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The document outlines the GEO3701 Project for civil engineering students at UNISA, focusing on a geological investigation for a proposed road (R576-2). It details the project requirements, including a written report covering various aspects such as site description, hydrology, geology, and environmental considerations, as well as an oral presentation component. Submission instructions and a marking rubric for assessment are also provided.

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The document outlines the GEO3701 Project for civil engineering students at UNISA, focusing on a geological investigation for a proposed road (R576-2). It details the project requirements, including a written report covering various aspects such as site description, hydrology, geology, and environmental considerations, as well as an oral presentation component. Submission instructions and a marking rubric for assessment are also provided.

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GEO3701 Project 2024

Advanced diploma in civil engineering (University of South Africa)

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UNISA
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Building
Science
Geology for Engineers
GEO3701
Assessment 2 of 2024: Project

1. Project Brief
The proposed horizontal alignment of a planned new road (R576-2) is displayed in
Figure 1 below. The coordinates for some positions along the road alignment is
displayed in Table 1.

Figure 1: R576-2 proposed horizontal alignment

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Table 1: Project coordinates


Position number Coordinates
A 25˚44’23”S 27˚39’35”E
B 25˚44’48”S 27˚39’41”E
C 25˚45’11”S 27˚39’49”E
D 25˚45’29”S 27˚40’01”E
E 25˚45’42”S 27˚40’19”E
F 25˚45’55”S 27˚40’37”E
G 25˚46’00”S 27˚40’54”E
H 25˚45’57”S 27˚41’19”E
I 25˚45’53”S 27˚41’48”E
J 25˚45’46”S 27˚42’17”E
K 25˚45’43”S 27˚42’53”E
L 25˚45’37”S 27˚43’17”E
M 25˚45’38”S 27˚43’46”E
N 25˚45’37”S 27˚44’34”E
O 25˚45’40”S 27˚45’08”E
P 25˚45’50”S 27˚45’40”E
Q 25˚46’03”S 27˚46’04”E
R 25˚46’33”S 27˚46’16”E
S 25˚47’12”S 27˚46’20”E

1.1 Part A: Report (written assessment component)

Perform a geological investigation plan (desktop study) for this proposed road.
Submit a report to present all your findings. The report must, at a minum, cover the
following aspects:

• A signed declaration that you have performed the work on your own. A zero
mark will be awarded to all projects that do not include this signed declaration
• Introduction
• Site description
• Climatic (Weinert area) and topographic data
• Proposal on the field work that will need to be undertaken
• Proposal on laboratory testing that will need to be undertaken
• Occupational health and safety (OHS): A brief description of how you will
ensure that all field and laboratory work that will be carried out will comply to
currently applicable OHS legislation. List the relevant sections of legislation.
• Description of the hydrology along the alignment. Identify areas where bridges
or major culverts may be required

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• Comprehensive identification of the geology along the alignment of the road


(rock and soil types, differences in geology along the proposed alignment
(zoning)
• Observations: Identify possible problem soils and list measures that can be
implemented in the design of the road to address the problem soils
• Observations: Your expectations on the excavation conditions along the route,
the erodibility of materials, foundation conditions, groundwater and drainage
conditions
• Identification of possible borrow/quarry areas for sourcing road construction
materials (gravels for granular pavement layers and aggregates for asphalt
production or seal construction). Therefore, investigte the various landforms
along the project alignment and discuss where you would expect to find
suitable materials
• Consider the vertical and horizontal alignment of the road. A low mountain
pass will need to be constructed. Recommend investigations that will need to
be undertaken for slope stability etc.
• You do not need to include a detailed environmental impact assessment, but
you must consider how road construction and quarrying will impact the
environment and what impact assessments will need to be carried out by a
qualified environmental consultant. List the relevant sections of legislation.
• Conclusions and recommendations
• All sources must be properly referenced

Important note: Your report will be based on limited desktop data, make
reasonable assumptions where required.

1.2 Part B: Presentation (oral assessment component)


Present your findings in a 5 to 6-minute long presentation. You must present the
investigation work you undertook and all your conclusions and recommendations.
Make a video of yourself presenting slides of your findings.

2. Marking rubric

Marking of your report and presentation will be done according to the rubric below
(Figure 2). In this project, Graduate Attribute (GA) 6 is assessed. You must achieve
the outcomes of GA 6 in order to pass this module. If you do not pass the
assessment after your first submission, you will be notified and be granted a second
submission opportunity. Before submitting your report and presentation, evaluate
yourself with the aid of the rubric, to ensure that you have achieved the required
outcomes.

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UNISA
Department of Civil Engineering
Geology for Engineers - GEO3701
Assessment Rubric: Assessment no 5 (Project)

Student Surname:
Student Number:
Maximum Achieved
mark mark
Part A: Report Content

Signed declaration 5
Introduction 5
Site description 5
Climatic (Weinert area) and topographic data 5
Field and laboratory work proposal 10
OHS requirements 5
Hydrology investigation 10
Identification of geology 5
Identification of problem soils 10
Identification of borrow pits/quarry sites 10
Environmental considerations 5
Recommendations on slope stability investigations 10
Conclusions and recommendations 5

Part B: Report writing

Professional layout with regards to content, fonts 15


Table of contents, lists of tables and figures 10
Spelling and grammar 5
Page numbering 5
Referencing of sources 5

Part C: Presentation

Eloquence and confidence of student during presentation 15


Clarity of speech 15
Presentation flow (continuous and logic) 5
Presentation timing/duration 5
Use of media (slides) 15
Overall quality of the presentation 5
Use of suitable fonts/colour and text on slides 5
Numbering of slides 5

Total 200 0

Marker Name:
Signature:
Date:

Figure 2: Marking rubric

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3. Submission instructions

The report must be submitted on the UNISA assignments submission page as a


single pdf. The pdf must not be password protected or “read only”.
The presentation video must be named : GEO3701_A3_student number
Example: GEO3701_A3_60789099
Upload your video on wetransfer: https://wetransfer.com/
Send the download link to your lecturer via email ([email protected])
The download link may only be emailed to the lecturer from 28 June to 01 July only
and you must ensure that the link is active (i.e. recent and not experid).
The subject of the email must be the same as the name of the video:
“GEO3701_A3_60789099”.
Submission deadline: 01 July 2024.

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