Bihar Engineering University, Bihar, Civil Engineering Semester 6, Geotechnical Engineering -II Syllabus

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Unit - 1 Consolidation of Soil

1.1 Define Consolidation

1.2 Comparison between compaction and consolidation

1.3 Stages of consolidation of soil

1.4 Mechanics of Consolidation

1.5 Terzaghi’s One Dimensional Consolidation using Spring Analogy

1.6 Interpretation of consolidation test result

1.7 Results and Parameters derived from the Oedometer Test

1.8 Determination of Coefficient of Consolidation CV

1.9 The total settlement consists of three components

Unit - 2 Shear Strength

2.1 Describe Mohr circle

2.2 Characteristics of Mohr circle

2.3 Mohr’s Circle Mutually Perpendicular Stresses Tensile and compressive

2.4 MohrCoulomb Theory

2.5 Different Types of Shear Tests and Drainage Conditions

2.6 Direct Shear Test on Soil

2.7 Triaxial Compression Test

2.8 Unconsolidated Undrained UU Test

2.9 Consolidated Undrained CU Test

2.10 Consolidated Drained CD Test

2.11 Pore Pressure

2.12 Vane Shear Test

2.13 SIGNIFICANCE OF SHEAR SREGNTH OF SOIL

Unit - 3 Stability of Slopes

3.1 What is slope stability

3.2 Types of slopes

3.3 Types of slopes According to extent

3.4 Analysis of finite and infinite slopes

3.5 Friction Circle Method

3.6 Factors of Safety

3.7 Stability Analysis of Finite Slopes Using the Swedish Circle Method

3.8 Friction Circle Method

3.9 Forces Acting on the Sliding Mass

3.10 Determination of Factor of Safety

3.11 Stability numbers and charts

Unit - 4 Soil Exploration

4.1 What is Soil Investigation

4.2 Objective of soil exploration

4.3 Stages in Site Investigation

4.4 Preparation of soil investigation report

4.5 Methods of soil exploration

4.6 Boring

4.7 The different types of boring methods are

4.8 Soil sampler and its procedure

4.9 Type of Sampler

4.10 Trial pits

4.11 Standard Penetration Test

4.12 Borehole logs

4.13 Geophysical Methods

4.14 Seismic refraction method

4.15 Electrical resistivity method

Unit - 5 Application of soil mechanics

5.1 What are the applications of soil mechanics in laterally earth pressure

5.2 Rankine theory

5.3 Coulombs Theory of Earth Pressure

5.4 Retaining wall

5.5 Sheet pile

5.6 Some Shapes of Sheet Pile

5.7 Instrumentation

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