Academics Course

Course Details

1 Title of the course
(L-T-P-C)		 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
(0-0-3-3)
2 Pre-requisite courses(s)
3 Course content 1. Index properties of soils
a. Determination of moisture content
b. Determination of specific gravity
c. Grain size analysis
d. Determination of consistency limits
e. Determination of relative density
f. Determination of field density

2.Engineering Properties of soils
a. Determination of the coefficient of permeability of a soil 
b.  Determination of the relationship between the moisture content and density of soils
c. Determining the settlement due to primary consolidation
d. Measurement of undrained shear strength of cohesive soils having low shear strength (less than 30 kPa) for which triaxial or unconfined tests cannot be performed
e. Measurement of shear strength of soils on a predefined shear plane
f. Determination unconfined compressive strength of soils
g. Determination of shear strength of soils
h. Determination of Soil Suction
i. Determination of CBR (California Bearing Ratio)
j. Determination of swelling potential of soils

3. In-situ Properties of soils
a. Determination of bearing capacity of a soil using plate load test
b. Determination of in-situ shear strength of soils
c. Determination of in-situ unconfined compressive strength
d. To measure material’s in-situ resistance to penetration.
4 Texts/References
  1. Head K.H. and Epps R. J. (2006). Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing vol I, 3rd Edition, Whittles Publishing.
  2. Head K.H. and Epps R. J. (2011). Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing vol II, 3rd Edition, Whittles Publishing.
  3. Head K.H. and Epps R. J. (2014). Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing vol III, 3rd Edition, Whittles Publishing.
  4. Das B.M. (2022). Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, 10th Ed., London, OUP USA.

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