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FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Design  -  CEG 4801 Assignments, Laboratory Reports, Exams and Projects Fall 2009

By: Kamal Tawfiq, Ph.D., P.E.

Task	Required	Comments	Due Date
HOMEWORK # 1 Review	Stress-Distribution Solve Problems 9.11, 9.16, 9.20, 9.21 Solution	Example for stress distribution under embankment Notice the change in the due date	9/3/2009 moved to 9/8/2009
Quiz # 1	Phase Diagram and Relative Density		9/1/2009
Quiz # 2	USDA Soil Classification System	See online example at http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~tawfiq/geotech/USDA.pdf	9/8/2009
HOMEWORK # 2 Soil Strength	Shear Strength Solve Problems 11.1, 11.3, 11.7, 11.10, 11.21, 1.22 Solution	HW# 1 and 2 are due 9/8/2009	9/8/2009
HOMEWORK # 3 Earth Pressure	Solve the Following Problems 12.5, 12.14, 12.15, 12.17, 12.26a, 12.27a Solution	H.W # 3	9/22/2009
Exam # 1	Exam Examples on Retaining wall Design	Review chapter 9, 11, 12, and Retaining Wall Design	10/1/2009
Term Project # 1	Retaining Wall Design	First Project	Phase 1 10/6/2009 Phase 2& Final Report 10/20/2009
Term Project # 2	MSE Wall Design	How to design	10/27/2009
HOMEWORK # 4 Slope Stability Infinite & finite failure	Solve the circled problems		10/29/2009
Project # 3	Slope Stability	Download PCSTABL	11/20/2009
HOMEWORK # 5 Foundation Design
Exam # 2