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Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:33:59 +0000
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The CEIE department would like to highlight one of our new geotechnical engineering courses being offered this coming Fall - CEIE 639: Tunneling and Ground Improvement. This course is on the M.Eng elective list. Both topics are heavily used today given the need to build on less than optimal soil conditions. The course will likely not be offered for another 1.5 years at the earliest.

The course is offered Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:10 pm. The course description is below.

CEIE 639 Tunneling and Ground Improvement (3 Credits)

Instructors: Chris Woods and Mohamed Younis This course will serve to provide and introduction and the basics of design for both tunneling and ground improvement, with each component covering half the semester. The tunneling component of the class will introduce students to the fundamentals of underground construction, design considerations, and risk management, and will cover the various tunneling techniques including tunnels, caverns, and cut and cover construction. As ground improvement techniques play an essential role in tunneling, overlap between the subjects will be introduced as applicable. From a ground improvement standpoint, students will be provided with an understanding of both densification-based and reinforcement-based improvement techniques and the basics of designing various systems of each. Specific techniques anticipated to be covered include surcharging, grouting, densification, and rigid inclusions. This course is open to graduate students. 

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