Course Description
In the Geotechnical Engineering course the students will learn about soil investigation in addition to the following topics: soil characteristics, granular, fine and organic soil, soil structure and classification, Atterberg’s Limits tests, shear in soil, Mohr’s circle (stress in soil), consolidation and settlement, water movement (conceptual), lateral pressure and retaining walls, bearing capacity and foundations, piles, conceptual soil as well as improvement techniques.
Course ID: BSTC -422
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4.50 | 4.5 | BSTC -321 |
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Published on: 12 May 2014
Last update on: 07 August 2022
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