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SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COURSE DELIVERY PLAN - THEORY
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LP: CE 6405
Department of Civil Engineering
B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech : CIVIL
PG Specialisation
Rev. No: 0
Date: 27.01.2016
Regulation: 2013
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Sub. Code / Sub. Name : CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Unit
:I
Unit Syllabus: SOIL CLASSIFICATION AND COMPACTION 9
Nature of soil – phase relationships –Soil description and classification for engineering purposes, their
significance – Index properties of soils - BIS Classification system – Soil compaction – Theory,
comparison of laboratory and field compaction methods – Factors influencing compaction behavior of
soils.
Objective:
To impart knowledge on basic concepts about physical properties of soil.
Session
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Topics to be covered
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Nature of Soil
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Problems with soil
03
Phase relation
04
Sieve analysis – sedimentation analysis
05
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Aids
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Ref. 1.
Ch 2,3,4
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Pg. (13 – 109)
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Atterberg limits - classification for engineering purposes - BIS
Classification system
Ref 2. Ch1
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Soil compaction
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Ch. 2,3,4
07
Factors affecting compaction
08
Field compaction methods and monitoring
09
Problems/ Revisions
Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):
* Session duration: 50 minutes
(Pg. 1 – 14)
(Pg. 4 – 60)
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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Unit : II
Unit Syllabus : SOIL WATER AND WATER FLOW 9
Soil water – static pressure in water - Effective stress concepts in soils – capillary stress –
Permeability measurement in the laboratory and field pumping in pumping out tests – factors
influencing permeability of soils – Seepage – introduction to flow nets – Simple problems. (Sheet pile
and weir).
Objective:
To make the student understand the properties of soil water and water flow.
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Topics to be covered
10
Soil water – Various forms
12
Influence of clay minerals
13
Capillary rise – Suction –effective stress concepts in soil
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Ch 5,6
Pg. (111 – 167)
14
Total, neutral and effective stress distribution in soil
15
Darcy’s Law- Permeability measurement in the laboratory – quick
sand condition
16
Seepage –Laplace Equation - Introduction to flow nets
17
flow nets –properties and uses
18
Application to simple problems
Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):
* Session duration: 50 mins
Teaching
Aids
Ref 2.
Ch 2,3
(Pg. 15 – 31)
Ref. 3
Ch. 6,7,8
Pg. (72-136)
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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Unit : III
Unit Syllabus : STRESS DISTRIBUTION AND SETTLEMENT 9
Stress distribution - soil media – Boussinesq theory - Use of Newmarks influence chart – components
of settlement –– immediate and consolidation settlement – Terzaghi‟s one-dimensional consolidation
theory – computation of rate of settlement. - √t and log t methods– e-log p relationship - Factors
influencing compression behavior of soils.
Objective:
To impart knowledge of stress distribution and settlement in soil.
Session
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Topics to be covered
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Aids
19
Stress distribution in soil media – Boussinesque formula
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20
Stress due to line load and Circular and rectangular loaded area
- approximate methods
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Use of influence charts – Westergaard equation for point load
22
23
Components of settlement - Immediate and consolidation
settlement
Terzaghi's one dimensional consolidation theory – governing
differential equation
24
Laboratory consolidation test
25
Field consolidation curve
26
NC and OC clays
27
Problems on final and time rate of consolidation
Ref.1
Ch 6 , 7
Pg. (161 – 241)
Ref 2.
ch5,6
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(Pg. 49 – 95)
Ref 3
Ch. 9,10,11
(Pg. 137 – 200)
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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Unit : IV
Unit Syllabus: SHEAR STRENGTH 9
Shear strength of cohesive and cohesion less soils – Mohr – Coulomb failure theory – Measurement
of shear strength, direct shear – Triaxial compression, UCC and Vane shear tests – Pore pressure
parameters – cyclic mobility – Liquefaction.
Objective:
To impart knowledge on Engineering properties of soil.
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Topics to be covered
29
Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils
30
Mohr – Coulomb failure theory
31
Measurement of shear strength - direct shear
32
Measurement of shear strength - Triaxial compression
33
Measurement of shear strength - UCC and Vane shear tests
34
Pore pressure parameters
35
cyclic mobility
36
Liquefaction
Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):
* Session duration: 50 mins
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Ch 8
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Pg. (243 – 280)
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Ch4
(Pg. 33 – 48)
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Ch.
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Sub. Code / Sub. Name: CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Unit : V
Unit Syllabus : SLOPE STABILITY 9
Slope failure mechanisms – Types - infinite slopes – finite slopes – Total stress analysis for
saturated clay – Fellenius method - Friction circle method – Use of stability number - slope
protection measures.
Objective:
: To impart knowledge of stability of slopes.
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Topics to be covered
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Slope failure mechanisms - Modes - Infinite slopes
38
Slope failure mechanisms - Modes - Finite slopes
39
Total stress analysis for saturated clay
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Fellenius method
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Friction circle method - stability number
Pg. (139 – 158)
43
Slope protection measures
44
Problems summery
Ref. 3
Ch. 13
Pg. (236 -263)
45
Revisions
Content beyond syllabus covered (if any):
* Session duration: 50 mins
Teaching
Aids
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Ch 9
Pg. (282 – 329)
Ref. 2.
Ch 9
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Sub Code / Sub Name: CE 6405 – SOIL MECHANICS
Course Outcome 1:
Students learn the concepts about physical properties and their relationships in soil.
Course Outcome 2:
Students learn to analysis for the properties of soil water and water flow.
Course Outcome 3:
Course Outcome 4:
Course Outcome 5:
Students learn to analysis for stress distribution and settlement in soil.
Students learn to analysis and conduct experiments to find Engineering properties of soil.
Students learn to analysis and solve slope stability problems.
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A – Strong; B – Moderate; C - weak
REFERENCES:
1. Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering THIRD EDITION Braja M. Das
2. Problem Solving in Soil Mechanics A Aysen , A A Balkema Publishers
3. Geotechnical Engineering Prof. TN Ramamurthy Prof. TG Sitharam , S CHAND
Prepared by
Approved by
AJITH KUMAR S
Dr.E.RAVINDRANATH
AP
HOD
Signature
Name
Designation
Date
27.01.2015
Remarks *:
* If the same lesson plan is followed in the subsequent semester/year it should be mentioned
and signed by the Faculty and the HOD
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