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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
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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
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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)
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PLANNED
SCHEDULE (LAB)
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PLANNED SCHEDULE (LAB)
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REFERENCE
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REFERENCE
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Thanks!
Any questions?
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