COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes practical sessions and exercises where participants will visit the Fugro Yard. Practical sessions will be performed in order to apply the theory learnt in the class. 

This course is designed to provide the geotechnical analysis, pile design and soil improvement. It covers the fundamental of soil mechanics, type of soil and soil classification; the soil characterization and AASHTO soil classification system; and the sample handling techniques and procedure, soil analysis, soil exploration and testing, in-situ testing and laboratory testing. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the geotechnical investigation and testing; the geotechnical design parameters for analysis and engineering reports; the geophysical methods and applications; the swelling phenomenon, swelling potential and pressures; the indicator of swell potential and the effect of swelling on structures; the stabilization of swelling soils/methods of stabilization; the main factors of erosion; the methods adapted for erosion control and soil improvement; and the different types of soil cavities, grouting and methods and techniques adopted for soil grouting. 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the groundwater investigations, methods of determining groundwater and computation of bearing capacity and settlement; the geotechnical investigations and relevant requirements in projects of new structures and roads; the requirements of boring logs/types/layout/depth/specification; interpreting data obtained from boring logs/soil reports and geotechnical engineer recommendation; the different methods of soil improvement, pile foundations testing and validation including special types of piles and design methods; the ground improvement, soil seismic parameters, liquefaction and liquefaction vulnerability assessment; the design of some ground improvement techniques; and the topographic survey and survey to detect U/G utilities in unpaved, concrete paved and tile paved areas.