CI 230 - Soils and Foundations

Credit Hours: 3

A combination lecture and lab course involving the introduction to soil origins, nature, gradation, classification, stress, selection and design of foundation to transfer loads to sub soil formations. Calculations using digital computers are required.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate basic sampling and subsurface exploration techniques;
evaluate the engineering properties of soil in foundation design; and
understand terminology, ASTM methods, and units of measurement related to soil and foundations.

Concurrent Registration: CI 100
F/S (N)