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Course Description

ECIV 731 - Slope Stabilty, Retaining Systems and Lateral Earth Pressure

Class Session: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - Monday, December 15, 2025

Credit: 3 semester hours of credit

Instructor: Inthuorn Sasanakul

Term: Fall 2025


Course Description

Shear strength of soil and rock under effective stress. Slope stability analysis, tieback and reinforced earth systems. Computation of earth pressures for excavations and tunnels. Dewatering for construction.Prerequisite: ECIV 530.CL: 2020.

College

EC - Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Level

Undergraduate

Section

J60

Instructional Method

DWEBS
100 Pct Web Synchronous

CRN

23772

Restrictions

CAMPUSICOL - USC Columbia
COLLEGEIEC - Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
LEVELIGR - Graduate

Information is accurate as of July 24, 2025 (Subject to change)

Special Fee Notification

Students may be required to be proctored during online test completion. If students are unable to attend test proctoring sessions in person at the Distributed Learning office, additional fees may apply for online test proctoring if the course requires online testing.



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