SOIL MECHANICS – II
PAPER CODE: CE 601
Compaction of Soil :- Principles of Compaction, IS Light & Heavy Compaction Test, Field Compaction Equipments, Various methods of field Compaction Control, CBR Test (Soaked, Un-soaked & Field ) as per IS recommendation.
Compressibility & Consolidation of Soil :- Terzaghi’s Theory of One Dimensional Consolidation, Compressibility characteristics of Soils, Compression Index, Coefficient of Compressibility & Volume change, Coefficient of Consolidation, Degree & rate of Consolidation, Consolidemeter & Laboratory One Dimensional Consolidation Test as per latest IS Code, Determination of Consolidation Parameters under Consolidated, Normally Consolidated & Over Consolidated Soil, Secondary Consolidation.
Shear Strength of Soil :- Basic Concept of Shear Resistance & Shear Strength of Soil, Mohr- Columb’s Theory, Determination of Shear Parameter of Soil- Stress Controlled & Strain Controlled Test, Laboratory Determination of Soil Shear Parameter- Direct Shear, Tri-axial Test, Unconfined Compression, Vane Shear Test as per Relevant IS Codes, Stress- Strain Relationship of Clays & Sands, Concept of Critical Void Ratio.
Earth Pressure Theories :- Plastic equilibrium of soil , Earth pressure at rest , Active & passive Earth pressure , Rankin’s&Coulombs earth pressure theories , wedge method of analysis , estimation of earth pressure by graphical construction ( colmann Method).
Retaining Wall & sheet pite structures: Proportions of retaining walls, stability checks , cantilever and anchored sheet piles , free earth and fixed earth method of analysis of anchored bulk heads , coffer dam structures types and suitability.
Stability of slopes : Analysis of finite and infinite slopes , swedish And friction circle method, Taglor’s stability number , Bishop’s method of stability analysis stability consideration of Earthen dams.
References:
- Principles of Geotechnical By B.M. Das (Thomson)
- Principles of soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering by VNS Moorthy(UBS Publication)
- Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engg. By B.C. Punnia (Luxmi Publication)
- Soil Mechanics – by T.W. Lambe & R.V. Whitman(WEL)
- SP-36 (Part-I & Part-II)
- Basic & Applied Soil Mechanics
- By Gopal Ranjan & A.S.R. Rao (Wiley Easter Ltd.)
