Technical report:

A thorough and detailed site investigation is an essential before the design and construction of any civil engineering project. Soil exploration is one of the important stages in any site investigation, Students are required to write an essay about soil exploration by discussing the following

a) The aim and the objectives of site investigation with reference to any international standard engineering code

b) The importance of soil exploration and its contribution to the cost and safety of any construction project.

c) Scope/stages of soil exploration programme.

d) In-situ and laboratory soil testing used and their application and limitations.

e) Methods of recording and presenting the outcomes of soil exploration.

Submission Requirement

1. The course work is an individual work and you have to write it in your own words.

2. The report should not be less than 1500 words neatly typed using any word processing software

3. Use White A4 sheet, typed on both sides, Font - Arial, size 11, line spacing - 1.5

4. Support the report with drawings and pictures and similar relevant work examples.

5. Proper referencing should be done for the drawings, pictures and quotes, if it is taken from any other source. CCE referencing style should be followed here.

a) The aim and the objectives of site investigation with reference to any international standard engineering code

b) The importance of soil exploration and its contribution to the cost and safety of any construction project.

c) scope/stages of soil exploration programme

d) In-site and laboratory soil testing used and their application and limitation

e) Methods of recording and presenting the outcomes of soil exploration

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