Length and Schedule
10 hour course
Sundays 2pm – 4pm EDT
September 10th
September 17th
September 24th
October 1st
October 8th
Who This Course is For
Anyone preparing to write the CIV-A4 Geotechnical Materials and Analysis technical exam (October 13th, 2023).
Syllabus
Materials
- origin of soils. soil identification and classification
- compaction. permeability, pore water pressure and effective stress
- compressibility and consolidation
- shear strength, stress paths, and critical states
- frost action
- associated laboratory tests
Analysis
- elastic stress distribution
- settlements, times of settlements
- introductory analysis of lateral earth pressures, bearing capacity, and slopes
- seepage, well flow, and confined 2-D flow problems
Resources Included
CIV-A4 Exam C