Geotechnical Engineering I

Undergraduate

Index properties of soils. Soil structure and classification of soils. Soil compaction and stabilization. Hydraulic principles of flow through soils, flow nets. Frost action in soils. Effective stresses. Compressibility, consolidation, and settlement analysis. Shear strength of soil. Kinematics and Stress distribution in soil. Stress analysis and stability of slopes (Prerequisite: GENG-2180.) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory hours a week.)