CE465 EARTH STRUCTURES
| Course Code: |
5620465 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. TÜRKER MÝRATA |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5620363
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
CE465 EARTH STRUCTURES . |
Course Content
Highway and railway fills, earth dams. General principles of design, the choice of the type of dam. The circular arc method of stability analysis; the prediction of pore pressures during construction, steady seepage and rapid drawdown. Special methods of analysis for rock fill dams. Design in earthquake areas.
