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References/Teaching Materials/
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Equipment
1 Introduction to soil mechanics Reference,

Course Notes

2 Application of elastic theory (Boussinesq) for determination of vertical Reference,
stress distribution in soils.
Course Notes
3 Reference,
Influence coefficients, Newmarks charts, determination of vertical
stress distribution for different loading conditions.
Course Notes

4 Reference,
Compressibility and settlement of soil.
Course Notes

5 Compressibility characteristics, oedometer tests, compression and Reference,
swelling index, coefficient of volume compressibility.
Course Notes
6 Reference,
Consolidation process, one – dimensional consolidation, coefficient of
consolidation.
Course Notes

7 Determination of magnitude and rate of consolidation, secondary Reference,
consolidation and methods of speeding up consolidation process
Course Notes
8 Reference,
Shear strength concept and applications, Mohr – Coulomb models.
Course Notes

9 Reference,
Shear box, triaxial tests and different types of test conditions.
Course Notes
10 Pore pressure parameters, undrained and drained shear strength Reference,
parameters, behaviour of soils (fine grained and course grained) during
shearing. Course Notes
11 Reference,
In-situ methods of shear strength determination and their advantages
and disadvantages.
Course Notes

12 Mechanisms and different of modes of slope failures, factors affecting Reference,
slope instability.
Course Notes
13 Safety factor, analyses of infinite slopes and circular failure surface, Reference,
Swedish and Bishop methods.
Course Notes

14 Modified Bishop methods, stability charts, examples of slope protection Reference,
and stabilization methods.
Course Notes
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