Overview
Mining & Materials Engineering : Properties of soils; permeability and seepage; effective stress concept; compressibility and settlement; lateral earth pressure; soil compaction; stability and design of embankments and mine tailings dams; problems related to mine tailings: liquefaction and disposal; gravitational flow of soils; buried structures.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Shnorhokian, Shahe (Fall)