Subject Code: CE3L002 Subject Name: Soil Mechanics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit:  4
Pre-requisite(s): None
Introduction, formation of soils, index properties and classification of soils, soil compaction, proctor and modified compaction, field control of compaction, effective stress, stress point and stress path, soil-water-system - surface tension and capillarity, Darcy’s law, permeability of soils, methods of determining coefficient of permeability, seepage analysis, flow nets, piping, quick sand condition, compressibility and consolidation of soils, normally and over consolidated soil, time rate of consolidation, determination of coefficient of consolidation, shear strength of soils, direct shear and triaxial tests, Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion, CU, CD and UU tests, pore pressures, Skempton’s pore pressure coefficients.

Text/Reference Books:
  1. Murthy V.N.S. Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Marcel  Dekkar, Inc., USA.
  2. Das B.M. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, PWS Publishing Company, Boston, USA.
  3. Terzaghi K. Ralph B.P. and Mesri G.Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, John Wiely and Sons, Inc.
  4. Muniram B. Soil Mechanics and Foundations, John Wiely and Sons, Inc.
  5. Lambe T.W. and Whitman R.V. Soil Mechanics, John Wiely and Sons, Inc. Canada.
  6. Parry R.H.G. Mohr Circles, Stress Paths and Geotechnics, E & FN SPON publishers.