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CIV_ENV 352-0: Foundation Engineering

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Prerequisites

CIV_ENV 250

Description

This course applies foundational knowledge of soil, rock, and structural
mechanics to the analysis and design of foundation systems and earth retaining structures. The course
addresses the capacity and deformation of both shallow and deep foundations, as well as the stability
of earth retaining structures. Attention is devoted to analytical and semi-analytical tools that can be
employed to develop the analysis of the considered earth-contact structures, but computational
approaches are introduced as well.

Textbook

Lancellotta, R. (2008) Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor and Francis
Bowles, J. E. (1997) Foundation Analysis and Design, MacGraw Hill

Class Time:

3 hrs/wk

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