CE363 SOIL MECHANICS
| Course Code: |
5620363 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(3-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ERDAL ÇOKÇA |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Introduction: engineering problems involving soils. Basic characteristics of soils, classification and compaction of soils. Principle of effective stress. Permeability and flow of water (seepage) in soils. Shear strength of soils. Slope stability. Lateral earth pressure theories. Consolidation theory.
