Topics covered One lecture each week is given by guest speakers to illustrate the range of geological engineering topics available for practice in research. Students write short summaries of these lectures and discuss topics presented by the weekly guest speakers. One class session each week is devoted to discussion of the guest speaker's topic, field visits, and project work. A conceptual design project is assigned in the second half of the semester. Short field trips to a quarry, building excavation site, landfill, etc. will be included in the course.
Some field trips are additional to class lectures.
This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, but does not provide design experience. This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives. GLE 171 provides an intensive writing experience on a weekly basis and introduces students to practical applications of classes they may take in the future. 2. a conceptual design project in the second half of the semester.