COURSE TOPICS:

1. GEOLOGIC ORIGIN OF SOIL DEPOSITS
2. INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3. SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND MINERAL COMPOSITION
4. STRESSES IN SOILS
5. FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA (1-DIMENSIONAL FLOW)
6. TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW
7. COMPRESSIBILITY AND SETTLEMENT
8. TIME RATE OF CONSOLIDTION AND SETTLMENT
9. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS
10. STABILITY OF SLOPES

Geotechnical Problems in Civil Engineering

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