Soil Mechanics
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Soil Mechanics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Soil Mechanics (subject code 3150615) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 5 divides the course into 4 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3150615)Unit 1 Slope Stability
- Infinite and finite slopes
- factor of safety
- type of slope failure
- stability of infinite slopes
- finite slopes forms of slip surfaces
- limit equilibrium method and critical stage instability analysis
- effects of tension crack and submergence
- C-analysis-method of slices
- taylor’s stability no.
- use of Bishop’s method
Unit 2 Stress Distribution of Soils
- Causes of stress in soil
- geostatic stress
- Boussinesque’s equation
- stress distribution diagrams
- New-mark’s influence chart Westergard’s equation
- contact pressure
- stresses due to triangular and other loadings
Unit 3 Subsurface Investigation
- Objectives of exploration
- planning of exploration program
- soil samples and soil samplers
- field penetration tests: SPT, SCPT
- Introduction to geophysical methods
- Bore log and report writing
- Tests will be covered in lab sessions
Unit 4 Shear Strength
- Stress-Strain relationship in soil – Failure criteria – Mohr - Coulomb’s failure theory – Shear parameters under different drainage conditions – Pore pressure 06 Subject Code: 3150615 w.e.f
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