GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING 1

CE161P
 COURSE ORIENTATION

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 COURSE ORIENTATION

◆ MODULES
◆ LABORATORY REPORT CONTENT
◆ EVALUATION
◆ POLICIES
◆ PLANNED SCHEDULE (LEC)
◆ PLANNED SCHEDULE (LAB)
◆ REFERENCE
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 COURSE
MODULES
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 MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION TO SOIL
MECHANICS
 BACKGROUND AND SOIL PROBLEMS IN CIVIL
ENGINEERING

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 MODULE 2
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
SOILS
 COMPOSITION OF SOILS
 PHASE RELATIONSHIPS
 DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE SIZE OF SOILS
 PHYSICAL STATES AND INDEX PROPERTIES OF
FINE-GRAINED SOILS

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 MODULE 2
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
SOILS
 DETERMINATION OF THE LIQUID, PLASTIC AND
SHRINKAGE LIMITS
 ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW OF WATER THROUGH
SOILS
 DETERMINATION OF THE COEFFICIENT OF
PERMEABILITY
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 MODULE 3
STRESSES, STRAINS AND ELASTIC
DEFORMATIONS OF SOILS
 STRESSES AND STRAINS
 STRESS STATES – MOHR’S CIRCLE
 TOTAL AND EFFECTIVE STRESSES

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 MODULE 4
SHEAR STRENGTH ON SOILS
 INTRODUCTION
 MOHR-COULOMB FAILURE CRITERIA
 DIRECT SHEAR TEST
 TRIAXIAL TEST

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 MODULE 5
BEARING CAPACITY
 INTRODUCTION
 DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
 ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY
 BEARING CAPACTITY EQUATIONS FOR WATER
TABLE
 FACTOR OF SAFETY

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 EXPERIMENTS

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 EXPERIMENTS

EXP 1 : Moisture Content Test

EXP 2 : Specific Gravity Test
EXP 3a : Sieve Analysis
EXP 3b : Hydrometer Method
EXP 4a : Liquid Limit Test
EXP 4b : Plastic Limit & Plasticity Index Test
EXP 5 : Soil Compaction Test
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 EXPERIMENTS

EXP 6 : Field Density Test

EXP 7a : Constant Head Test
EXP 7b : Falling Head Test
EXP 8 : Direct Shear Test

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 LABORATORY
REPORT
CONTENT
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 LAB REPORT CONTENT

◆ TITLE PAGE
◆ DETACHED PAGES FROM LAB MANUAL
◆ PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
◆ FINAL DATA SHEET
◆ SAMPLE CALCULATIONS
◆ GRAPH
◆ LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SKETCH
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 LAB REPORT CONTENT

◆ ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
◆ INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS
◆ APPLICATIONS
◆ CONCLUSION
◆ RECOMMENDATION

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 COURSE
EVALUATION
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 Student performance will be based on the following:
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%

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 PASSING GRADE: 60%
ADDITIONAL POINTS:
 Complete and presentable handwritten notes (still subject for
checking) = maximum of 50 points will be added to the total score
of quizzes or final exam

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 COURSE
POLICIES
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 COURSE POLICIES

ATTENDANCE
◆ According to CHED policy, total number of
absences by the students should not be more
than 20% of the total number of meetings or 9 hrs.
for a three unit course. Students incurring more
than 9 hours of unexcused absences
automatically gets a failing grade regardless of
class standing
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 COURSE POLICIES
ATTENDANCE
◆ Students can be excused from the class attendance if
and only if he/she has school activity or emergency,
given that he/she has provided an excuse letter 1 week
before the date he/she will be absent – this is for
expected absence only. In the case of emergency due to
personal matters, excuse letter should be submitted
on the following meeting that he/she will be present
already at class.
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 COURSE POLICIES

ATTENDANCE
◆ Excuse letter can be submitted thru hardcopy or
email it at timfelicia0725@gmail.com

SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS

◆ Late submission of all learning activities will not
be accepted

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 COURSE POLICIES

WRITTEN EXAMINATION
◆ There will be four (4) quizzes covering the
intended modules. The final examination will be
the summative assessment of all modules.

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 PLANNED
SCHEDULE (LEC)

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 PLANNED SCHEDULE (LEC)

WEEK 01: Course Orientation

WEEK 02: Module 1 & 2.1 Discussion
WEEK 03: Quiz No. 1
WEEK 04: Module 2.2 & 2.3 Discussion
WEEK 05: Quiz No. 2
WEEK 06: Module 3 & 4 Discussion
WEEK 07: Quiz No. 3
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 PLANNED SCHEDULE (LEC)

WEEK 08: Module 5 Discussion

WEEK 09: Quiz No. 4
WEEK 10: Final Exam / Project Submission
WEEK 11: Grade Verification

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 PLANNED
SCHEDULE (LAB)

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 PLANNED SCHEDULE (LAB)

WEEK 01: Course Orientation

WEEK 02: Experiment Nos. 1 & 2
WEEK 03: Experiment Nos. 3a & 3b
WEEK 04: Experiment Nos. 4a & 4b
WEEK 05: Experiment No. 5
WEEK 06: Experiment No. 6
WEEK 07: Experiment No. 7a & 7b
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 PLANNED SCHEDULE (LAB)

WEEK 08: Experiment 8

WEEK 09: Project Soil Tests & Investigation
WEEK 10: Project Submission
WEEK 11: Grade Verification

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 REFERENCE

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 REFERENCE

◆ “SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION

ENGINEERING” by Muni Budhu

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 Thanks!
Any questions?

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