1.361 / 1.032 / 1.366 Advanced Soil Mechanics, Fall 2004
A soil profile. (Image courtesy of the
USDA.)
Highlights of this Course
This course features an extensive selection of
lecture notes, and a comprehensive set of scientific conversion formulas in the
study materials section.
Course Description
This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analyses; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.