EMBANKMENTS, DAMS & SLOPE STABILITY

Catalog description

In this course, the fundamental concepts and principles of design and construction of embankments, earth dams and unsupported slopes are studied. In addition, different methods of slope stability analysis are covered in this class. A project on unsupported slope stability will be assigned to students as a project. Students are asked to design an unsupported slope and validate their design using common geotechnical engineering software. Prerequisite: CIVE3300 (3 credits) summer