SEV200 - Geotechnical Investigation and Design
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Kazem Ghabraie |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed SIT199 and must have passed one unit in SEP101 or SEB101 and must have passed two credit points in SEJ101, SEB121 or SED102 and must have passed two credit points in SEJ103, SEE103 or SEM111 |
| Corequisite: | SEE010 or SEJ010 |
| Incompatible with: | SEV252 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 8 hours per week of class, seminar and laboratory project work per trimester. All students are required to attend and participate in project-based activities over 1 day in the trimester intensive week (typically week 7) to complete assessment task 5 design project. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 2 x 1 hour classes per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online studio per week. Students are required to attend and participate in project-based activities over 2 days in the intensive week (typically week 7) to complete the laboratory worksheets, geotechnical report and design project. |
Content
Engineering geology and soil mechanics are essential for locating, designing, constructing and managing any civil engineering infrastructures. To equip you with a valuable knowledge in and understanding of engineering geology and soil mechanics, this project-based unit covers topics on engineering geology, geotechnical site investigation, soil classification, compaction and consolidation, seepage, stress distribution and settlement, and an introduction to foundation design. The unit integrates the theory, site studies, and laboratory investigations utilising a basic design framework that allows team synthesis of data to formulate a professional level design folio.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this Unit successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Develop, implement and complete a project management strategy for evaluating and meeting stakeholder needs in provided timeframes, both individually and as a team. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Explain and apply fundamental engineering concepts associated with engineering geology and soil mechanics. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Undertake a team-based geotechnical investigation using laboratory and/or field tests abiding by Australian standards and applying fundamental geotechnical concepts to soil analysis and communicating the results to a professional audience. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse, develop, design, and professionally communicate geotechnical engineering solutions for given problems, meeting stakeholders’ requirements and Australian geotechnical standards. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Problem solving tasks | Structured short answers, calculations and/or sketches | 20% (4 x 5%) | Weeks 4, 5, 8 and 11 |
| Laboratory worksheets | Laboratory worksheets | 5% | 5 days after scheduled laboratory test |
| Geotechnical report | Written report, 15-page maximum | 30% | Week 10 |
| Loading report | 10-page report containing calculations, discussions and drawings | 15% | Week 12 |
| Design project | Design proposal, 15-page maximum | 30% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must complete all the laboratory tests and submit their worksheets, achieve an overall mark of at least 40% in the geotechnical engineering report, and a mark of at least 40% in the design project.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEV200 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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