CIVE 311 Geotechnical Mechanics

4 credits · Civil Engineering · Faculty of Engineering · Offered: Fall

The origin and formation of soils. Soil classification systems and phase composition in soils. Stress states in geotechnical materials. Total stresses, pore fluid pressures and effective stresses. Terzaghi's concept of effective stresses. Time-dependent influences of pore pressure development during…

Prerequisites

CIVE 207

Prerequisite courses: CIVE 207

Courses that need CIVE 311

CIVE 416
CIVE 520
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