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Geotechnical Engineering I Lecture Plan (2023 24)

This document outlines the lecture plan for the B. Tech IV Semester in Civil Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, focusing on Geotechnical Engineering-I. It details the topics to be covered in each lecture, including soil formation, properties, stress distribution, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, and methods of soil investigation. The plan includes numerical problem-solving sessions interspersed throughout the course.

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Geotechnical Engineering I Lecture Plan (2023 24)

This document outlines the lecture plan for the B. Tech IV Semester in Civil Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, focusing on Geotechnical Engineering-I. It details the topics to be covered in each lecture, including soil formation, properties, stress distribution, compaction, consolidation, shear strength, and methods of soil investigation. The plan includes numerical problem-solving sessions interspersed throughout the course.

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MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OD TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

Department of Civil Engineering


Lecture Plan (Session, 2023-24)
B. Tech: - IV Sem Branch: Civil Engg.
Subject: - Geotechnical Engg-I Subject Code: CE 224

Lecture No. Topic


1 Introduction, Formation of soil
2 Preliminary definitions, three phase diagram, weight-volume relationships
3 Derivation of relationships
4 Determination of water content, unit weight, field density, specific gravity of soil
5 Index Properties of the soil-coarse- and fine-grained soil
6 Mechanical analysis and sedimentation analysis
7 Particle size distribution curve, relative density
8 Plasticity of soil, clay mineralogy and soil structure, consistency limits
Classification systems based on particle size and consistency limits as per Indian
9-10
standard soil classification.
11 Numericals
12 Total stress, pore water pressure and effective stress in soils
13 Permeability of soils, Darcy’s law, factors affecting permeability
Laboratory methods(i) Constant Head Method (ii) Falling Head Method,
14
Permeability of Stratified strata and field determination of permeability
15 Numericals
16 Stress distribution beneath loaded areas by Boussinesq
17-18 Westergaards and Newmark’s influence chart, contact pressure distribution
19 Numericals
Compaction of soil, factors affecting compaction, Light compaction, Heavy
20
compaction, zero air voids line
21 Numericals
22 Terzaghi’s theory of consolidation, consolidation test
Determination of coefficient of consolidation, coefficient of compressibility,
23
determination of preconsolidation pressure, normally and over consolidated soils
Calculation of initial and primary settlement and time settlement curves, secondary
24-25
consolidation
26 Numericals
Shear strength of soils, factor affecting shear stress, Coulomb's law, conditions of
27
failure of soil by Mohr stress circle
28-29 Measurement of shearing resistance of soil, Lab Tests
Failure under shear in sands and clays (normally consolidated and over
30
consolidated)
31 Numericals
32 Rankine’s Theory of earth pressure
33-34 Coulomb’s Theory of earth pressure
35 Earth pressure due to cohesive soils, Tension cracks
36 Numericals
Objectives of soil investigation, methods of soil investigation, planning of exploration
37-38 programme, methods of soil exploration, significant depth, spacing of borings,
disturbed and undisturbed sampling
39-40 Penetration test, plate load tests, data interpretation and reporting

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