Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Pedro Arduino
Office: 132 I More Hall
Phone: 543-6777
email: parduino@u.washington.edu
M-W 1:00 - 2:00PM
Stresses in soils, Mohr circles. Failure theories. Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils and slope stability analysis of natural and man-made slopes.
- CEE 366 - Basic Soil Mechanics or instructor permission
- Duncan, J.M., Wright, S. G., (2005), "Soil Strength and Slope Stability", Wiley & Sons, (required).
- Holtz, R. D. and Kovaks, W. D. (1981), " An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering", Prentice Hall, First Edition.
- Perloff, W. and Baron, W. (1976), "Soil Mechanics, Principles and Applications",John Wiley & Sons, First Edition.
- TRB Special Report 247, TRB (1996), "Landslides, Investigation and Mitigation".
- Abrahamson, et al. (1996), "Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods",John Wiley & Sons, First Edition.
- Terzaghi, K., Peck, R., and Mesri, G. (1996), "Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice",John Wiley & Sons, Third Edition.
| Week | Topic | Reading Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review of Mohr's circles, Failure Theories |
Chapters 1, 2 (D&W) Chapter 10 (H&K) |
| 2 |
Laboratory strength tests, field strength tests |
Chapters 3, 4 (D&W), Sections 10.5 & 11.9.10 (H&K) |
| 3-4 | Shear Strength of Sands | Chapters 5 (D&W), Sections 11.1-11.8 (H&K) |
| 4-5 | Shear Strength of Clays | Chapters 5 (D&W), Sections 11.9-11.9.9 (H&K) |
| 5 | Critical State Soil Mechanics | References - class notes |
| 6 | Slope Stability and Processes | Chapter 6 (D&W) - References - class notes |
| 7 | Stability Analysis: plane strain and wedge analysis | Chapter 6 (D&W) |
| 8 | Stability analysis: circular failure surfaces | Chapter 7 (D&W) |
| 9 | Stability analysis: noncircular failure surfaces and stress deformation analyses, strength factors influencing slope stability | Chapter 14 (D&W) |
| 10 | Mitigation of slope stability | Chapter 16 (D&W) |
(H&K) = Holtz & Kovacs, (D&W) = Duncan & Wright
| Homeworks/Quizzes | 30% |
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Final Exam/Project | 40% |
* Homework will be due at the beginning of the class period one week from the date it was assigned. Any later (i.e. after class) will result in a penalty of 50% up to one lecture (2 days) late, after which the homework will be given a grade of zero.
| Homeworks & Exams | Homework Due Date | Problem Sets | Solution Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Day of Classes | Thursday September 28 | ||
| Homework #1 | Friday October 6 | (.pdf) | |
| Homework #2 | Friday October 13 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #3 | Friday October 20 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #4 | Friday October 27 | (.pdf) | |
| Midterm Exam | Thursday November 2 (8:45-9:45) | (.pdf) | |
| Homework #5 | Friday November 3 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #6 | Friday November 10 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #7 | Friday November 17 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #8 | Wednesday Nov 23 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
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Homework #9 |
Friday Dec 1 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |
| Homework #10 | Friday Dec 8 | (.pdf) | (.pdf) |