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1.037 Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Design
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Prereq: None
Units: 3-2-7
Lecture: MWF10 (1-371) Recitation: R1 (1-371)
Provides an introduction to soils as engineering materials, including classification and characterization, pore pressures and seepage, principles of effective stress and consolidation, deformation, and shear strength properties. Surveys analysis methods, with a focus on slope stability, limiting earth pressures and bearing capacity, and settlements of foundations. Examines applications in the design of earth dams, earth retaining systems, foundations, and staged construction processes.
A. Whittle
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