INS 331E - Soil Mechanics I

Course Objectives

1. To teach main principles of soil mechanics
2. To provide fundamentals for foundation engineering
3. To discuss the subjects of design and application of foundation engineering

Course Description

Physical and index properties of soils. Classification. Compaction, Hydraulic properties, capillarity,
permeability, frost effect. Effective, neutral and total stress. Stress-strain relationships for soils. Stress
distribution in soils. Consolidation. Shear strength.