Task:

As a geotechnical engineer you will develop a professional geotechnical report for your client ‘Eco
Now Homes’.

To be successful:
You will:

 produce a professional project final report for a client

 using the supplied borehole data to evaluate the soil to classify the given site
 based on the site classification, site preparation works is to be recommended as per
Australian standards AS 2870-2011
 identify the best location of the building within the given site
Length of land:
Front Back

Case 1 (Last ID: 3)

Case 2 (Last ID: 9)

Case 3 (Last ID: 5)

Case 4 (Last ID: 2)

Case 5 (Last ID: 7)

Case 6 (Last ID: 0)

Case 7 (Last ID: 4)

Case 8 (Last ID: 6)

Case 9 (Last ID: 1)

Case 10 (Last ID: 8)

Length of Building
2nd Last ID Building length (m)
5 20
7 16
9 23
3 14
4 17
8 22
6 19
2 21
0 15
1 18

Note:
 Minimum setback is 4m and 1m for the front and back parts respectively of the proposed
residential building.
 For cohesive soil, maximum slope angle = 30° for soil fill and maximum slope angle = 45° for
soil cut are used. For cohesionless soil, maximum slope angle = 30° is used.
 If your building length is larger than the site length by considering the space for cut and fill,
you can adopt maximum length when cut and fill are applied.
 Foundation designed is not required and location is our focus.
 If give information is not sufficient, rational assumptions can be made, particularly for the
soil profiles between 2 borelogs.

Borehole log:

 Assume the supplied borelog starts from the ground surface.

 If your supplied borelog is one, assume its profile is parallel to the ground surface.,
 If the supplied borelogs are two, assume they divide the land into 3 parts uniformly. The
orders can be seen below.
 If the supplied borelogs are three, assume they divide the land into 3 parts uniformly. The
orders can be seen below

Two borelogs Borelog 1 Borelog 2

L/3 L/3 L/3

 Three borelogs

Borelog 1 Borelog 3 Borelog 2

L/4 L/4 L/4 L/4

Example ID
214556879: “7” is the 2nd last ID and “9” is the last ID.
Rubric
Final Report Name : Total /36
Category 6 4 2 0
Components of All required
the Report elements are
presented and All required One Required Several required
additional elements are element is elements are
elements that add present. missing. missing.
to the report (e.g.,
thoughtful)
Spelling, One or fewer Two or three Four errors in More than 4
Punctuation and errors in spelling, errors in spelling, spelling, errors in spelling,
Grammar punctuation and punctuation and punctuation and punctuation and
grammar in the grammar in the grammar in the grammar in the
report. report. report. report.
Appearance/Orga The brief uses The brief uses The brief uses The brief does not
nization headings and headings to some headings include headings
subheadings to visually organise but is difficult to and information is
visually organise the material. navigate through. difficult to
the material. navigate through.
Bibliography More than one One background One background No background
background source was used source was used source was used
source was used and cited but not cited or cited.
and cited correctly. correctly.
correctly.
Geotechnical Report illustrates Report illustrates Report illustrates Report illustrates
Concepts an accurate an accurate a limited inaccurate
understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding or
the Geotechnical most of the Geotechnical failure to
design for Geotechnical design for demonstrate
residential design for residential understanding of
building, which residential building. Geotechnical
includes a building. design for
justification of residential
choice of building building.
location.
Critical Thinking Clearly Clearly Demonstrated Failure to
demonstrated in- demonstrated some demonstrate an
depth understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of the project results the project results the project results,
the project results through a critical through a critical or included a
through a detailed evaluation that evaluation that critical evaluation
critical evaluation includes an includes an that includes an
that includes an analysis of the analysis of the analysis of the
analysis of the implications of implications of implications of
implications of the recommended the recommended the results,
the recommended building location, building location. thoughtful
building location, and attempts to comparison of the
thoughtful compare the results and
comparison of the results and recommendations
results and recommendations for the project
recommendations for the project.
for the project.