523 â Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - The Schulich ...
523 â Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - The Schulich ...
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COURSE OUTLINEFall 20101. Calendar InformationENCI <strong>523</strong> – <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Mechanics</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>Earth embankments; sub-surface investigations; compaction; seepage analysis <strong>and</strong>slope stability; lateral earth pressures <strong>and</strong> retaining structures; shallow <strong>and</strong> deepfoundations in s<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> clays; bearing capacity <strong>and</strong> settlement of structures; selectedlaboratory, design exercises, solution to slope stability <strong>and</strong> other problems usingcomputer programs.Course Hours: H(3-1T-2/2)Calendar Reference: Courses of Instruction, page 3402. Learning OutcomesAt the end of this course, you will be able to:To design shallow <strong>and</strong> deep foundations;To analyze seepage <strong>and</strong> slope stability problems in geostructures; <strong>and</strong>To analyze typical geotechnical problems using numerical modelling <strong>and</strong>software packages.3. TimetableSectionDays of theWeekStartTimeDuration(Minutes)LocationL01 MWF 10:00 50 ICT 116B01 T 14:00 110 ENE 130B02 T 14:00 110 ENE 130T01 W 15:00 50 ICT 114*This course has alternating labs.4. Course InstructorsCourse InstructorSection Name Phone Office EmailAll Dr. Richard Wan 403 220-5504 ENF 274 wan@ucalgary.ca
5. Examinations<strong>The</strong> following examinations will be held in this course:Mid-termFinal Exam*All exams will be closed bookNote: <strong>The</strong> timetable for Registrar Scheduled exams can be found at the University’sEnrolment Services website, http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/.6. Use of Calculators in ExaminationsProgrammable calculators are allowed in all exams7. Final Grade Determination<strong>The</strong> final grade in this course will be based on the following components:ComponentWeightAssignments 10 %Labs 10 %Midterm Examination 35 %Final Examination 45 %TOTAL 100 %Note: It is necessary to earn a passing grade on the final exam in order to pass thecourse as a whole.8. Textbook<strong>The</strong> following textbook is required for this course:TitleAuthor(s)<strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Mechanics</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>sMuni BudhuEdition, Year 2 nd , 2007PublisherJohn Wiley & Son<strong>Schulich</strong> School of <strong>Engineering</strong> page 2 of 3Course Outline
9. Course PoliciesAll <strong>Schulich</strong> School of <strong>Engineering</strong> students <strong>and</strong> instructors have a responsibility tofamiliarize themselves with the policies described in the <strong>Schulich</strong> School of <strong>Engineering</strong>Advising Syllabus available at:http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/advising10. Additional Course InformationCourse materials will be posted at the Blackboard site.<strong>The</strong>re will be a practice assignment every week.<strong>The</strong>re will be a report for each laboratory experiment (5 experiments).Late submissions of assignments <strong>and</strong> laboratory reports will not be marked orcounted for grading.You will have the opportunity to use the GEO-SLOPE software packages forgeotechnical modeling as tools in solving numerical problems of someassignments. In particular, you will use the SEEPW <strong>and</strong> SLOPEW forseepage <strong>and</strong> slope stability analyses, respectively.Template revised on 6 May 2010 (RWB)<strong>Schulich</strong> School of <strong>Engineering</strong> page 3 of 3Course Outline
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