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01 Soil Mechanics - Introduction
01 Soil Mechanics - Introduction
01 Soil Mechanics - Introduction
Soil Mechanics
CE GEOTECH1
Introduction
Lecture 1
• Introduction
• Soil Composition
• Soil Classification
• Physical Properties of Soil
• Atterberg Limit
• Permeability
• Seepage
• In Situ Stresses
• Stresses in a Soil Mass
• Shear Strength of Soil
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ROCK CYCLES
(Das, 1998)
Soil Mechanics
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Soil Mechanics
Soil mechanics deal with the determination and analysis of
forces that act on a soil mass. It is a relatively new engineering
discipline having been developed only in the 1940's. It seeks to
understand how a soil responds to being exposed to an
engineered works or to being used in the works as a construction
material.
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• Cohesionless soils
• Cohesive soils
• Organic soils
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3. Organic soil: they are typically spongy, crumbly and compressible. This
type of soil is undesirable for use in supporting structures.
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Soil Cohesion
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1. Gravel
2. Sand
3. Silt
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Clay
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