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| Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., P.E. |
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| • | C&EE 121: Design of Foundations and Earth Structures
Design methods for foundations and earth structures. Site investigation, including determination of soil properties for design. Design of footings and piles, including stability and settlement calculations. Design of slopes and earth retaining structures.
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| • | C&EE 125: Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering
Representation of earthquake ground motion, including response and Fourier spectra. Response of simple soil deposits and structures to ground motion. Hazard analysis by determinisitic and probabilistic methods. Seismic design codes.
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| • | C&EE 220: Advanced Soil Mechanics
State of stress. Consolidation and settlement analysis. Shear strength of granular and cohesive soils. In situ and laboratory methods for soil property evaluation.
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| • | C&EE 221: Foundation Engineering
Stress distribution. Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations. Performance of single and grouped pile and drilled shaft foundations under vertical and lateral loading. Construction considerations.
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| • | C&EE 225: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Analysis of earthquake-induced ground failure including soil liquefaction, cyclic softening of clays, seismic compression, surface fault rupture, and seismic slope stability. Ground response effects on earthquake ground motions. Soil-structure interaction, including inertial and kinematic interaction and foundation deformations under seismic loading. |
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