ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS

CIVENGR/GLE 730

Course Description

Determination and interpretation of soil properties for engineering purposes; 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.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.69

2.47% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.33% from Historical

A Rate

62.5%

18.75% from Historical

Class Size

-15.79% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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