Syllabi Home   go directly to Course Timeline Core Information Course CEE 724/824 Engineering Behavior of Soils Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits Fall Semester, ODU Campus Session Fall Session #1 Instructor Isao Ishibashi, Professor, CEE, KH 134 Phone (757) 683-4641 Fax (757) 683-5354 e-mail <iishibas@odu.edu> Office Hours M.& W. 3-5 PM & by appointment Course Description     Detailed study of physiochemical behavior of soils, fabric, rheology, efective stress path, and applications to various geotechnical engineering problems. Textbook and References     Required Textbook: "Fundamentals of Soil Behavior" by James K. Mitchell, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,2nd Edition, 1993. References: A Soil Properties and Behaviour by R.N. Yong and B.P. Warkentin, Elsevier, 1975. A Soil Physics by A. Kezdi, Elsrvier, 1974. Grading Policy     The final grade will be based on the following percentages: homework term project with presentation mid-term exam final exam Total 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 100 % Attendance and Examination Policy attendance at lecture reading text book and materials Tentative Course Outline   CEE 724/824 Engineering Behavior of Soils Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits ODU Campus Fall Session Today is   Topics Approx. Week [1] Introduction & Review of Soil Mechanics 1 [2] Soil Mineralogy atomic structure bond formation clay mineral clay-water system electro-osmosis 2 [3] Soil Formation and Soil deposits soil formation soil deposit clay genesis soil fabric and structure 3 [4] Mid-term 1 [5] Intergranular and Effective Stress 2.5 [6] Rheology 1.5 [7] Consolidation 2 [8] Student term paper presentation 1 Total 14 Term Project: Term Paper due - TBA Presentation - TBA Final Examination - TBA