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03/28/2026 at 10:30 PM
ENCE640
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ENCE340; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Introduction to the use of elastic theory in stress and displacement solutions to geotechnical engineering (soil and rock mechanics). The effect of soil moisture (at rest) relative to effective stress principles, capillary and frost. Exact and numeric techniques for the analysis for soil seepage under isotropic and anisotropic conditions. Classical settlement (consolidation) and compressiblility theories, including finite difference solution for vertical and radial drainage.