Course Description

Elasticity theory applied to soil as a continuum, plastic behavior, failure criteria, steady and transient flow of water, critical state concepts, computational geomechanics.

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Athena Title

Advanced Soil Mechanics

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Prerequisite

CVLE 3420 and CVLE 3450

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

This course introduces the student to advanced concepts used in understanding, modeling and predicting soil behavior through analytical and numerical techniques with emphasis on both the mathematical and empirical underpinnings of current understanding.

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Topical Outline

• Elasticity theory applied to soil • Plastic behavior • Failure criteria • Steady and transient flow of water • Critical state soil mechanics • Computational geomechanics

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