ENGR 372 - Soil Mechanics

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3
Terms Offered: Spring, even years

Principles and applications of geotechnical engineering. Topics include: soil behaviors and mechanical properties, identification and classification, flow, net, consolidation and settlement, stresses in soils and shear strength, slope stability, retaining walls, lateral earth pressures, and bearing capacity. Prerequisite: ENGR 332.