CIVE 2340 — Geotechnical Engineering
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Focuses on the formation, composition, and classification of soil for engineering purposes; soil-water phase relations; water in soil; seepage; stresses in soil; consolidation theory; strength properties of soils; and the basics of geoenvironmental engineering.
Prerequisites
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 25 | 63 | 40% | 38.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 37 | 65 | 57% | 28.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 42 | 63 | 67% | 21.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 57 | 65 | 88% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 49 | 54 | 91% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 63 | 65 | 97% | 2.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 15% · T 25% · W 68% · Th 38% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (52% of sections), R (23% of sections), MTWR (15% of sections), T (9% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Craig Shillaber (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Craig Shillaber (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Craig Shillaber (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list CIVE 2340 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app