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Course content |
- Introduction: Soil formation- Major soil deposits of India. Basic Definitions and Relationships: 3-phase soil system, Volumetric relationships, and weight - volume relationships. Determination of Index Properties: Water content, Specific gravity, Grain size distribution by sieve and hydrometer analysis, Relative density, Atterberg limits and indices. Classification of Soils: Classification of soil systems – Particle size classification, Textural classification, AASHTO classification, Unified soil classification and Indian soil classification- Field identification of soils.
- Soil-Water: Types of soil water, Capillarity in soils, Permeability of soils, Darcy’s law, Determination of permeability of soils, Permeability of stratified soils, Field permeability determination, Seepage velocity, Absolute coefficient of permeability, Factors affecting permeability- Effective stress principle- Effective stress under different field conditions- Seepage Pressure-Flow nets, Quicksand condition.
- Shear Strength: Definition and use of shear strength - Source of shear strength Normal and Shear stresses on a plane – Mohr’s stress circle- Mohr-Coulomb failure theory- Measurement of shear strength, Drainage conditions -Direct shear test, Triaxial shear test, Office of Dean (Academic Programme), IIT Dharwad Assigned Course-Code: New Course Approval Form version 1.4 Page 21 of 115 Last updated: 13/01/2022 Unconfined compression test and vane shear test – Factors affecting shear strength of granular soils and cohesive soils. Skempton’s pore pressure parameters. Introduction to stress paths.
- Stability of Soil Slopes: Types of slopes – Types of slope failures – Slip circle method, Determination of centre of critical slip circle – Taylor’s stability charts and their use, Stabilization of soil slopes
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Texts/References |
- Ranjan G. and Rao A.S.R. (2016). Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Third edition, New Age International Pvt Ltd.
- Budhu M. (2016). Soil Mechanics and Foundations, India edition, Wiley.
- Venkataramaiah C. (2018). Geotechnical Engineering, Sixth edition, New Age International
- Murthy V.N.S., (2018). Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, CBS Publishers.
- Arora K.R. (2020). Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Standard Publishers Distributors
- Terzaghi K., Peck R.B. and Mesri G. (2009). Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, Third edition, Wiley India Pvt Ltd.
- Lambe T.W. and Whitman R.V. (2012). Soil Mechanics, Wiley India Pvt Ltd. 3. Powrie W. (2013). Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications, 3rd edition, CRC Press.
- Knappett J. and Craig R.F. (2019). Craig's Soil Mechanics, 9th edition, CRC Press.
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