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Semester: |
8 |
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Course Code: |
CE5540 |
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Course Name: |
Geohazard Management |
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Credit Value: |
2 (Notional hours:100) |
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Prerequisites: |
None |
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Core/Optional |
Optional |
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Hourly Breakdown |
Lecture hrs. |
Tutorial hrs. |
Practical hrs. |
Assignment hrs. |
Independent Learning & Assessment hrs. |
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22 |
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16 |
62 |
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Course Aim: To impart knowledge on hazards, hazard management and mitigation with special reference to landslides, earthquakes, ground subsidence, saltwater intrusion and soil contamination.
Intended Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to; ➢ apply principles of hazard management to mitigate geohazards. ➢ explain probable landslide hazard at a given location and recommend appropriate measures to mitigate the same. ➢ recognize seismic hazard with particular reference to Sri Lanka and recommend appropriate geotechnical parameters for earthquake resistant design. ➢ solve problems related to ground subsidence, saltwater intrusion and soil contamination. |
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Course Content: ➢ Hazard management: Hazards, control/prevention, mitigation ➢ Landslides: Types, causes, remedial actions, mitigation, instrumentation ➢ Earthquakes: Occurrence, impact, analysis and mitigation ➢ Ground subsidence: Sinkholes, dewatering, saltwater intrusion ➢ Soil contamination: Potential contaminants, remedial measures |
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Teaching /Learning Methods: Classroom lectures, field visit, group exercises, oral presentations |
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Assessment Strategy: |
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Continuous Assessment
50% |
Final Assessment
50% |
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Details: Assignments 20% Presentation 30% |
Theory (%)
50 |
Practical (%)
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Other (%)
- |
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Recommended Reading: ➢ Estrada H., Lee, L.S. (2017). Introduction to Earthquake Engineering, 1st Ed.Taylor & Francis. ➢ Larramendy, M.L., Soloneski, S. (2016). Soil Contamination - Current Consequences and Further Solutions. DOI: 10.5772/62589. ➢ Abramson, L.W. (2002). Slope stability and stabilization methods, 2nd ed, John Wiley & Sons. ➢ Laming, D.J.C., McCall, G.J.H. & Scott, S.C. (1992)., Geohazards: natural & man-made, Springer. |
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