CIE444 Soil Mechanics

[3–0, 3 cr.]

Formation and types of soils, field testing and soil classification, permeability and seepage analysis in saturated soils, stresses in a soil mass, total and effective stress analysis, stress-strain relationships and strength properties of soils, failure criteria, and theory of consolidation.

Pre-requisite: CIE308 Construction Materials and CIE309 construction Materials - Lab