{"id":20878,"date":"2025-07-28T11:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20878"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:49:19","slug":"ce320","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce320\/","title":{"rendered":"CE320"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Civil Engineering Laboratory III - CE320 <\/h2><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Credits : 1<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : CE219, CE319<\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To identify the tests required for civil engineering design\/ construction and perform the required tests and analyze their results for quality control purposes or to obtain material parameters for design.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Select material parameters required for a given civil engineering design and choose the required tests to obtain them.<\/li>\n
  2. Perform laboratory tests in civil engineering using standards and to analyze the results to obtain material parameters.<\/li>\n
  3. Demonstrate the principles of optimum design by testing the model engineering component constructed according to specifications.<\/li>\n
  4. Work effectively as a member of a team to accomplish a given task.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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    Application of laboratory tests and experimental procedures in the solution of engineering problems<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Head KH, 1994, Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing<\/em>, Vol.1,2,3,3rd edn, John Wiley & Sons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Practical<\/span><\/font><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Coursework<\/span><\/font><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mid Semester Examination<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Civil Engineering Laboratory III – CE320 Credits : 1 Prerequisites : CE219, CE319 Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory Aim(s) To identify the tests required for civil engineering design\/ construction and perform the required tests and analyze their results for quality control purposes or … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20878","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}