CE 483 - GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II

Spring, 1998

MWF 11:30 to 12:20, CIVL 1129

 

Instructor:

Rodrigo Salgado, G235, 494-5030, e-mail: rodrigo@ecn.purdue.edu

 

 

Text:

Salgado, R. (2006).  "The Engineering of Foundations." McGraw-Hill.

 

Software:

STABL

Tentative Program

   

TOPIC

PERIODS

READINGS

1) OVERVIEW OF GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN 

 

1

chapters 1 and 2

2) SLOPES 

 

5

 

STABL manual

handout

midterm 1: 2/18

BCHE 105, 8:20 PM

3) RETAINING STRUCTURES 

 

5

chapters 5,6 and 7

4) PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION DESIGN 

 

1

 

 

 

5) SITE INVESTIGATION 

 

2

chapter 2

midterm 2: 3/25

BCHE 105, 8:20 PM

6) SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS 

 

5

 

chapters 3 and 4

7) DEEP FOUNDATIONS 

 

7

chapters 8 and 9

midterm 3: 4/22

BCHE 105, 8:20 PM

8) REVIEW

1