CE 741 - Theoretical Soil Mechanics

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New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Prerequisite: CE 641. An advanced graduate course for Ph.D. students and interested M.S. students in Civil Engineering. Explains the fundamentals of constitutive models for soils and their use in the solution of boundary value problems. Covers the theory of elasticity and theory of plasticity as tools in developing constitutive models for soils. Introduces critical state concept for soils. The triaxial experimental behavior of soils is discussed to introduce the concept of soil flow and strength. Critical state concept and elastoplastic material concepts are incorporated in the constitutive models, models predictions will be compared with experimental results for sands and for clays. Constitutive models will incorporated into finite element codes to analyze boundary value problems such as stability of slopes and performance of footings.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njit.edu/

Phone Number:

(973) 596-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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