Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

 

	
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Core Information
Course CEE 323 Soil Mechanics
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Spring Semester, ODU Campus
Co-requisite: CEE 335 (Soils and Hydraulics Lab)
Session Spring Session #1
Instructor Isao Ishibashi, Professor, CEE, KH 134
Phone (757) 683-4641
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <iishibas@odu.edu>
Office Hours 1:30 PM - 3:00PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays & appointments

Course Description
   

This course deals with soil as an engineering material. It includes the description and classification of soil, the analysis of stress in soil, and soil behavior under conditions of major engineering significance that include the characteristics of water flow through soil, consolidation settlement and shear strength. It also covers the development and application of earth pressure theory. The primary goal of the course is to develop analytical skills in dealing with soil as a medium of water flow, a medium for structural support, and a primary earth structure material.

Textbook and References
   

Required Textbook:

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th edition, B. M. Das, Brooks/Cole, 2002, ISBN: 053438742X

References:
None

Grading Policy
   

The final grade will be based on the following percentages:

test 1, 2, 3
(75 minutes each)
homework surprise quizzes in class Final examination Total
option 1 (*) 75 % 20 % 5 % 100
option 2 (*) 50 % 20 % 5 % 30 % 105(5 % bonus for taking final)

* You have to declare your choice of grading option after test #3, but before the final examination.