A nice follow-up for CIVE 311 where you apply soil mechanics/hydraulics principles to designing earth-retaining structures and foundations, as well as investigating soil drainage properties and slope failure mechanisms. Buy the course pack and take notes with it.

Geotechnical Properties of Soils: effective stresses, consolidation settlement, shear strength, steady state seepage, 1D flow, flow nets. Stability of Slopes: factor of safety, infinite slopes, finite slopes, Swedish Circle Method, stability number charts, Ordinary Method of Slices, Bishop Simplified Method of Slices, complete equilibrium procedures, geosynthetic-reinforced slopes and embankments. Stresses due to Applied Loads: Boussinesq Stress Distribution Equations and Influence Factors, Newmark's Chart. Shallow Foundations: bearing capacity, settlement, Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Theory, General Bearing Capacity Equation, eccentric loading, effect of water table, Bowle's Immediate Settlement Equation, Semi-Empirical Strain Influence Factor Equation, tolerable settlement, limit stat...read more

Understanding but strict. Explains the concepts well and solves examples in class. Willing to adjust deadlines to accommodate students. Has high expectations for students to be able to independently make reasonable assumptions when solving questions.

Do all the homework and tutorial questions. Attend lectures to fill-in the course pack blanks.