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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

CEN 305 - Soil Mechanics

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: CEN 202 with grade of C- or better
Corequisites: CEN 303, CEN 315
Physical and mechanical properties of soils including weight-volume relationships, index and classification properties, compaction, permeability and consolidation characteristics. Effective stresses and soil strength parameters are also discussed. Previously offered as CEN 403.