GEOTECHNICAL COURSE OUTLINE OF DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES

MUHAMMAD UMAIR FAROOQ CE 26/2012-13

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES:

UCLA Engineering University University Of Massachusetts Amherst University Of California, Berkeley The University Of Auckland University Of Pretoria Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University Trinity College Dublin

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES:

Nust Institute Of Civil Engineering University Of Illinois Utah State University, USA

UCLA Engineering University

Advanced Soil Mechanics: Consolidation and settlement analysis. Shear strength of granular and cohesive soils. In situ and laboratory methods for soil property evaluation. Advanced Foundation Engineering: Stress distribution. Bearing capacity and settlement of shallow foundations, including spread footings and mats. Performance of driven pile and drilled shaft foundations under vertical and lateral loading. Construction considerations.

UCLA Engineering University

Soil Dynamics: Fundamentals of theoretical soil dynamics: response of a sliding block-on-a-plane to cyclic earthquake loads, application of theories of single degree-of-freedom (DOF) system, multiple DOF system Fundamentals of cyclic soil behavior: stress-strain-pore water pressure behavior, shear moduli and damping, cyclic settlement and concept of volumetric cyclic threshold shear strain. Earth Retaining Structures: Basic concepts of theory of earth pressures behind retaining structures, with special application to design of retaining walls, bulkheads, sheet piles and excavation bracing. Effects of flexibility, creep in soils, and construction techniques on the stability of bulkheads and sheet piles.

UCLA Engineering University

Advanced Cyclic and Soil Behavior: Relationships between stress, strain, pore water pressure and volume change in the range of very small and large strains. Concept of normalized static and cyclic soil behavior. Cyclic degradation and liquefaction of saturated soils. Cyclic settlement of partially saturated and dry soils. Earthquake Engineering: Analysis of earthquake ground motions including seismic source modeling, travel path effects, and site response effects. Soil liquefaction. Seismic slope stability.

UCLA Engineering University

Geoenvironmental Engineering: The field of geo-environmental engineering involves the application of geotechnical principles to environmental problems. Environmental regulations, waste characterization, geosynthetics, solid waste landfills, subsurface barrier walls, and disposal of high water content materials. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering: Introduction to the basic concepts of computer modeling of soils using the Finite Element Method, and to constitutive modeling based on elasticity and plasticity theories. Special emphasis on numerical applications and identifying modeling concerns such as instability, bifurcation, nonexistence, and non-uniqueness of solutions. Advanced Soil Mechanics Laboratory: Lectures and laboratory studies covering more advanced aspects of the laboratory determination of soil properties and their application to design.

University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Courses typically consist of: Shear Strength and Soil Behavior (4 credits) Geotechnical Material Testing (4 credits) Advanced Foundation Engineering (4 credits) In Situ Testing in Geotechnical Engineering (4 credits) Geosciences Elective: One Geoscience Course (examples include: Hydrogeology, Geomorphology, Glacial Geology, etc.)

University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Additional Electives: Additional credit hours of additional graduate level coursework in Geotechnical Engineering or other related field as approved by your academic advisor. Plus Thesis and Seminar: Six credit hours of Master's Research Project One credit hour of Geotechnical Seminar.

University Of California, Berkeley

Offered Courses: Advanced Geomechanics Sensors and Signal Interpretation Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics Advanced GeoEngineering Testing and Design Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Hazard Analysis and Design Ground Motions

University Of California, Berkeley

Offered Courses: Advanced Foundation Engineering Engineering Geology Seismic Methods in Applied Geophysics Digital Data Processing Advanced Topics in Geotechnical Engineering Geo-engineering Seminar

The University Of Auckland

Core courses: Experimental Geotechnical Engineering Computational Geotechnical Engineering Elective courses: Engineering Geological Mapping Geological Hazards Analysis Techniques in Engineering Geology Hydrogeology

The University Of Auckland

Elective courses: Earhquake Engineering Foundation Engineering Slope Engineering Rock Mechanics and Excavation Engineering Soil Behaviour Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Modelling Advanced Mathematical Modelling Risk, LCA and Sustainability

The University Of Auckland

Elective courses: Earhquake Engineering Foundation Engineering Slope Engineering Rock Mechanics and Excavation Engineering Soil Behaviour Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Modelling Advanced Mathematical Modelling Risk, LCA and Sustainability

University Of Pretoria
Courses: Advanced Soil Mechanics Soil Behaviors Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Engineering Geology Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering

University Of Pretoria
Courses: Earthquake engineering Bridges Geomechanics of failure Groundwater and environmental sciences Numerical models in geotechnical engineering Geotechnical design and construction

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Course Number & Course Name: CEE 3514 CEE 4514 CEE 4534 CEE 4544 CEE 4554 CEE 5504 CEE 5514 CEE 5524 Introduction to Geotechnical. Methods in Geotechnical. Earth Pressures and Foundation. Geotechnics for Land Development Natural Disaster. Risk Analysis in Geotechnical. Soil. Advanced Soil Testing for Engineering.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Course Number & Course Name: CEE 5544 CEE 5554 CEE 5564 CEE 5574 CEE 5584 CEE 5594 CEE 6504 Foundation Engineering. Soil and Site Investigation. Seepage and Earth. Environmental. Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake. Geological. Theoretical Soil Mechanics.

Trinity College Dublin

Structural & Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Engineering (5 ECTS) Advanced Structural Analysis (5 ECTS) Wind and Earthquake Engineering (5 ECTS) Bridge Engineering (5 ECTS) Advanced Concrete Technology (5 ECTS) Soil-Structure Interaction (5 ECTS) A Unified Theory of Structures (5 ECTS) Concrete Durability and Sustainability (5 ECTS) Advanced Theory of Structures (5 ECTS)

Nust Institute Of Civil Engineering

Geotechnical engineering: Soil and Site Improvement. Geo-Environments. Restructuring and Re-organizations and Institutions. Monitoring and Review of Construction Projects. Rain Water Harvesting. Stability of Rock Structures Stability of Slopes(Earth, Rock) Design of Retaining of Structures/ Earth filled Dams.

Nust Institute Of Civil Engineering

Geotechnical engineering: Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations. Pavement Design and Analysis. Computer Aided Designs in Civil Engineering Slope of Stability

University Of Illinois
Geotechnical Engineering program: Deep excavations. Earthquake engineering. Numerical modeling. Static and dynamic Soil-structure interaction. Engineering properties, construction problems, and ground modification technology in soft clays and silts, stiff clays and soft rocks, and granular materials. Soil-structure interaction.

University Of Illinois
Geotechnical Engineering program: Reliability-based design. Mechanically stabilized earth and earth support systems. Ground improvement methods and their effect on structures. Soil liquefaction during earthquakes. The static and seismic stability of natural and excavated slopes.

Utah State University, USA

Design and analyze: foundations, excavations, retaining walls, slopes, dikes, dams, levees. It also predict behavior of soil and rock during earthquake shaking. The graduate curriculum covers the theoretical behavior of soil, laboratory and field experimental methods, and current design practices.

Summary
The above mentioned courses of 10 different universities covers the whole structure of geotechnical engineering. Whereas, the course content of NED university contains almost the all coerses of geotechnical engineering. However, in my opinion, the course content should contain the topic of wind and earthquake engineering and bridge engineering (as taught in Trinity College Dublin) and seminar should also be conducted as it is conducted in University Of Massachusetts Amherst and University Of California, Berkeley.