CE 5160X: Seismic Slope Stability and Retaining Structures
(Dual-listed with CE 4160X).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: CE 3600 or Permission of Instructor or Graduate Standing
Static and seismic stability analyses of slopes; Calculation of seismic earth pressures in retaining structures; Design of retaining walls, reinforced earth, sheet piles, and braced excavation systems for static and seismic loading; Evaluation and mitigation of unstable earth slopes.