Course Title: Carry out geotechnical site investigation
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: CIVE5670
Course Title: Carry out geotechnical site investigation
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6093 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Coordinator: Mr Tony Skinner
Tel. 9925 4444 Fax. 99254377
Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au
Teacher: Mr Ahmet Ertuncay
Tel. 9925 8375 Fax. 99254377
Email: ahmet.ertuncay@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
CIVE5654 (EDX010B) Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office.
Course Description
This unit of competency deals with the skills and knowledge required to carry out site investigation in accordance with the industry standard (AS 1726).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
EDC010B Carry out geotechnical site investigation |
Element: |
1. Carry out site Investigations using geological and geophysical methods. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 The sequence of tasks in the performance of a site investigation for a particular project is listed. |
Element: |
2. Collect samples from a site using sampling and drilling. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 The stages of various civil projects are recorded and the role of the site investigation explained. |
Element: |
3. Carry out field and laboratory tests and classify the soil in accordance with the Unified Soil Classification System. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The stages of various civil projects are recorded and the role of the site investigation can be explained. |
Element: |
4. Demonstrate the application of field and laboratory testing, sampling, geophysical and geological methods to an approved large scale civil engineering project. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 A large-scale civil engineering project is researched and relevant site investigation techniques explained in a technical report. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher-led :
* Explain the term ‘Site Investigation’ together with an overview of site investigation methods and their role at every stage of a Civil Engineering project.
* Explain the site investigation tasks carried out during an engineering project.
* Describe geological and geophysical testing methods.
* Explain and demonstrate field sampling methods and procedures.
* Demonstrate reporting soil classification reports.
* Illustrate the requirements for writing a technical report.
Student-based problem-solving :
Participate in individual problem solving activities completed to industry standard related to typical engineering workplace problems requiring:
Calculation of moisture content in soil.
Completing Atterberg Limits work sheet
Completing Particle Size Distribution work sheet
Writing report regarding soil test results.
Teaching Schedule
Week Number | Topic Content Delivery Including Learning activities |
Element/ Learning Outcome |
Assessment task |
1 | Supervisor and Site Supervision | 1.1 -1.2 – 1.3 | Oral Presentations |
2 | Supervisor and Site Supervision / Site Observation | 1.4 – 2.1 | Oral Presentations |
3 | Site Observation | 2.1 | Oral Presentations |
4 | Site Investigation Methods | 3.1 -3.2 – 3.3 | Oral Presentations |
5 | Site Investigation Methods | 3.4 – 3.5 | Oral Presentations |
6 | Soil Sampling | 4.1 | Oral Presentations |
7 | Soil Sampling | 4.2 | Oral Presentations |
8 | Course feedback, Term Final Assessment | Written Test 1 / Journal | |
9 | Standard Penetration Test | 5.1 – 5.2 – 5.3 | Oral Presentations |
10 | Standard Penetration Test | 5.4 – 5.5 – 5.6 – 5.7 – 5.8 | Oral Presentations |
11 | Soil Description | 6.1 – 6.2 | Oral Presentations |
12 | Soil Description | 6.3 – 6.4 | Oral Presentations |
13 | Rock Description | 7.1 – 7.2 – 7.3 | Oral Presentations |
14 | Rock Description | 7.4 – 7.5 | Oral Presentations |
15 | Geophysical Investigation Methods | 8.1 | Oral Presentations |
16 | Geophysical Investigation Methods | 8.2 | Oral Presentations |
17 | Course feedback, Term Final Assessment |
Written Test 1 / Journal | |
18 | Course feedback, Final Assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
From online notes posted on blackboard. |
References
- Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing Volume 1, K. H. Head, Pentech Press, |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.
Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:
NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent
CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass
CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit
CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction
CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks
There are six assessments for learning elements and two written test in the last session of each term covering roughly one hour. The eight assessments all contribute to the final result for this course. There are no extensions to assessment tasks. See attached Assessment Task schedule.
Assessment 1 – Oral Presentation 1
As a group of (maximum) 2 students, you are required to research about the chosen topic, prepare Power Point presentation, and orally present it in the classroom.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 10 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 2 – Oral Presentation 2
As a group of (maximum) 2 students, you are required to research about the chosen topic, prepare Power Point presentation, and orally present it in the classroom.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 10 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 3 – Journal
All students are required to research about the scheduled topic and keep their hard copy research results and the information obtained in the classroom will be kept in a folder, and of the term folder will be checked and marked according to its content.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 5 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 4 – Written Test 1
All topics covered during this term will be the content of this assessment task which is roughly one hour closed book written exam.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 25 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 5 – Oral Presentation 3
As a group of (maximum) 2 students, you are required to research about the chosen topic, prepare Power Point presentation, and orally present it in the classroom.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 10 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 6 – Oral Presentation 4
As a group of (maximum) 2 students, you are required to research about the chosen topic, prepare Power Point presentation, and orally present it in the classroom.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 10 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment 7 – Journal
All students are required to research about the scheduled topic and keep their hard copy research results and the information obtained in the classroom will be kept in a folder, and of the term folder will be checked and marked according to its content.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 5 % of the final overall assessment mark
Assessment 8 – Written Test 2
All topics covered during this term will be the content of this assessment task which is roughly one hour closed book written exam.
This assessment task will have a weighting of 25 % of the final overall assessment mark.
Assessment Matrix
TERM | Competency / Module | Oral Presentation 10 % |
Oral Presentation 10 % |
Journal 5 % |
Written Test 25 % |
1 | Supervisor and Site Supervision Site Observation Site Investigation Methods Soil Sampling |
1 out of 4 | 1 out of 4 | X | X |
2 | Standard Penetration Test Soil Description Rock Description Geophysical Investigation Methods |
1 out of 4 | 1 out of 4 | X | X |
Other Information
You need to obtain minimum PASS from all assessment tasks, failing one or more assessment task will result in failing the course.
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