CIE 4353 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: CIE 334 ; Civil or Environmental and Engineering Science Majors Only.
CIE 435: Foundation Engineering
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- Applies soil mechanics to engineering problems. Soil exploration and sampling. States of plastic equilibrium, bearing capacity, and settlement of foundations. Foundation design, spread footing, mat, piles, and drilled shafts. Lateral earth pressures, retaining walls, and braced excavations.
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- Christine Human
- Sabanayagam Thevanayagam
- Shahid Ahmad
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