Geol.852 ADVANCE SOIL MECHANICS (3C.H)
Effective stress, total and pore-water pressure analysis, failure criterion for soils and stress distributions in elastic and continuous media, shear strength and deformation of different soils, shear strength measurement and interpretation: Direct shear, tri-axial, unconfined, vane shear tests, stress-strain behavior of clays, significance of groundwater in soils, slope failures and their mechanism, slope strengthening techniques, consolidation and its measurement, types of consolidations, settlement analysis, evaluation of geotechnical scenarios, construction problems related to soil, soil improvement techniques.
- Books Recommended:
- Fundamental of soil behavior by James, M.K. and Kenichi, S., 2005. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Soil mechanics in engineering practice by Terzaghi, K., Ralph, P.B. and Mesri, G., 1996. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
- Soil mechanics of unsaturated soils by Fredlund, D.G. and Rahardjo, H., 1993. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
- Soil mechanics laboratory manual by Baraja M. D., 2008. 7th edition, Oxford University.