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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Course Info
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CVEN 5758
Foundations on Expansive Soils
Expansive soils swell upon wetting because of the swelling nature of constituent clay minerals, particularly montmorillonite. This course studies swelling nature of different clay minerals, effects of wetting, swelling potential, swelling pressures, and design of different foundation systems
Units: 3.0
Hours: 3 to 3
Prerequisites:
CVEN 4738 - Intermediate Foundation Engineering