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CEE-3514: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Description: Introduction to soil as an engineering material for construction and infrastructure support. Geological processes, soil classification, phase relations, geostatic and applied stresses, permeability, seepage effects, settlement, and strength. Laboratory testing, interpretation, and presentation of results. Application of geotechnical principles to civil and environmental engineering problems. Design Lab/Studio.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 33

Average GPA: 2.89 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 20.26%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.38%

Joseph E Dove202428.0%34.7%23.2%7.2%4.2%2.8%2.7411
Tat Shing Thum202323.1%34.6%26.9%7.7%3.8%3.8%2.681
Kaleigh M Yost202132.4%44.1%14.7%2.9%0.0%5.9%3.141
Abdelrahman Munther Kh Alsardi202238.9%30.6%22.3%5.6%2.8%0.0%3.011
Colom Alba Yerro202432.3%43.9%16.1%3.8%2.7%1.1%2.989
Haoran Wei202335.0%50.0%10.0%2.5%2.5%0.0%3.071
Reihaneh Hosseini202430.2%23.6%28.4%9.4%6.6%1.7%2.622
Ryan D Beemer202448.3%34.6%10.4%0.0%3.5%3.4%3.211
Staff Quick202078.2%21.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Matthew Mauldon201924.0%48.0%20.0%0.0%4.0%4.0%2.881
Staff Jaber202218.4%47.3%21.1%5.3%0.0%7.9%2.811
Cruzatty Staff Zambrano202112.5%50.0%25.1%5.0%2.5%5.0%2.651
Qishen Huang20197.3%46.3%39.1%4.9%2.4%0.0%2.571
Mohamed A Alassal202450.0%40.9%4.6%0.0%0.0%4.5%3.481

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W