[vc_row el_class=”inner-body-content” css=”.vc_custom_1667207947899{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Pre-requisite(s)” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1667207936863{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]None[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Recommended Book(s)” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Basic Soil Mechanics, Whitlow R., Latest Edition[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Reference Book(s)” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Geotechnical Engineering, Donald P. Coduto[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE OBJECTIVES” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]1. Have the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to understand the measurement techniques and equipment used in soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

2. To enable students to understand theory and practice of soil mechanics.

3. To enable students to solve soil related problems.

4. To develop skills to use modern soil mechanics equipments.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]CLO:1 Gain the ability to identify the natural processes occurring on surface of earth.

CLO:2 Gain a basic understanding of fundamentals of soil behavior and soil classification systems.

CLO:3 Gain the ability to solve a range of soil related problems, especially those involving water flow and soil settlement.

CLO:4 Gain the ability to use modern soil mechanics equipment and soil investigation procedures.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE CONTENTS” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Introduction” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]

• Applications of soil mechanics in engineering practice
• Types of soils and their properties
• Formation of soils

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Index Properties Of Soil” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]

• Weight-volume relationships
• Plasticity of soil
• Structure of soil

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• Important classification of soil
• Grain size distribution by sieve analysis
• Hydrometric analysis
• Atterberg’s limits
• Classification systems

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Permeability In Soils” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]

• Darcy’s law
• Factors affecting permeability
• Laboratory and field determination of permeability

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• Introduction to equipotential lines
• Introduction to flow nets
• Estimation of seepage quantity and gradients

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• Geostatic stresses
• Total stresses and pore pressure
• Columb’s law
• Shear strength of cohesive and non-cohesive soils
• Laboratory and field tests for determination of shear strength

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• Mechanism, moisture density relationship
• Compaction standards
• Factors affecting compaction
• Field control and measurement of in-situ density
• Field compaction equipment
• Relative density

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CLO’s	CLO-1 (Natural Processes on Earth’s Surface)	CLO-2 (Soil Classification Systems)	CLO-3  (Solution of Soil Problems )	CLO-4  (Equipment Usage)
PLO’s
PLO-1 (Engineering Knowledge)	√	√		√
PLO-2 (Problem Analysis)			√
PLO-3 (Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO-4 (Investigation)
PLO-5 (Modern Tool Usage)
PLO-6 (The Engineer and Society)
PLO-7 (Environment and Sustainability)
PLO-8 (Ethics)
PLO-9 (Individual and Team work)
PLO-10 (Communication)
PLO-11 (Project Management)
PLO-12 (Lifelong Learning)

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CLOs	CLO:1	CLO:2	CLO:3	CLO:4
Assessment Modules
Assignments (20-25%)			√
Quizzes (15-20%)	√	√	√
Midterm Exam (20%)	√	√
Final Exam (40-45%)	√	√	√	√

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