Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics
Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics
Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
Soil Mechanics Books
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Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics | Unsaturated Soil Mechanics |
Soil Strength and Slope Stability |
Soil Engineering: Testing, Design, and Remediation |
Soil Mechanics : Basic Concepts ang Engineering Applications |
Problem Solving in Soil Mechanics |
The Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils & Foundations | Craig's Soil Mechanics |
Soil Behaviour in Earthquake Geotechnics |
Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils |
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| Basic soil Properties: Weight – volume relations – Grain-size analysis – Clay minerals – Cohesive soil consistency – Soil classification. Compaction: Compaction theory – Proctor tests – In-situ Compaction – Field density tests. Permeability: Darci’s Law – Layered-soil permeability – Laboratory tests – Field tests. Effective stresses: Total and effective stresses – Change in total stresses – Partially saturated soil – Soil absorption. Shearing resistance: Failure modes – Granular soil shearing resistance – Critical void ratio – Cohesive soil shearing resistance – Sensitivity and in-homogeneity in clay – Laboratory tests: Direct shear – Tri-axial – Unconfined Compression – Laboratory vane shear – Field tests: Standard, static and dynamic penetration – Vane shear. Laboratory tests: Unit weight – Water content – Specific Gravity – Atterburg limits – Compaction – Permeability – Shear resistance (Direct shear – Unconfined compression – Laboratory vane shear). Seepage: Theory – Flow net – mathematical model – Numerical analysis – In-homogeneous soil – Non-isotropic soil – Dykes and Dams – Seepage forces. Lateral Earth pressure: Active, at-rest and passive earth pressure – Rankin’s theory – General wedge theory – Coulumb’s theory – Lateral pressure due to surface loads. Slope Stability: Dry and saturated slopes – Seepage conditions – Stability analysis for cohesive soil – Stability analysis for general soil – Slope construction – Stability improvement. Stresses under surface loads: Theory of elasticity – Stress distribution under: Concentrated, line and uniform loads on strip, rectangular and circular area – Newmark’s chart – Pressure bulb – Effect of stratification. Compressibility and consolidation: Compressibility properties – Odometer test – Terzaghi’s consolidation theory – Settlement due to consolidation – Degree of Consolidation – Secondary Consolidation – Coefficient of consolidation. Site Investigation: Exploration program – Sampling – Ground water – Boring log – Soil report – Field tests Slope Stability in drained and un-drained conditions – Dewatering: surface dewatering – Well-point system – Shallow wells – Deep wells – Multi-stage dewatering – Settlement due to dewatering – Filter design – Charge wells – Pumping test. Compressibility and consolidation: Bi-axial consolidation – Vertical drains. Measurement tools and field testing: Purpose – Inclinometers – Settlement and swelling points – Observation wells – In-situ internal water pressure meters – Plate-loading test – Static and dynamic penetration tests – Piezocone – Pressure-meter – Dilatometer. Soil Improvement: Dynamic compaction – Deep compaction – Injection – Sand and lime piles – Soil replacement – Soil reinforcement |
