Rock consists of an aggregate of natural minerals joined by strong and permanent cohesive bonds. Rock mechanics is the engineering study of rock. Soil is defined as natural materials consisting of ...

The application of soil mechanics to the design and analysis of foundations and soil structures. Topics include: soil origin and deposition, subsurface exploration, bearing capacity and settlement ...

Development of the fundamental principles of soil mechanics as utilized in soil and foundation engineering. Topics include: classification, index properties, strength and stress-strain behavior, ...

He continued working at Case as a research associate before joining the department. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), numerical ...

2. Courses in statics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, geology, soil mechanics and foundation engineering. For the Master of Science program the Department will accept up to 9 hours graduate ...