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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

CE 51900 - Advanced Soil Mechanics

This course presents an advanced treatment of soil mechanics with emphasis on the following topics: nature of soil; effective stress principle; permeability and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of coarse- and fined- grained soils; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice. Concepts in course are reinforced by laboratory experiments.

Preparation for Course
P: CE 38000 and 38100 (or equivalent) and permission of instructor.

Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate