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Dept     : CIVIL
Sem      : 5
Regul    : 2019
Faculty : Mr. P.S.Venkatanarayanan
phone  : NIL
E-mail  : venkat.s.civil@snsct.org
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Syllabus

UNIT
1
INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS

Nature of Soil - Problems with soil - phase relation - sieve analysis - sedimentation analysis – Atterberg limits - classification for engineering purposes - BIS Classification system –GI Index- Soil compaction - factors affecting compaction – field compaction methods and monitoring.

UNIT
2
SOIL WATER AND WATER FLOW

Soil water – Various forms – Capillary rise – Suction – Total, neutral and effective stress distribution in soil-Permeability – Darcy’s Law- Permeability measurement in the laboratory – quick sand condition - Seepage – Laplace Equation - Introduction to flow nets –properties and uses-Application to simple problems.

UNIT
3
STRESS DISTRIBUTION, COMPRESSIBILITY AND SETTLEMENT

Stress distribution in soil media – Boussinesque’s formula – stress due to line load and Circular and rectangular loaded area - Use of influence charts-Westerguard’s equation for point load - Components of settlement - Immediate and consolidation settlement - Terzaghi's one dimensional consolidation theory - laboratory consolidation test – Field consolidation curve – NC and OC clays - problems on final and time rate of consolidation

UNIT
4
SHEAR STRENGTH

Shear strength of cohesive and cohesion less soils - Mohr - Coulomb failure theory - Strength parameters - Measurement of shear strength, direct shear, Triaxial compression, UCC and Vane shear tests –Types of shear tests based on drainage and their applicability - Drained and undrained behavior of clay and sand – Stress path for conventional triaxial test.

UNIT
5
SLOPE STABILITY

Slope failure mechanisms - Modes - Infinite slopes - Finite slopes – Total and effective stress analysis - Stability analysis for purely cohesive and C- soils - Method of slices – Modified Bishop’s method - Friction circle method - Stability number – Problems - Slope protection measures..

Reference Book:

McCarthy, D.F., “Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics”. Prentice-Hall, 2006. Coduto, D.P., “Geotechnical Engineering – Principles and Practices”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2010. Braja M Das, “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering”, Cengage Learning India Private Limited, 8th Edition, 2014. Palanikumar.M., “Soil Mechanics”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, Learning Private Limited Delhi, 2013. Venkatramaiah.C., “Geotechnical Engineering”, New Age International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2017.

Text Book:

1. Punmia B.C, “SoilMechanics and Foundations”,Laximi Publications Pvt.Ltd, NewDelhi,2017. 2. Gopal Ranjan and Rao A.S.R, “Basic and Applied soil Mechanics”, New Age International Publishers, NewDelhi,2013.