CET 202 - Soils in Construction Credits: 4 3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Prerequisites: PHY 113
Description This course is a study of the composition, classification, and processing of soils and their influence on the construction process. Laboratory tests will be performed on soils and aggregates to determine their physical and mechanical properties. Topics include soil properties, soil testing, detailed computations, evaluation of testing methods and results, excavation, and types of foundations. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Describe general index properties and basic soil structure.
- Explain moisture and its relationship to capillary flow and permeability.
- Calculate settlement of above ground structures using compressibility principles.
- Explain the difference between cohesive and cohesionless soils.
- Calculate the shear strength of choesive and cohesionless soils.
- Employ stress analysis of various soil types.
- Analyze the stability of slopes using rotational and translational methods of analysis.
- Design spread foundations without soil failure.
- Relate theory and reasons for soil compaction.
- Identify categories of soils and major soil types.
- Identify types of rocks.
- Explain the effects of soil on design and construction.
- Describe soil composition (weight, volume, and mass relationships).
- Describe soil structure and soil classification tests.
- Describe test method used to establish soil density and field density.
Listed Topics
- Introduction to Soils
- Soil Types and Soil Structure
- Classification of Soils
- Physical and Engineering Properties of Soils
- Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions
- Particle Sizes
- Particle Arrangement
- Aggregates
- Soil Particle Size Analysis
- Bulk Density, Particle Density and Porosity of Soil
- Compaction
- Soil Survey Reports
- Soil Surveys and Land-Use Planning
- Site Investigations: Purpose and Methods
- Foundations: Introductory Concepts
- Foundations: Design Considerations and Methods
- Site Improvement: Earth Moving, Compaction, and Stabilization
- Pavement Structure and Base
- Asphalt Pavements and Materials
- Soils and the Environment
- Soil and Environment Quality
- Soil Quality and Pollution
Reference Materials Instructor approved textbook. Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 11/16/2009
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