The study of soil and ground modification techniques. Approval of instructor. Aspects of embankments and retaining structures design. Particular attention is given to excavations and embankments in poor soil conditions. The course includes an overview of slope stability analyses and design of earth dams.
Computer programs are used to solve some of the assignments and a design project is required.
A review of matrix algebra as it pertains to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures. A study of forces and the associated generalized deflections of a structure which is defined in a system of discrete coordinates. The forces and deflections are related to each other through a set of influence coefficients called stiffness coefficients and flexibility coefficients. Approval of instructor. Principles of mass transport and contaminant hydrogeology.