Course Overview
Domain
Engineering
Format
Modular Certification Course
Duration
3+ months
Effective from AY2025/26 Trimester 2 (January 2026), the Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Engineering will be transiting to Graduate Certificate in Civil Engineering. For more details, please refer to the full notice here.
This module covers how land is reclaimed in Singapore and how the reclaimed soil can be improved as well as ground improvement techniques for other geotechnical works such as tunnelling and deep excavation.
For land reclamation, the coverage includes the reclamation schemes, fill types, cost, placement process and the improvement of fill in terms of strength and settlement. The design and construction of shore protection structures will be introduced as well.
For ground improvement, the different methods employed to improve the soil properties of reclaimed lands and other difficult soils include roller compaction, dynamic compaction, vibro-replacement, vibro-flotation, surcharge preloading with prefabricated vertical drains (PVD) and vacuum, mechanical stabilised earth, deep cement mixing, jet grouting, and permeation grouting.
In addition to the design and construction considerations covered, the quality control to ensure consistency of the ground treatment and the lessons learnt from case histories are discussed as well.
Who Should Attend
- Civil Engineers, Site Engineers, Field Engineers, Project Engineers
- Construction Managers
Prerequisites
- Candidate should possess a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering
What You Will Learn
Land reclamation
- Participate in the planning and execution of land reclamation works
Soil improvement
- Select appropriate soil improvement methods to improve soil strength, reduce permeability and accelerate the time rate of consolidation
- Compare, select and design the appropriate chemical ground stabilisation method and required cementitious grout according to the geotechnical application and ground condition
Teaching Team
Ho Jiahui
Associate Professor, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology
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Leong Kam Weng
BD Director, Keller Foundations (S.E. Asia) Pte. Ltd.
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Indrayogan Yogarajah
Managing Director, Golder Associates
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Schedule
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 - 2 | Land Reclamation Overview, Case histories, Settlement |
| Week 3 – 5 | Ground Improvement Consolidation, Densification, Reinforcement |
| Week 6 | Shore Protection Structures |
| Week 7 | Break |
| Week 8 | Ground Stabilisation Geosynthetics & Geogrid |
| Week 9 | Ground Improvement Design Project |
| Week 10 - 11 | Ground Stabilisation (Mechanical) Soil nailing, Ground anchors |
| Week 12 - 13 | Ground Stabilisation (Chemical) Overview on grouting, Jet grouting, Fissure/Fracture grouting, Deep soil mixing |
Total course contact hours: 36 hours.
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:
- Attend at least 75% of the module; and
- Undertake and pass credit bearing assessment (worth 6 credits) during the module, which can be stacked towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Engineering
Participants who meet the attendance requirement but do not pass the assessment will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$3,606.88.
Note: Fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
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Learning Pathway
Earn a Postgraduate Certificate
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the prerequisite knowledge for the course?
Students should be familiar with basic geotechnical engineering design methods and rules from Eurocodes.
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Is any software required for the course?
Any analysis software used will be provided as part of the course.
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