Engineering Site Investigation

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Learners  who successfully complete this course will be able to:

•  Describe soil composition and calculate soil phase ratios
• Determine basic engineering properties of soils
• Classify soils in the field and from laboratory results
• Describe and evaluate methods to improve the engineering properties of soils
• Plan geotechnical site investigations and interpret the result

 Assessment:

• 50% internally assessed
• 50% examination. 

For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times go to our exam page:

Examination information

 Lab requirements

A 2 ½ day practical laboratory is a requirement of this course. This may entail travel to a provider outside of your region.

We try to schedule these Labs for T2 during the school holidays however this is subject to change.

Your tutor will confirm the actual dates within the first week of the course, however you can click here for school holiday dates to give you a guideline for planning.

 Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

• Access to a laptop or desktop computer
• Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.