Soil Engineering for Non-Soils Engineers

This acclaimed short course for non-engineers and technicians will be given June 9-10, 2005 in Las Vegas Nevada by The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering. Designed for construction personnel, architects and landscape architects, technicians and inspectors, etc., the basic, non-mathematical practical course will teach ways to solve soil problems and better understand soil behavior. Topics covered include basic soil concepts, importance of water in soils, effective stress and shear strength, horizontal and vertical stresses, lateral pressures on walls and trenches, soil compression, compaction and mechanical stabilization, construction of earthworks, slope stability and landslides, borings and soil reports and geosynthetically reinforced soils. For more information visit https://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webG696.