CE60035: Mechanics Of Soils
| CE60035 | |
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| Course name | Mechanics Of Soils |
| Offered by | Civil Engineering |
| Credits | 4 |
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 |
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| Semester | Autumn |
Syllabus
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Introduction, formation of soil, clay mineralogy, structures of common clay minerals, electrical charges, hydration of clay, exchangeable cations, base exchange capacity, diffusion of ion layers, interaction of clay particles, identification of clay minerals by D.T.A. and X-ray diffraction.Identification and classification of soil, soil weight volume relationship, index properties of soils, surface tension and capillary phenomenon - measurement of capillary rise in soil, soil moisture, soil-water potential, Buckingham s concept, component potential, measurement of soil-water potential, Tentiometer, pressure-plate apparatus, mechanism of swelling potential and pressure. Soil compaction, standard and modified Proctor compaction, theories of soil compaction - compaction control in field.Permeability, Darcy s law, KozenyCarman s equation, Theories of wells, flownets and their properties, seepage flow net in dams, flownet by relaxation method, seepage forces, uplift, piping phenomenon, problems.
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