BREE 418. Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
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BREE 418
Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The exploration of subsoils, strength theories, granular and cohesive soils, foundation design, settlement calculation, consolidation, slope stability, Atterberg limits, triaxial testing, direct shear testing, compaction, soil freezing, frost heaving.
- 3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
- Prerequisite: BREE 341 (formerly ABEN 341)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ABEN 418.
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