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COURSE PRO FORMA
IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre ENGINEERING
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Course Code* KAEA4234
Course Title* Foundation Engineering
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum KAEA3233
Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 121 hours
Credit* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Identify types of foundation system and foundation stability criteria.
2. Evaluate bearing capacity and pile capacity and carry out geotechnical
design for foundation work.
3. Analyse earth pressure for different wall, conditions and carry out
geotechnical design of gravity retaining wall and sheet pile wall.
4. Relate different SI methods for different site conditions and apply the
knowledge for the various civil engineering application.
Transferable Skills Analytical, design and data interpretation skills
Synopsis of Course Contents Foundation design overview, soil bearing capacity and shallow foundation,
introduction to machine foundation, pile foundation, earth pressure and
earth retaining structures, Site investigation practice.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lecture, tutorial, laboratory work, and project work.
workshop, discussion, etc)
Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%
Methodologies for Feedback on Marks for continuous assessment will be given before the final exam.
Performance Grades will be given for the final examination
Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and
University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.
UM-PT01-PK03-BR003(BI)-S04
