A MSE structure. The lateral walls add no strength, they just look nice. Soil is a naturally unstable material, it relies only on friction for structural stability, but it has a very low shear ...

Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and ...

For a building to sink six inches in eighteen years causes some concern at M.I.T. If the science of soil mechanics had been developed earlier, the sinking would have been uniform at least.

Application of testing procedures to the evaluation of soil type and engineering properties. Testing for classification, permeability, consolidation, direct and triaxial shear and field parameters.

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 ...

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 ...

Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of shored and unshored slopes and walls of excavations, introduction of various types of shoring (wood timbers and ...