Geotechnical Engineering Syllabus — Government College of Engineering…
Full syllabus, topics and curated resources for Geotechnical Engineering (Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu).
Study of soil properties, permeability, compaction, consolidation and shear strength
- Subject code: CEP-6502
- University: Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Course: BE (2022 onwards)
- Branch: Civil
- Semester: 5
Geotechnical Engineering syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction to Soils and Index Properties
- Origin and Formation of Soil
- Major Soil Deposits of India and General Types of Soils
- Three-Phase Soil System and Phase Relationships
- Clay Minerals and their Structural Unit
- Clay-Water Relationship
- Soil Structures
- Specific Gravity of Soil
- Specific Surface of Soil
- Relative Density of Soil
- Particle Size Analysis
- Stokes' Law and Sedimentation Analysis
- Grain Size Distribution Curve
- Consistency of Soils
- Soil Classification Systems
Unit 2: Soil Hydraulics, Permeability and Seepage
- Forms of Water Flow through Soils
- Hydraulic Heads
- Pore Water Pressure
- Principle of Effective Stress
- Capillarity in Soils
- Darcy's Law
- Permeability of Soils and Influencing Factors
- Laboratory and Field Methods for Determination of Permeability
- Permeability of Stratified Soil Deposits
- Seepage and Flow Nets
- Laplace Equation for Steady State Flow
- Seepage Force
- Quick Sand and Critical Gradient
- Construction of Flow Nets and their Applications
Unit 3: Compaction and Consolidation of Soils
- Need for Soil Compaction
- Compaction Mechanism and Influencing Factors
- Proctor Theory of Compaction
- Compaction Tests
- Compaction Curve and Parameters
- Zero-Air-Void (Saturation) Curve
- Properties of Compacted Soils
- Field Compaction and Field Compaction Control
- Fundamental Concepts of Consolidation
- Types of Volume Changes in Soil Masses
- Terzaghi's One-Dimensional Consolidation Equation
- Compressibility Parameters
- Pre-Consolidation Pressure and OCR
- Rate of Consolidation
- Consolidation Settlement and Degree of Consolidation
- Secondary Consolidation
- Time Required for Settlement
- Field Consolidation Curve