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A soil profile. (Image courtesy of the USDA.)
Prof. Charles Ladd
Dr. Lucy C. Jen
1.361 / 1.032 / 1.366
Fall 2004
Undergraduate / Graduate
This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.
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