CIVE.5290 Engineering with Geosynthetics (Formerly 14.529)
Id: 003021
Credits: 3-3
Description
Rigorous treatment in the mechanism and behavior of reinforced soil materials. Laboratory and insitu tests for determining the engineering properties of geosynthetics (geotextiles, geomembranes, geogrids and geocomposites). Design principles and examples of geosynthetics for separation, soil reinforcement and stabilization, filtration and drainage.
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