2.1a. Modul Handbook of B.Eng Civil Engineering

 

Modul name

Soil Investigation

Level module

6 (undergraduate)

Abbreviation of applicable

SIP 620325

Sub-heading, if applicable

 

Courses included in the module, if applicable

 

Semester

VI

Person in charge

Iswan, ST., MT

Lecturer

Iswan, ST., MT

Language

Bahasa Indonesia, English

Classifications within the curriculum

Compulsory/ elective course

Teaching (hours per week during the semester

2 class hour lecture (2´170 minutes lecture) ´ 16 weeks

Workload per semester

340 minutes lecture is divided into 100 minutes face to face interaction, 120 minutes structural activities, 120 minutes independent study

Credit points

2 SKS (3.12 ECTS)

Learning objective

A01

Fulfilling task with moral, ethics and manner (2-S)

A02

Capable to be part of team work and showing social awareness (4a-W)

A03

Being eager to be independent (4b-S)

C04

Capable to design and apply innovative construction, eco-friendly, low-cost, adaptive to climate change (7a-S)

P05

Mastering tools and software, collecting information, and applicable procedure that has been determined (7b-S)

C06

Capable to fulfill task as technician, analyst, and engineer with low-cost approach, emphasizing in coastal building and infrastructure that adaptive to climate change (8-S)

C07

Knowledgeable and skillful to fulfill the requirements of applicable standard incorporating factual and specific expertise emphasizing in coastal building and infrastructure that adaptive to climate change; hence having competencies to complete task properly and thoroughly (9-S)

A08

Responsible and enable to fulfill task holistically (10-S)

A09

Have a willingness to learn throughout lifetime (11-S)

Note: C: cognitive; A: affective; P: psychomotor

Course Learning Outcomes/ Competencies

Being able to:

1.      Mention the main properties of soil and the following required tests and its classification (C1;2)

2.      Explain the shear strength parameters and consolidation (C2;2)

3.      Explain methods to validate compaction and introduction to problematic soil (C2;2)

4.      Explain soil investigation and report (C2;2)

5.      Explain bearing capacity and design isolated footing (C2;2)

6.      Explain the effect of settlement on bearing capacity (C2;2)

7.      Explain the effect of water table on bearing capacity (C2;2)

8.      Design isolated footing (C6;18)

Content

A.      Lecturing

1.      The main properties of the soil and the following required test and its classification: index properties, size and shape of soil particles, properties of very fine soil fractions, mechanical analysis of soils, soil aggregate, consistency of fine-grained soils, soil classification, minimum requirements for adequate soil description

2.      Shear strength parameters and the consolidation: shear strength parameters, shear box test, triaxial compression test, Van shear test, standard penetration test, cone penetration test, parameter of consolidation

3.      Validation methods on compaction and introduction to problematic soil: compaction, compaction machine, proctor test, sand cone test, plate loading test, types problematic soil, expansive soil and solution, collapsible soil

4.      Soil investigation and report: methods of soil exploration, disturbed and undisturbed samples, visual inspection, challenge of soil investigation in practice, report

5.      Bearing capacity and design isolated footing:  bearing capacity include based on SPT, settlement, water table, eccentric foundation due to permanent and temporary loads

B.      Practical work

 

Study/ exam achievement

Assessment Aspect (%)

A1

A2

A3

C4

P5

C6

C7

A8

A9

Quiz (20%) - writing test

Ö

 

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

Ö

 

Mid test (25%)- writing test

Ö

 

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

Ö

 

Final test (35%)- writing test

Ö

 

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

Ö

Ö

Final Task (20%)

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Score index

A

A ³76

B+

71 £ B+ < 76

B

66 £ B < 71

C+

61 £ C+< 66

C

56 £ C < 61

D

50 £ D < 56

E

E < 50

Forms of media

Software

Hardware

Ms. Office (PPT, Ms Word, Ms. Excel)

Projector

 

LCD

 

Laptop, computer