Sources of Geotechnical Data. 3 credits

Catalog description

Resources for conducting desk top studies; tools for field investigations; subsurface investigations (options and selection of techniques); laboratory testing of soil and rock; accepted testing procedures; typical values; empirical relationships between properties and testing techniques; risk and uncertainty; use of lab testing, insitu strength testing, and empirical methods in design; identifying slickensides. Offered by Civil, Environ & Infrastr Engr . May not be repeated for credit.