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GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

GLE 479
Course Description

A practical problem in an area of geological engineering (such as development of a geologic resource or design of a structure in soil and/or rock) is selected, and then the principles and processes of design and analysis are applied to the solution of the problem.

Prerequisties

Senior standing, declared in Geological Engineering BS, and CIVENGR/GLE 530 , CIVENGR/GLE 532 , CIVENGR/GLE 535 , CIVENGR/GLE 635 , 735, GEOSCI/GLE 629 , CIVENGR 414 , CIVENGR 427 , CIVENGR 514 , or (CIVENGR/GLE 430 , CIVENGR/GLE 432 , and CIVENGR/GLE 434 )

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

4

Offered

Spring

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