Advanced Soil Mechanics

A cross-section drawing of a soil sample.

A soil profile. (Image courtesy of the USDA.)

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MIT Course Number

1.361 / 1.032 / 1.366

As Taught In

Fall 2004

Level

Undergraduate / Graduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.

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Charles Ladd, and Lucy Jen. 1.361 Advanced Soil Mechanics. Fall 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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