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CEE-3514: Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Description: Engineering properties of soils including their descriptions and classifications, the effects of water, soil strength and compressibility. Introduction to soil stabilization, earth pressures, slope stability, and foundations. A grade of C- or better required in pre-requisites GEOS 2104 and ESM 2204. Design Lab/Studio.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Prerequisites: ESM-2204 and GEOS-2104

Required By: CEE-4514, CEE-4534, CEE-4544, CEE-4564

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 100

Average GPA: 2.83 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 18.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.57%

Matthew Mauldon201925.3%37.9%28.3%2.8%3.9%1.9%2.819
Joseph E Dove202324.3%39.6%23.9%6.1%4.3%1.8%2.7234
Brett Maurer201550.0%37.6%6.3%6.3%0.0%0.0%3.261
Staff Albatal201733.3%33.3%16.6%4.2%0.0%12.5%3.111
Jillian N Shillaber201552.2%34.7%4.3%0.0%4.3%4.3%3.281
Staff Sleep201150.0%30.7%19.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.231
James R Martin201220.6%37.8%32.1%5.1%4.2%0.2%2.6513
Kristin J Ulmer201840.9%54.5%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.311
Staff Quick202078.2%21.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.631
Celal G Olgun201749.1%29.9%16.4%2.8%1.1%0.8%3.226
Tat Shing Thum202323.1%34.6%26.9%7.7%3.8%3.8%2.681
Aikaterini Ziotopoulou201528.6%35.1%26.7%5.0%1.4%3.0%2.812
Russell A Green201222.8%42.8%25.0%1.9%4.3%3.1%2.782
Staff Upadhyaya201830.0%53.3%10.0%6.7%0.0%0.0%3.091
Kaleigh M Yost202132.4%44.1%14.7%2.9%0.0%5.9%3.141
Staff Jaber202218.4%47.3%21.1%5.3%0.0%7.9%2.811
Abdelrahman Munther Kh Alsardi202238.9%30.6%22.3%5.6%2.8%0.0%3.011
Staff Batool201230.6%49.0%18.3%2.0%0.0%0.0%2.981
Cruzatty Staff Zambrano202112.5%50.0%25.1%5.0%2.5%5.0%2.651
Kathryn A Gunberg201125.0%46.2%21.2%3.8%3.8%0.0%2.781
Colom Alba Yerro202432.2%44.0%15.4%4.0%3.1%1.3%2.9711
Haoran Wei202335.0%50.0%10.0%2.5%2.5%0.0%3.071
Qishen Huang20197.3%46.3%39.1%4.9%2.4%0.0%2.571
Jianfeng Wang200716.9%22.0%42.4%16.9%1.7%0.0%2.411
Reihaneh Hosseini202430.2%23.6%28.4%9.4%6.6%1.7%2.622
Marte S Gutierrez200616.8%55.9%23.8%3.0%0.5%0.0%2.873
Berge Staff Vanden201329.7%50.1%15.7%4.7%0.0%0.0%3.041

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