Geol. 719 SOIL MECHANICS (3 C.H)
Introduction, geotechnical index properties of soil, classification systems for soil, atterberg limits and their laboratory determination, compaction and factors affecting compaction, laboratory and field determination, hydraulic properties of the soil and their determination, darcy’s law, laplace equation, flow nets properties and application, pressure bulbs, shear strength of soil and it’s determination, stability analysis for soil slopes, lateral earth pressure theories, ground water consideration in the soil engineering.
Books Recommended:
- Geotechnical engineering: Principles and practice by Couduto, D. P., 1999, Prentice hall.
- Principles of geotechnical engineering, 5th edition by Braja, M. D., 2001, Brooks / Cole.
- Soil Mechanics: Concepts and applications, 2nd edition, by Powrie, W., 2004, Taylor & Francis.
- Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and practices of soil mechanics