Spring 2027

Engineering Properties of Soils

Engineering Properties of Soils covers determination and interpretation of soil properties, including soil-water systems, permeability, capillarity, compression, triaxial testing, and frozen soils.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the physicochemical characteristics of soils and their importance to the engineering behavior of soils

  • Define the factors which control the hydraulic and mechanical behavior of soils

  • Evaluate how engineering classification of soils capture fundamental responses

  • Run and interpret laboratory tests used to characterize how physical and chemical properties of particles affect the behavior of soil masses, including hydraulic properties and the stiffness and shear strength properties

  • Explain models that describe the behavior and properties of soils

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Physio-chemical properties of soil-water systems
  • Permeability and capillarity
  • Compression characteristics of soils
  • Measurement of soil properties in the triaxial test
  • Properties of frozen soils and permafrost

Skills

  • Determining and interpreting soil properties for engineering purposes
  • Running and interpreting laboratory tests to characterize soil behavior, including hydraulic, stiffness, and shear strength properties
  • Explaining models that describe soil behavior and properties

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