CIVE 4542 — Foundation Engineering and Design
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springBostonTraditional
Focuses on subsurface field investigation, soil-bearing capacity determination, settlement estimation, design of shallow foundations and pile foundations, and design of retaining walls. Includes project component.
Prerequisites
- all of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 35% | 26.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 76% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 81% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 50% | 20.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 50% | 15.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 75% | 10.0 |
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 37% · T 27% · W 12% · Th 24% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (37% of sections), T (27% of sections), R (24% of sections), W (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Craig Shillaber (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- 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 4542 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app