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        Core Information
	







                Course
                
			CEE 421/521 Earth Structural Design with Geosynthetics

			Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits

			Spring Semester, ODU Campus 

			Pre-requisite: CEE 323 (Soil Mechanics)
				
	

                Session
                Spring Session #1
	

                Instructor
                
			
			Isao Ishibashi, Professor, CEE, 
			
			KH 134
	

                Phone
                (757) 683-4641
	

                Fax
                (757) 683-5354
	

                e-mail
                <iishibas@odu.edu> 
		
	


			













        Course Description
	




 
 



The course first studies natural slopes and embankments for their stability
and seepage problems. The proceeding sessions deal with applications of 
geosynthetic construction materials to designs of those earth structures. 
In the recent years, geosynthetics became very practical and economical 
materials to be used in earth reinforcement, filtration, pond liner, landfill
liner, and many other subsurface constructions and earth structures. 
The class reviews different types of available geosynthetic materials, 
those applications, and design techniques. 













	
        Textbook and References
	




 
 
                  



        
Required Textbook:
	    
Robert M. Koerner, Designing with Geosynthetics, 4rd edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.

        
References:
        
Introductory Soil Mechanics book used in CEE 323

        
References for Geosynthetics:

            

		

		
  • Trade magazines
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    1. Geotechnical Fabrics Report (soon to be renamed Geotechnical Forum and Review) (IFAI)
    	
		
  • GFR  Specifier's Guide (IFAI)
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  • Geosynthetics World
		
            
    
            
  • Peer-reviewed technical journals
		
      
		
    1. Geosynthetics International (IFAI)
		
    2. Geotextiles and Geomembranes (Elsevier)
		
    
		
    
            
  • Conference proceedings
		
      
		
    1. International Geosynthetics Society, 
			Paris1977, Las Vegas 1982, Vienna 1986,the Hague 
			1990, Singapore 1994, Atlanta 1998.
		
    2. North American Geosynthetics Society, 
			New Orleans, 1987, San Diego 1989, Atlanta 1991, 
			Vancouver 1993, Nashville 1995, Long Beach 1997.
		
    3. Geosynthetics Case Histories, 
			ISSMFE Committee TC9, 1993.	
		
    
		
    
            
  • Books and reports
		
      
		
    1. Holtz, R.D., Christopher, B.R., and Berg, R.R,  
			Geosynthetic Design & Construction 
			Guidlines, Participant Notebook, NHI Course No. 13213, 
			prepared for National Highway Institute, FHA, May 1995.
		
    2. IFAI, A Design Primer: Geotextile and 
			Related Materials, 1990.
		
    3. Wu, J.T.H, Design and Construction of 
			Simple, Easy and Low cost Retaining Walls, 
			Colorado Transportation Institute, 
			report No. CTI-UCD-1-94, 1994.
		
    4. Horvath, J.S., Geoform Geosynthetics, 
			Horvath Engineering, P. C., 1995.
		
    
           

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        Grading Policy
	

    


    
The final grade will be based on the following percentages:

    


    


    

    

    
        
                Home works
        
                Mid-term examination
        
                Final examination
        
                Total

    		


    
        30 %
        30 %
        40 %
        100

    

    

    

    

    




    

    
        Tentative Course Outline
	

    


                          
CEE 421/521 Earth Structural Design with Geosynthetics
    
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
    
ODU Campus
    
Spring Session

    

Today is 


                             


    


    

    

    
	 Lecture
	
		Topics
	
	 Date

    


    
        
    [1]    		
	
	
    
	
    Seepage through dams
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    1 week    		

    		


    
        
    [2]    		
	
	
    
	
    Earth filtering design
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    0.5 week    		

    		


    
        
    [3]    		
	
	
    
	
    Slope stability analysis
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    2 week    		

    	


    
        
    [4]    		
	
	
    
	
    Overview of geosynthetics (Chapter 1)
    				
	Description of geosynthetics,	Functions of geosynthetics,
	Polymers, Geosynthetics tests
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    1.5 week    		

    		


    
        
    [5]    		
	
	
    
	
    Geotextiles (Chapter 2)
    						
	Separation (2.5)
    
	Unpaved roadway reinforcement (2.6.1)
    
	Reinforced walls (2.7.1)
    
	Filtration (2.8)
    
    Drainage (2.9)
    
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    4 weeks    		

    		


    
        
    [6]    		
	
	
    
	
    Mid-term
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    1 week    		

    	


    
        
    [7]    		
	
	
    
	
    Geogrids (Chapter 3)
    
    Reinforced walls (3.2.5)
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    0.5 week    		

    	


    
        
    [8]    		
	
	
    
	
    Geonets (Chapter 4)
    	
    	Drainage (4.2)
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    0.5 week    		

    	


    
        
    [9]    		
	
	
    
	
    Geomembrances (Chapter 5)
    					
	Liquid containment (pond) liners (5.3)
    
	Solid material (landfill) liners (5.6)
    
	Cap and enclosures (5.7)
    
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    2 weeks    		

    


    
        
    [10]    		
	
	
    
	
    Geosynthetic clay liners (Chapter 6)				
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    1 week    		

    


    
        
    		
	
	
    
	
    Final examination
	
    
		
    
		
    
	    		
	
    TBA