CEE 644  -  Advanced Soil Mechanics II

 

Fall 2009

Instructor:  Dr. Sangchul Bang

Class Hours:   MWF 10-10:50 AM, CB108

Office Hours:  MWF 11-12 noon, CM 238

Telephone:  394-2440

 

Topics

Compressibility and Permeability of Soils

Flow equation and consolidation

Field consolidation

Impeded drainage, sand drains

Controlled gradient consolidation, constant rate of strain consolidation

Consolidation analysis by numerical methods

General Seepage Solution

Exact solution

Numerical solution

Group Pile Analysis

Limiting Equilibrium of Soil Structures

            Foundation bearing capacity

            Slope stability

            Retaining structures

Movement Dependent Lateral Earth Pressure

Mechanics of Soil Reinforcement

Design of Reinforced Earth Walls and Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls

Additional Topics: elastic foundation analysis, soil dynamics, design of retaining walls for dynamic loads, soil plasticity

Grade

            Homework                              (40%)

            Final Exam                              (60%)

 

Note:

Students with special needs or requiring special accommodations should contact the instructor and/or the campus ADA coordinator, Jolie McCoy, at 394-1924 at the earliest opportunity.

 

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