CIVE 3475 Geotechnical Engineering and Applications

As Scheduled Exploration, sampling, and in-situ measurements; laboratory testing; review of fundamental properties of soil and rock; flow through porous media; the effective stress principle and computation of in-situ stress distributions; shear strength of soils and one-dimensional consolidation settlement; introduction to slope stability. Emphasis in laboratory on ASTM and AASHTO testing standards.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Minimum grade of 'C' in MECE 3321.

Schedule Type

Lecture/Lab

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Civil Engineering

Offered

As scheduled