Soil Mechanics Lab (CE2321)

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Basic Soil Mechanics, Whitlow R., Latest Edition

Geotechnical Engineering, Donald P. Coduto

1. Have the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to understand the measurement techniques and equipment used in soil mechanics and foundation engineering.

2. To enable students to understand theory and practice of soil mechanics.

3. To enable students to solve soil related problems.

4. To develop skills to use modern soil mechanics equipments.

CLO:1            Gain the ability to identify the natural processes occurring on surface of earth.

CLO:2            Gain a basic understanding of fundamentals of soil behavior and soil classification systems.

CLO:3            Gain the ability to solve a range of soil related problems, especially those involving water flow and soil settlement.

CLO:4            Gain the ability to use modern soil mechanics equipment and soil investigation procedures.

• Grain Size Analysis.
• Specific Gravity Determination.
• Water Content Determination.
• Atterberg Limits (Liquid Limit And Plastic Limit).
• Moisture Density Relation (Compaction/Proctor Test).
• In Situ Density Of Soil.
• Density By Sand Replacement Method.
• Permeability (Hydraulic Conductivity) Test.
• Constant Head Method.
• Relative Density Determination.
• Direct Shear Test.
• Unconfined Compression (UC) Test.