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Soil Mechanics
Soil mechanics – introduction
Soil Formation and Type of Soil
soil phase diagram
water content – moisture content
void ratio
porosity
Degree of saturation
Air Content and Percentage Air Voids
Unit Weight of Soil
Specific Gravity of Solids
Important Relationships between properties of soil
Water content Determination – Oven Drying Method
Water content Determination – Pycnometer Method
Water content Determination – Sand bath Method
Water content Determination – Rapid Moisture Meter Method
Specific Gravity Determination – pycnometer Method
Unit Weight Determination – Core Cutter Method
Unit Weight Determination – Sand Replacement Method
Unit Weight Determination – Water Displacement Method
Index Properties of soils
Soil Grain Shape
Particle size Analysis – Soil Grain Size Distribution
Sieve Analysis
Sedimentation Analysis – stokes law
Sedimentation Analysis – Pipette Method
Sedimentation Analysis – Hydrometer Method
Particle Size Distribution Curve
Relative Density of Soil
Consistency of Soil and Atterberg Limits
Liquid Limit – Casagrande Method
Liquid Limit – Cone Penetration Method
Plasticity and Plastic State and Plastic limit of soil and its determination
Shrinkage Limit and Semi-solid State of Soil
Plasticity index of Soil
Consistency Index of Soil
Liquidity Index of Soil
Shrinkage Ratio of Soil
Flow index of Soil
Sensitivity of soil
Thixotropy of soil
Activity of Soil
Soil Classification System
Field Identification of Soil
Soil Mineralogy – Clay Mineralogy
Types of soil structure
Soil Permeability
Constant Head Permeability Test
Falling head – Variable Head Permeability Method
Unconfined Aquifer – Permeability of soil – Field test
Confined Aquifer – Permeability of soil – Field test
Permeability of Stratified Soils
Factors Affecting Permeability of Soil
Effective Stress Principle
Effect of Water Table on Effective Stress
Effect Of Surcharge On Effective Stress
Capillary Rise in Soils
Effect of Capillary Rise of Water on Effective Stress
seepage pressure and Quicksand
Flow Net
Piping Failure in Hydraulic Structures
Earth Dam – Introduction, types and calculation of seepage through it
Shape of Phreatic Line in Earth Dam without Filter
Flow Net in Anisotropic Soil
Flow net deflection at the junction of two soil masses
compaction of soil
Standard Proctor Test
Modified Proctor Test
bulking of sand
factors affecting compaction of soil
Compaction Equipments and Methods of Compaction of Soil in the Field
Settlement of Soil
terzaghi spring analogy and mechanics of consolidation
Consolidation Test and Time Settlement Curve
Compression Index and Coefficient of Compressibility and Void ratio vs Effective Stress Curve
Normally Consolidated Soil and Overconsolidated Soil
Stress History of Soil
Determination of Preconsolidation Stress
Coefficient of Volume Compressibility
Terzaghi Theory of Consolidation
Calculation of Consolidation Settlement in Soil Deposits
Shear Strength of Soil and Mohr-Coulomb Theory
Direct Shear Test
Triaxial Shear Test
Types of Slope Failure
Rankine Theory of Earth Pressure
Types of Foundations
Modes of Shear Failure
The Plate Load Test
Standard Penetration Test Simplified
Bearing Capacity Explained: Net, Gross, Safe & Allowable in Simple Terms
Bearing Capacity of Soil EXPLAINED: Terzaghi, Meyerhof, Hansen, Vesic, Skempton & IS Code
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