CE3426 — Soil Mechanics
Study of soil as an engineering material including description and classification of soils, total and effective stresses and pore water pressure in soils, and soil behavior as applied to conditions of engineering significance. This involves the characteristics of water flow through soils, soil bearing capacity, soil consolidation and settlement, soil shear strength, lateral earth pressure and slope stability analysis in soils. This course may have a course fee. prereq: CE 2016 and BSCE candidate