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KNS2123 Soil Mechanics Course Overview

This document provides information about the Soil Mechanics course KNS2123 offered in Semester 1 of the 2017-2018 academic year. It includes details about the lecturer Alsidqi Hasan, his office hours and background. It also outlines the topics to be covered in the course, the class schedule, assessment breakdown and other rules. The course aims to provide fundamental knowledge in soil mechanics through lectures, tutorials and assignments.

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KNS2123 Soil Mechanics Course Overview

This document provides information about the Soil Mechanics course KNS2123 offered in Semester 1 of the 2017-2018 academic year. It includes details about the lecturer Alsidqi Hasan, his office hours and background. It also outlines the topics to be covered in the course, the class schedule, assessment breakdown and other rules. The course aims to provide fundamental knowledge in soil mechanics through lectures, tutorials and assignments.

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KNS2123 – Soil Mechanics

Semester 1 session 2017-2018

The Department of Civil Engineering


Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Alsidqi Hasan
(Senior Lecturer)
Office : Wing E, 1st level, FK building
Email : halsidqi@[Link]
Tel. : +6082583231
Office hours : I will be in my office most of the time except if I am in meeting, on leave or sick. The following
are office hours for KNS2123 :
Monday 14:00-15:50
Tuesday 14:00-15:50
Thursday 14:00-15:50
Friday 14:00-15:50
or by appointment
Education:
 PhD, Civil (Geotechnical) – Louisiana State University, United States, 2009
 MSc, Civil (Geotechnical) – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2005
 BEng, Civil – Universitas Andalas, Indonesia, 2001

Work:
 Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (from January 2015)
 Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Western Australia, Perth , Australia(2011-2014)
 Visiting Scientist, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige, Grenoble, France (2010-2011)
 Postdoc, Laboratoire Sols Solides Structures et Risques, Grenoble, France (2009-2010)
 Engineering Staff, PT Wijaya Karya Construction, Jakarta, Indonesia (2001-2002)

[Link] PM 2
Civil Engineering
Project /Construction
Structure Geotechnical Water Resources Transportation
Management

Engineering Geology, year 1 sem. 2

Soil Mechanics, year 2 sem. 1

Soil Mechanics Lab, year 2 sem. 1

Geotechnical Engineering, year 2 sem. 2

Geotechnical Lab, year 2 sem. 2

Foundation Engineering, year 3 sem. 1

Soil Dynamics, year 4, elective

Geoenvironmental Engineering, year 4, elective


Lecture/Tutorial Time Slots
• Monday 16:00 – 17:50 pm CTF3 BS5 (G1&G2)
• Tuesday 16:00 – 17:50 pm Graphic Lab (G2)
• Thursday 16:00 – 17.50 am Graphic Lab (G1)
Week Dates Remark
1 Sept 11 12 14
2 Sept 18 19 21 21 is cuti for 1st of muharram?
3 Sept 25 26 28
4 Oct 2 3 5
5 Oct 9 10 12
6 Oct 16 17 19 19 is deepavali? cuti or not cuti?
7 Oct 23 24 26 Mid semester exam on 23, no tutorial on
24 and 26
Mid semester break
8 Nov 6 7 9
9 Nov 13 14 16
10 Nov 20 21 23 Possibility of going for a conference (make
up class is anticipated)
11 Nov 27 28 30
12 Dec 4 5 7
13 Dec 11 12 14
14 Dec 18 19 21
Assessments
 Assignment and Quiz = 30 marks
(3 Assignments+ 1 Quiz)
 Midterm test = 20 marks
 Final exam = 50 marks
Total = 100 marks

Notes:
 Midterm test questions cover all material week 1 to
week 6
 Final exam questions cover all materials from week 1
(30%) to week 14 (70%)
• Announcement/information, lecture
materials, assignments, etc. will be inform
through eLeap Unimas or through student
contact person (special case).

• Student contact person: ?


Rules
• Use email for communication.
• No mark for late assignment.
• No make-up midterm test will be given, only
for very exceptional cases.
• No plagiarism is tolerated.
• Unethical conduct is not tolerated.

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