2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CE-UY 3153 Geotechnical Engineering

3 Credits
This course is an introduction to soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Topics include origin of soils, phase relationships, classification of soils, permeability, effective stress, seepage, consolidation, shear strength, analysis of lateral earth pressure, and soil bearing capacity.

Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2133 , and CE-UY 2213  or equivalent
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 3