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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre ENGINEERING
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Course Code* KAEA4338
Course Title* Geo-Hazards
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Nil
Requirement(s)
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 80 hours
Credit* 2
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Identify major geohazards that engineers have to deal with and recall
the general procedures and programme in undertaking mitigation
measures
2. Discuss the causes and processes of major physical hazards and
develop plan for appropriate mitigation measures.
3. Discuss the causes and processes involve in ground and groundwater
contamination.
4. Explain available contaminated ground remediation techniques.
5. Apply different field instrumentation techniques for different
engineering problems.
Transferable Skills Analytical and problem solving skills
Synopsis of Course Contents Geo-hazards and mitigation; physical hazards (landslide, erosion,
sinkholes, swelling soil, earthquakes); ground and groundwater
contamination; introduction to ground remediation techniques; field
instrumentation and monitoring.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lecture and project works
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-BR004(BI)-S04
