APSC 151 Lecture Notes - Milankovitch Cycles, Anthropogenic Hazard, Surface Charge

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Engineering: an art, use and convenience of people, great sources of power in nature. Lab 1: geology and highway construction: modeling of the system. Data collection and testing (site investigation: phase 1 of site investigation: assessment of pre-existing data, phase 2 of site investigation: collecting new data, modeling the proposed design solution: Use a prototype (i. e. computer models; maps; blueprints; physical models) this iterative process of design modeling will continue until you run out of time and money. Bottom layer (supporting structure) is called the subgrade: cut section: Only if soil is suitable a flat road-bed is cut into the ground and natural basement soil acts as the subgrade for the successive layers: fill section: If soil is unsuitable, then a suitable material is trucked in to fill the road area with a raised platform to act as a subgrade.

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