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The class schedule is somewhat a work in progress.
I may update it periodically during the semester.
The schedule below was last updated on
04/15/2015.
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Topic |
Reading |
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Jan 20 |
Course Information, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering |
Petroski Article |
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Jan 20,22 |
Lab: Introduction, Report Preparation, Determination of Water
Content |
L1, L2 |
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Jan 22 |
Rock Cycle, Origin of Soil, Soil Deposit Types |
2.1-2.10 |
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Jan 27 |
Soil-Particle Size, Clay Minerals |
2.11-2.12 |
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Jan 27,29 |
Lab: Hydrometer Analysis |
L5 |
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Jan 29 |
Specific Gravity, Gradation Analysis, Particle Shape |
2.13-2.17 |
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Feb 3 |
Weight-Volume Relationships |
3.1-3.4 |
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Feb 3,5 |
Lab: Measurement of Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit |
L6,L7 |
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Feb 5 |
Weight-Volume Relationships (cont), Relative Density, Consistency of
Soil |
3.1-3.10 |
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4 |
Feb 10 |
Soil Classification |
4 |
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Feb 10,12 |
Lab: Visual-Manual Classification of Soil |
L9 |
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Feb 12 |
Soil Classification |
4 |
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5 |
Feb 17 |
Class Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather |
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Feb 17,19 |
Lab: Laboratory Soil Compaction |
L12, L13 |
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Feb 19 |
Soil Compaction |
5.1-5.5 |
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6 |
Feb 24 |
Soil Compaction |
5.7-5.10 |
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Feb 24,26 |
Lab: Determination of Field Unit Weight |
L14 |
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Feb 26 |
Hydraulic Conductivity |
6.1-6.5, 6.8 |
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7 |
Mar 3 |
Hydraulic Conductivity |
6.1-6.5, 6.8 |
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Mar 3,5 |
Lab: Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity |
L10, L11 |
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Mar 5 |
Examination No. 1 (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5) |
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8 |
Mar 10 |
Spring Break - No Class |
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Mar 10,12 |
Spring Break - No Labs |
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Mar 12 |
Spring Break - No Class |
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9 |
Mar 17 |
Seepage |
7.1-7.4 |
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Mar 17,19 |
Lab: Subsurface Exploration |
12 |
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Mar 19 |
Seepage |
7.1-7.4 |
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10 |
Mar 24 |
Stresses in a Soil Mass: Effective Stress Concept |
8.1-8.2 |
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Mar 24,26 |
Lab: Subsurface Exploration |
12 |
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Mar 26 |
Vertical Stress Increase Due to Various Types of Loading |
8.6-8.10 |
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11 |
Mar 31 |
Consolidation Theory |
9.1-9.6 |
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Mar 31, Apr 2 |
Lab: One-Dimensional Consolidation Test of Cohesive Soil |
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Apr 2 |
Consolidation Settlement |
9.7-9.8 |
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12 |
Apr 7 |
Consolidation Rate |
9.10-9.11 |
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Apr 7,9 |
Lab: Unconfined Compressive Strength & Pocket Penetrometer |
L15 |
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Apr 9 |
Consolidation Settlement under a
Foundation |
9.12 |
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13 |
Apr 14 |
Shear Strength of Soil |
10 |
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Apr 14,16 |
Lab: Direct Shear Strength |
L18 |
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Apr 16 |
Shear Strength of Soil |
10 |
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14 |
Apr 21 |
Examination No. 2 (Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9) |
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Apr 21,23 |
Lab: Triaxial Shear Strength |
L16 |
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Apr 23 |
Shear Strength of Soil |
10 |
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15 |
Apr 28 |
Shear Strength of Soil |
10 |
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Apr 28, 30 |
No labs |
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Apr 30 |
Study Day – No Class |
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16 |
May 7 |
Final Exam (8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) |
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