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    This document provides information about a geotechnical engineering course taught by Prof. Ronaldo Borja at Stanford University in Autumn 2016. The course notes list the instructor, teaching assistants, textbook, and website. There will be weekly lab assignments, problem sets, a midterm exam, and a comprehensive final exam. Grades will be based on exams, assignments, and lab work. The course outline schedules topics like soil classification, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, and foundations over the semester. It also includes a lab schedule with experiments on soil identification, permeability, and direct shear testing.

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    This document provides information about a geotechnical engineering course taught by Prof. Ronaldo Borja at Stanford University in Autumn 2016. The course notes list the instructor, teaching assistants, textbook, and website. There will be weekly lab assignments, problem sets, a midterm exam, and a comprehensive final exam. Grades will be based on exams, assignments, and lab work. The course outline schedules topics like soil classification, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, and foundations over the semester. It also includes a lab schedule with experiments on soil identification, permeability, and direct shear testing.

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    This document provides information about a geotechnical engineering course taught by Prof. Ronaldo Borja at Stanford University in Autumn 2016. The course notes list the instructor, teaching assistants, textbook, and website. There will be weekly lab assignments, problem sets, a midterm exam, and a comprehensive final exam. Grades will be based on exams, assignments, and lab work. The course outline schedules topics like soil classification, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, and foundations over the semester. It also includes a lab schedule with experiments on soil identification, permeability, and direct shear testing.

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    Handout No.

    1 Autumn 2016
    CEE 101C Geotechnical Engineering R.I. Borja

    COURSE NOTES

    Instructor in Charge Prof. Ronaldo I. Borja ([email protected])


    Y2E2 Building, Room 277C
    Tel. 723-3664
    Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30 pm

    Course Assistants Benoit Miquel ([email protected])


    Aleshia Ayers ([email protected])
    Daphne Basangwa ([email protected])
    Office Hours: To be announced
    Y2E2-B21 (Geotech Lab)

    Textbook Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices


    2nd Edition
    by D.P. Coduto, M.R. Yeung, W.A. Kitch
    Pearson, 2010

    Website https://web.stanford.edu/~borja/cour/cee101c.html

    Notes:

    1. The course outline distributed in class is tentative and subject to change on short
    notice.
    2. Undergraduate students majoring in CEE are required to register for 4 units. Graduate
    students may take the class for 3 units.
    3. There will be one lab assignment due each week. Lab assignments are due at the
    beginning of the next lab session. Homework problem sets will be assigned
    approximately on a weekly basis, and will typically be due one week later. Lab
    assignments are mandatory all must be completed to receive a grade for this course.
    Penalties will be assessed for late work.
    4. There will be a one-hour midterm examination (Monday, October 31) and a three-
    hour comprehensive final examination (Thursday, December 15).
    5. Weighting for the final grade is

    Final Exam 40%


    Midterm Exam 20%
    Problem Sets 15%
    Lab Component 25%
    Total 100%

    1
    COURSE OUTLINE

    Subject Reading Assignment

    Overview of geotechnical engineering September 26


    Formation of soils, phase relationships (2*) Chapters 2 & 4
    Soil classification (2) Chapters 4 & 5
    Compaction of soils (2) Chapter 5
    Water in soil, capillarity (1) Chapter 7
    Seepage and flow nets (3) Chapter 8, Class Handouts
    Soil stresses, concept of
    effective stress (1) Chapter 9, Section 9.8
    Soil compressibility, consolidation (3) Chapters 10 & 11

    Mid-Term Examination October 31

    Stress at a point; Mohr's circle;


    pole method (2) Chapter 9, Sections 9.1-9.5
    Shear strength and shear behavior of soil;
    Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria (2) Chapter 12
    Lateral pressures and retaining structures (3) Chapter 16 & 17
    Design of shallow foundations; bearing
    capacity; settlement (3) Chapter 14 & 15
    Slope stability analysis (2) Chapter 13, Sections 13.7

    Final Examination December 15, 8:30 - 11:30 AM

    * Number of class meetings that the topics will be covered.

    2
    LAB SCHEDULE

    1. Mr. Wizard Lab 10/3-10/7

    2. Soil Classification, Cohesionless Soil;


    Visual Identification 10/10-10/14

    3. Soil Classification, Cohesive Soil 10/17-10/21

    4. Compaction 10/24-10/28

    5. No Lab 10/31-11/4

    6. Permeability Test 11/7-11/11

    7. Shear Strength, Direct Shear Test 11/14-11/18

    8. Mr. Wizard Revisited by arrangement

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