CIEG 422 - Earth Structures Engineering

Credit(s): 3

EARTH STRUCTURES ENGINEERING
Component: Lecture
Properties of soils and methods to determine them: water flow through inhomogeneous and anisotropic earth mass; predictions of pore-water pressures; stresses and settlement predictions; slope stability: type and causes of slope failures, effective and total stability analyses, design strength parameters and safety factors, construction considerations; design of earth dams; and predictions vs. field performance. Computer software used in problem solving.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: CIEG 320 and CIEG 323.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

General Education Objectives:
GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally