CivE 481

Soil Engineering


Description

Site investigation; strength of soils; geosynthetics for soil improvement; design of excavations and earth pressures on retaining structures; stability of natural slopes and their improvement; design of cuts and embankments; foundation design, stability and settlement; pile foundations; frost action and permafrost. Prerequisite: CIV E 381.

Learning Outcomes

Identify soil mechanical properties to be used for geotechnical design
Design of shallow foundations using soil mechanics principles
Design of deep foundations using soil mechanics principles
Design of soil-retaining structures; calculate earth pressures using two earth pressure theories
Select the proper soil strength and methods, and assess the slope stability with simple geometries
Evaluate geotechnical and geological properties of soils from site investigation methods

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 3/2 3.75 47.25
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 0 30 70

None defined



Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Fall - Civil - Year 4
2023/2024 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Fall - Civil - Year 4
2022/2023 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Fall - Civil - Year 4
2021/2022 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Fall - Civil - Year 4
2020/2021 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Fall - Civil - Year 4
2019/2020 - Fall - Civil-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Fall - Civil - Year 4

Sections & Respective Instructors

A1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Lijun Deng
A1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Lijun Deng
A1 - 2022/2023 - Fall - Lijun Deng
A1 - 2021/2022 - Fall - Lijun Deng
A1 - 2020/2021 - Fall - Lijun Deng
A1 - 2019/2020 - Fall - Rick Chalaturnyk