Core Information
Course CEE 724/824 Engineering Behavior of Soils
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Fall Semester, ODU Campus
Session Fall Session #1
Instructor Isao Ishibashi, Professor, CEE, KH 134
Phone (757) 683-4641
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <iishibas@odu.edu>
Office Hours TBA
Course Description
   

Detailed study of physiochemical behavior of soils, fabric, rheology, efective stress path, and applications to various geotechnical engineering problems.

Textbook and References
   

Required Textbook:
"Fundamentals of Soil Behavior" by James K. Mitchell and K. Soga, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 3rd Edition, 2005.

References:
A Soil Properties and Behaviour by R.N. Yong and B.P. Warkentin, Elsevier, 1975.
A Soil Physics by A. Kezdi, Elsrvier, 1974.

Grading Policy
   

The final grade will be based on the following percentages:

homework term project with presentation mid-term exam final exam Total
10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 100 %
Attendance and Examination Policy

  1. attendance at lecture
  2. reading text book and materials
Tentative Course Outline
 

CEE 724/824 Engineering Behavior of Soils
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
ODU Campus
Fall Session

Today is

  Topics Approx. Week

[1]
Introduction & Review of Soil Mechanics


1

[2]
Soil Mineralogy
atomic structure
bond formation
clay mineral
clay-water system
electro-osmosis


2

[3]
Soil Formation and Soil deposits
soil formation
soil deposit
clay genesis
soil fabric and structure


3

[4]
Mid-term


1

[5]
Intergranular and Effective Stress


2.5

[6]
Rheology


1.5

[7]
Consolidation


2

[8]
Student term paper presentation


1


Total


14

Term Project:
  1. Term Paper due - TBA
  2. Presentation - TBA
  3. Final Examination - TBA