CIV526

Course Description

Completion The course presents fundamentals of problems of slope stability; seepage in composite sections and anisotropic materials; methods of stability analysis; mechanism of failure of natural and artificial slopes; remedial measures to correct slopes, computer programs to analyze slopes, compaction; and field observations, principles of earth dam design; selection of site, classification of earth dams, causes of failure, foundation design, embankment design, piping through embankment and foundation of dams and design criteria for filters.

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