ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (AUTONOMOUS) III Year B.Tech. CIVIL - I Sem L T / P / D C 3 1 3 (A55004) SOIL MECHANICS Course Objectives: To provide the knowledge of soil formation and the properties of various soils. To provide the knowledge load bearing capacity of various soils and the effect of seepage and permeability on soils To impart the knowledge of methods of improving the load bearing capacity of the soils. Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, it is expected that the students will be able to, Understand the soil formation, the effect of permeability and seepage on Know the methods of tests conducting on soils Know the lab tests and field tests on soils. Know the methods of improving the load bearing capacity on various soils UNIT I Soil formation soil structure and clay mineralogy Adsorbed water INTRODUCTION: – – – volume relationship Relative density. – PROPERTIES OF SOILS: Grain size analysis Sieve and Hydrometer methods – – consistency limits and indices I.S. Classification of soils – UNIT II PERMEABILITY: Soil water capillary rise flow of water through soils Darcy’s – – – Factors affecting laboratory determination of coefficient of permeability – – – Permeability of layered soils Insitu permeability tests (Pumping in & pumping out test) – EFFECTIVE STRESS & SEEPAGE THROUGH SOILS: Total, neutral and effective stresses – principle of effective stress - quick sand condition Seepage through soils Flownets: Characteristics – – and Uses. UNIT III SOIL EXPLORATION: need methods of soil exploration boring and sampling methods – – – penetration tests plate load test pressure meter planning of programmed and preparation of – – – investigation report. STABILITY: Infinite and finite earth slopes types of failures factor of safety of infinite – – slopes stability analysis by Swedish arc method, standard method of slices, Bishop’s simplified – method Taylor’s stability number stability slopes of earth dams under different conditions. – – UNIT IV COMPACTION: Mechanism of compaction factors affecting compaction effects of compaction – – on soil properties. Field compaction Equipment compaction quality control. – –
ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS (AUTONOMOUS) III Year B.Tech. CIVIL - I Sem L T / P / D C 3 1 3 (A55004) SOIL MECHANICS Course Objectives: To provide the knowledge of soil formation and the properties of various soils. To provide the knowledge load bearing capacity of various soils and the effect of seepage and permeability on soils To impart the knowledge of methods of improving the load bearing capacity of the soils. Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, it is expected that the students will be able to, Understand the soil formation, the effect of permeability and seepage on Know the methods of tests conducting on soils Know the lab tests and field tests on soils. Know the methods of improving the load bearing capacity on various soils UNIT I INTRODUCTION: Soil formation – soil structure and clay mineralogy – Adsorbed water – relationship – Relative density. PROPERTIES OF SOILS: Grain size analysis – Sieve and Hydrometer methods – consistency limits and indices – I.S. Classification of soils UNIT II PERMEABILITY: Soil water – capillary rise – flow of water through soils – Darcy’s – Factors affecting – laboratory determination of coefficient of permeability – Permeability of layered soils – Insitu permeability tests (Pumping in & pumping out test) EFFECTIVE STRESS & SEEPAGE THROUGH SOILS: Total, neutral and effective stresses – principle of effective stress - quick sand condition – Seepage through soils – Flownets: Characteristics and Uses. UNIT III SOIL EXPLORATION: need – methods of soil exploration – boring and sampling methods – penetration tests – plate load test – pressure meter – planning of programmed and preparation of investigation report. STABILITY: Infinite and finite earth slopes – types of failures – factor of safety of infinite slopes – stability analysis by Swedish arc method, standard method of slices, Bishop’s simplified method – Taylor’s stability number – stability slopes of earth dams under different conditions. UNIT IV COMPACTION: Mechanism of compaction – factors affecting compaction – effects of compaction on soil properties. – Field compaction Equipment – compaction quality control. volume
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