CE-701 Geotechnical Engg Notes
5 notes for Geotechnical Engg, unit by unit.
Notes for CE-701
- Unit 1 · Short notes INTRODUCTION, INDEX PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF SOILS Definition and scope of soil mechanics · Origin of soil · Formation of soil · Clay minerals · Soil structure · Three‑phase soil system
- Unit 2 · Short notes PERMEABILITY, EFFECTIVE STRESS AND SEEPAGE THROUGH SOILS Types of soil water · Capillarity in soils · Flow of water through soils · Darcy’s law · Permeability of soils · Factors affecting permeability
- Unit 3 · Short notes STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS AND COMPACTION Boussinesq’s theory for point load · Westergaard’s theory for point load · Uniformly loaded circular areas · Uniformly loaded rectangular areas · Pressure bulb concept · Variation of vertical stress under point load (vertical plane)
- Unit 4 · Short notes CONSOLIDATION Types of compressibility · Spring analogy for consolidation · Immediate settlement · Primary consolidation · Secondary consolidation · Stress history of clays
- Unit 5 · Short notes SHEAR STRENGTH & STABILIZATION OF SOILS Definition and importance of shear strength · Mohr’s failure theory · Coulomb’s failure theory · Mohr’s stress circles · Direct shear test · Unconfined compression test
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