COURSE OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Department: CIVIL ENGINEERING
Course Number: CE 4434
Course Name: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
Objective 1) PREPARE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN FOUNDATION
ENGINEERING.
Outcomes
1. BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND AND UTILIZE THE GEOTECHNICAL LITERATURE
TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN.
2. BE ABLE TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT A SITE INVESTIGATION PROGRAM
INCLUDING SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION TO EVALUATE SOIL/STRUCTURE
BEHAVIOR AND TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY DESIGN PARAMETERS.
3. BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT LABORATORY AND FIELD COMPACTION TESTS FOR
PREPARATION OF FOUNDATION SURFACES AND PLACEMENT OF ENGINEERED
FILL.
4. BE ABLE TO DETERMINE ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURES AND LOAD
CARRYING CAPABILITIES OF DIFFERENT FOUNDATION SYSTEMS.
Assignments that demonstrate accomplishment of this outcome:
READ FOUNDATION ENGINEERING TEXT AND SUBMIT ASSIGNED PROBLEMS
AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER FOR INSTRUCTIOR EVALUATION OF
TEACHER/STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
2. PREPARE A GEOTECHNICAL BORING LOG USING DATA FROM ACTUAL
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION.
3. ASSIGN SELECTED PORTION OF GEOTECHNICAL LITERATURE TO TEST
STUDENT ABILITY TO ANALYZE GEOTECHNICAL CONCEPTS/DATA
AVAILABLE IN THE LITERATURE FOR SITE SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
4. QUIZZES AND EXAMS (PROJECTS) TO MEASURE STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF
SOIL COMPACTION CONCEPTS AND DESIGN OF SHALLOW/DEEP FOUNDATIONS.
1.
Objective 2) PREPARE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO DESIGN FOUNDATION EXCAVATIONS/RETAINING WALLS AND ANALYZE THE STABILITY OF STRUCTURES
ON OR BELOW SLOPES.
Outcomes
1. BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THE BEHAVIOR OF SOILS IN SLOPES
AND BEHIND RETAINING STRUCTURES.
2. BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE STABILITY OF UNSUPPORTED SLOPES AND EVALUATE
THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR STABILIZING SLOPES.
3. BE ABLE TO ESTIMATE LATERAL LOADS ON RETAINING STRUCTURES AND
FOUNDATION WALLS.
COURSE OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Department: CIVIL ENGINEERING
Course Number: CE 4434
Course Name: GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
Assignments that demonstrate accomplishment of this outcome:
READ FOUNDATION ENGINEERING TEXT AND SUBMIT SELECTED PROBLEMS AT
THE END OF THE CHAPTER.
2. QUIZZES AND EXAMS (PROJECTS) TO MEASURE STUDENT ABILITY TO ANALYZE
AND DESIGN UNSUPPORTED SLOPES AND TO DETERMINE LATERAL EARTH
PRESSURES BEHIND RETAINING WALLS.
1.
Objective 3) PREPARE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO ANALYZE GROUNDWATER
CONDITIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE.
Outcome
1. PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO DETERMINE HYDRAULIC
HEAD AND ESTIMATE FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA.
Assignments that demonstrate accomplishment of this outcome:
READ FOUNDATION ENGINEERING TEXT AND SUBMIT SELECTED PROBLEMS AT
THE END OF THE CHAPTER.
2. QUIZZES AND EXAMS (PROJECTS) THAT DEMONSTRATE STUDENT ABILITY TO
ANALYZE GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS INCLUDING POREWATER PRESSURE
AND EFFECTIVE STRESS IN SATURATED SOILS.
3. TAKE EXAMS THAT INCLUDE FLOW NETS BELOW STRUCTURES FOR STUDENTS
TO DETERMINE PRESSURE HEAD, SEEPAGE PRESSURE AND FLOW THROUGH
POROUS MEDIA.
1.
Objective 4) PREPARE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO DESIGN AND DETERMINE
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR BURIED CONDUITS.
Outcome
1. PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO ESTIMATE LOADS ON BURIED
CONDUITS.
2. UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DESIGN LOAD AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE.
Assignments that demonstrate accomplishment of this outcome:
1.
READ AND CONPREHEND HAND-OUTS ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
BURIED CONDUITS. ANSWER EXAM QUESTIONS THAT INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF
LOADS AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS USING ACTUAL CIVIL WORKS
BURIED PIPELINE PROJECTS.