CIVL 410 - Geotechnical Engineering II

Credit Hours: 3

Required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering seniors. An introductory course in geotechnical analysis and design. Topics include shallow foundations, spread footings, deep foundations, piles and caissons, lateral earth pressure for cohesive and cohesionless soils, slope stability analyses, subsurface investigations, and special topics including such subjects as soil stabilization methods, geotextile applications, liquefaction, etc.
Lecture: 3 hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (CIVL 409)
Corequisites: Co-requisite: Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (CIVL 402)