GROUND IMPROVEMENT & GEOSYNTHETICS ENGINEERING
CIV5GI
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The engineering properties of soil at many sites are not good enough to support infrastructure and buildings load. For these sites, some form of soil improvement methods are usually used to enhance the engineering properties of these problematic soils. It is therefore important for civil engineers to know different types of soil improvement methods; the degree to which soil properties may be improved; and the costs and benefits involved. In this subject, the latest state-of the-art techniques in the field of soil improvement will be studied and the fundamentals of its design approach will be covered. Engineers Australia stage 1 competencies covered in this subject are: 1.1,1.3, 2.3B, 3.3.
School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Hossam Aboel Naga
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: SMENC, SMENCB, SMENE, SMENEB, SMENM, SMENMB
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Designing with Geosynthetics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Koerner, Robert
Year: 2012
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Soft Ground Improvement in Lowland and Other Environments
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Bergado D, et. al.
Year: 1996
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: ASCE Press
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hossam Aboel Naga
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Three online assignments (each equivalent to 500 words)1500 words total | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7 |
One 1-hour test | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 2-hour end of semester written examination | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7 |