Soil Mechanics

LESSION PLAN
NAME OF FACULTY : WILL BE ASSIGNED
DISCIPLINE : Civil Engg.
SEMESTER / SUBJECT/CODE : 5th / SOIL MECHANICS/CE-307-F
LESSION PLAN DURATION : 15 Weeks  ( JULY 2018 TO NOVEMBER 2018)
WORK LOAD(LECTURE /PRACTICALS) PER WEEK : 03 Lecture , 01 Tutoral,02 Practical
theory Practical
week lec day topic p.week Topic
1st 1 UNIT -1  Soil Formation and Composition 1 Visual Soil Classification and water content
2 Soil Formation and Composition
3 Introduction, soil and rock, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
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2nd 1 particle size, particle shape, inter-particle forces, soil structure, principal clayals. 2 Determination of specific gravity of soil solids
2 UNIT -II  Basic Soil Properties
3 Introduction, three phase system, weight-volume relationships, soil grain properties
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3rd 1 sedimentation analysis, grain size distribution curves, consistency of soils, 3 Grain size analysis-sieve analysis
2 consistency limits and their determination, activity of clays, relative density of
3 UNIT -III: Classification of soils
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4th 1 classification on the basis of plasticity, plasticity chart, 4 Liquid limit and plastic limit determination
2 UNIT -IV: Permeability of Soils
3 Introduction, Darcy`s law and its validity, discharge velocity and seepage velocity
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5th 1 laboratory determination of coefficient of permeability, determination of field, 5 Field density by
2 permeability of stratified deposits.
3 Introduction, Boussinesq`s equation, vertical stress distribution diagrams
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6th 1 UNIT -V: Compaction 6 Proctor`s compaction test
2 Introduction, role of moisture and compactive effect in compaction
3 laboratory determination of optimum moisture content,
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7th 1 moderately cohesive soils and clays, field control of compaction 7 Coefficient of permeability of soils.
2 typical void ratio-pressure relationships
3 shear strength characteristics of sands,
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8th 1 UNIT-VI: Vertical Stress Below Applied Loads 8 Unconfined compressive strength test
2 vertical stress beneath  loaded areas, Newmark`s influence chart,
3 approximate stress distribution methods for loaded areas,
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9th 1 UNIT-VII: Compressibility and Consolidation 9 Direct shear test on granular soil sample
2 Westergaard`s analysis, contact pressure.
3 Introduction, components of total settlement, consolidation process,
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10th 1 normally consolidated and over consolidated clays,
2 Casagrande`s graphical method of estimating pre-consolidation pressure
3 Terzaghi`s theory of one- dimensional primary consolidation
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11th 1 consolidation settlement, Construction period settlement, secondary
2 UNIT-VIII: Shear Strength
3 Introduction, Mohr stress circle, Mohr-Coulomb failure-criterion
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12th 1 Vane shear test, shear strength characteristics of sands, normally consolidated
2 over-consolidated clays and partially saturated soils, sensitivity and thixotropy
3 consolidation process
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13th 1 UNIT-IX: Earth Pressure
2 Rankine`s    earth pressure theory,
3 Coulomb`s earth pressure theory, Culmann`s graphical construction, Rebhann`s construction.
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14th 1 origin of soils, weathering, soil formation, major soil deposits of India,
2 soil aggregate properties, grain size analysis, sieve analysis,
3 Purpose of classification, classification on the basis of grain size,
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15th 1 factors affecting permeability,
2 , determination of  coefficients  of  consolidation
3 relationship between principal stresses at failure, shear tests,
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