials Laboratory Class-Test

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