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CEG4011 Geotechnical Engineering I

Instructor: Mr. Dru Badri, P.E.

Class Project Details

Class Project Details

• To be accomplished in teams of 4 to 7 students.

• Counts towards 25% of your grade.

• Students are provided with a set of roadway plans.

• Using the roadway plans, the team will need to develop and present to the entire class under two major categories:

1. Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Program.

2. Soil Types to be used on the project.

Class Project Details

• Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Program.

 How will you plan and develop the program? (5%)

 What in-situ testing methods will you utilize (Depths, frequencies)? (5%)

 What laboratory tests will you conduct and at what frequency? (5%)

https://www.fdot.gov/geotechnical/publications.shtm (Chapters 1 through 5 are relevant)

Class Project Details

• Soil types to be used on the project construction phase.

• What AASHTO material types will be used on this project? (5%)

• Where will each material type be used? (5%)

Class Project Details • Resources for presentation:

• Class Notes.

• Subsoil Exploration Class

• Chapter 17 of the Text Book.

• FDOT Soils and Foundation Handbook.

• Final Presentation should be in a pre-recorded format and submitted to me by 6:45 PM on July 23, 2020.

• All students in the group must present in this video.

• The videos must be between 5 and 10 minutes in length.

Class Project Details Guest Judges:

Mr. Matt Gisondi, P.E.

FDOT District Geotechnical Engineer, Districts 4 and 6

Mr. Jose Acosta, P.E.

Vice President – Chen Moore & Associates

President – Florida Section of ASCE (2015-16)

President – Cuban American Association of Civil Engineers (2015-17)

Natalie Garganta, P.E.

Project Manager, Design Group 2/FDOT

EOR for the N.W. 47th Avenue Project