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Dec 26, 2024
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CE 7710 - Engineering Behavior of Soils
Micro-structure aspects of soil behavior including clays and sands; clay-water electrolyte systems; soil fabric and its measurements; soil composition; influence of structure, fabric, and compositional variables on soil properties; inter-granular stresses; conduction phenomena; volume change behavior; drained and undrained strength, and deformation behavior.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will learn about drained and undrained strength of soil.
- Students will learn about fundamental stresses existing between soil particles.
- Students will learn about micro-structure of soil.
- Students will study volume change behavior of soil.
- Students will understand how clay mineral interacts with water.
- Students will understand how structural characteristics can influence soil’s engineering properties.
- Students will understand soil compsition.
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