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
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
Homework (40%)
Final Exam (60%)
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