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Introduction
Understanding of how to apply the fundamental soil mechanics concepts to simple geotechnical design.
*This course is credit-bearing and stackable to Specialist Certificate in Civil Infrastructure.
Course Availability
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Date(s): 13 Jan 2025 to 09 May 2025
Time: Lecture (every Friday): 1530-1720, Tutorial (every Friday from week 2-13): 0830-0920/1130-1220/1230-1320
Venue: NTU Main Campus
Registration is closed.
- Shear strength of soil: Mohr circles, drained and undrained strength, clay, sand, direct shear tests, triaxial compression test.
- Limit equilibrium and earth pressure theory: at-rest earth pressure, active and passive pressure, effect of seepage.
- Slope stability: drained and undrained analysis, infinite slopes, method of slices, slope stabilization, field performance monitoring.
- Soil improvement: objectives and overview, shallow surface compaction, deep densification, deep stabilization.
This module is part of 4 courses leading to the "Specialist Certificate in Civil Infrastructure".
This Specialist Certificate will enable NTU’s Environmental Engineering graduates to apply for registration as Professional Engineers (Civil), if other requirements (4 years of relevant practical experience in engineering, FEE & PPEE examinations, interview) are also fulfilled.
Further details on Professional Engineer registration from PEB can be found at https://www.peb.gov.sg/Downloads/RegistrationasPE.pdf
Standard Course Fee: S$3,011.67
SSG Funding Support | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | ||
Fee BEFORE funding & GST | Fee AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$2763.00 | S$903.50 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$350.90 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
• NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CV3011 Reinforced Concrete Design | 3 |
| CV3012 Steel Design | 3 |
| CV3016 Construction Technology & Processes | 3 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Specialist Certificate in Civil Infrastructure.
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved.
