CEE 421 Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics   Required Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 100 Statics CEE 230 Civil Engineering Materials CEE 240 Geographic Information Systems in Engineering CEE 304 Introduction to Fundamentals of CEE Infrastructure Systems CEE 305 Civil & Environmental Engineering Computations CEE 310 Structures I CEE 323 Soil Mechanics CEE 330 Hydromechanics CEE 335 CE Soils and Hydraulics Laboratory CEE 340 Hydraulics and Water Resources CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control CEE 365 Transportation Engineering CEE 403W Civil Engineering Design Project CEE 410 Concrete Design I Elective Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 411 Concrete Design II CEE 412 Structures II CEE 415 Steel Structures Design CEE 416 Wood Structures Design CEE 420 Foundation Engineering CEE 421 Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics CEE 430 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering CEE 440 Hydraulic Engineering CEE 446 Urban Stormwater Hydrology CEE 447 Groundwater Hydraulics CEE 450 Water Distribution and Waste Water Collection System Design CEE 451 Water and Waste Water Treatment CEE 452 Air Quality CEE 454 Hazardous Waste CEE 458 Sustainable Development CEE 482 Introduction to Coastal Engineering CEE 495 Topics: Public Health Engineering ABET course information summary for a BSEnvE degree Undergraduate curricula (BSCE/BSEnvE) are available Course offering and class schedule information for current and upcoming semesters is also available Course Description CEE 421: Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics(Elective course for a BSCE degree) Seepage and stability analysis and design of man made and natural slopes retaining structures. Applications of GeoSnythetics materials to seepage control, reinforcement of earth works, and containment of hazardous materials. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite CEE 323 (Soil Mechanics) Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material Designing with Geosynthetics, 4rd edition by Robert M. Koerner, Prentice Hall, 1997. Course Objectives Students completing this course successfully will be able to: analyze the seepage and slope stability problems of earth embankment and slops. understand material properties and testing methods of various geosynthetic materials. analyze and design earth structures utilizing various geosynthetic materials for earth reinforcement, filtration, liquid and solid liners and other applications Topics Covered Seepage through dams (5 hrs) Earth filtering design (1 hr) Slope stability analysis (8 hrs) Overview of geosynthetics (2 hrs) Geotextiles (13 hrs) Geogrids (2 hrs) Geonets (1 hr) Geomembrances (7 hrs) Geosynthetic clay liners (3 hrs) Class/Laboratory Schedule Two 75 minute lecture sessions per week. Computer Applications Extensive use of spreadsheet program through homework Laboratory projects None Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits Engineering topics: 3 credits General education: 0 credits Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes This course will enhance the student's ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics and engineering science areas to civil engineering problems, ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria, ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution, knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies, ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including computer- based tools for civil engineering analysis and design, proficiency in geotechnical and water resources engineering, Prepared by Isao Ishibashi <ishibas@odu.edu> Date of Preparation March 07, 2003