Instructor

Rodrigo Salgado
rodrigo@ecn.purdue.edu
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~rodrigo/
CIVL G235 - 45030
office hours: Wed 10:30-11:30; Thu 11:45-12:45

Grading

Based on three exams and homeworks according to the following scheme:

Highest exam grade: 35 %
Intermediate exam grade: 30 %
Lowest exam grade: 25 %
Homeworks: 10 %

Exam 1: 9/26
Exam 2: 10/31
Exam 3: 11/30

Late homeworks get 50% credit. Homeworks late more than 48 hours will get no credit.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
 
 

TOPIC	PERIODS	READINGS
1) SOILS: origin, nature and description Definition Description Genesis Soil Particles Interaction between soil particles	6 periods
2) STRESS AND STRAIN ANALYSIS  Stresses in soil deposits Mohr circle of stresses Stress paths Mohr circle of strains Zero-extension lines Slip or failure surfaces Types of laboratory tests	3 periods
3) STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE OF SANDS Small-strain response Critical state Sources of shear strength Factors affecting shear strength Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Peak friction angle Non-linear elasticity: hyperbolic and modificed hyperbolic models Sand compressibility Effective stresses Undrained shear strength	9 periods
4)  STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE OF CLAYS Small-strain response Consolidation Stress-strain-time response during consolidation Drained shear strength  Undrained shear strength Pore pressures during shear Total and effective stress analyses Proper selection of strength parameters UU, unconfined compression and CU tests Shear strength criteria	9 periods