CIEN 422 - Geotechnical Engineering II

When Offered: F

3 Credit(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hour(s)

This course is a continuation of CIEN 320 with emphasis on the behavior and design of retaining walls and shallow and deep foundations. Also, it will introduce the following topics: earth pressure, bearing capacity, settlement, behavior and design of anchored bulkheads, excavation bracing and buried structures, and response of deep foundations to vertical and horizontal loads.

Prerequisite(s): CIEN 320 and CIEN 321.