Civil Engineering Notes

For
ESE-2023 & 24, GATE-2023 & 24,
SSC-JE, State PSC and other Exams

Geo-technical Engineering
By- Mr. Syed Sajid Sohail
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 CONTENTS
S. No. Chapter
1. Introduction & Phase relationships of soil
2. Index Properties
3. Classification
4. Soil structure & clay minerals
5. Stress in soil
6. Permeability
7. Seepage
8. Stress distribution in soil
9. Compaction
10. Compressibility of soil
11. Shear strength of Soil
12. Earth pressure theories
13. Slope stability analysis
14. Properties and uses of geo-synthetics (only ESE)
15. Soil exploration
16. Bearing capacity and shallow foundations
17. Pile foundation

ESE Syllabus:
(a) Geo-technical Engineering: Soil exploration - planning & methods, Properties of
soil, classification, various tests and interrelationships; Permeability & Seepage,
Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing resistance, Earth pressure theories and
stress distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo-synthetics.

(b) Foundation Engineering: Types of foundations & selection criteria, bearing

capacity, settlement analysis, design and testing of shallow & deep foundations; Slope
stability analysis, Earthen embankments, Dams and Earth retaining structures: types,
analysis and design, Principles of ground modifications.