BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI INSTRUCTION DIVISION FIRST SEMESTER 2012-2013 Course Handout (Part II)

Date: 03/08/2012 In addition to part I (General Handout for the course appends to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding course. Course No. : CE C361 Course Title : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Instructor-In-Charge : DR. KAMALESH KUMAR Co-Instructor (s) : Scope & Objective of the Course: Soil Mechanics deals with the study of soil as construction material, its behavior and its engineering properties under stresses. Without the knowledge of soils and their use as a foundation material, it is very difficult to plan, estimate, or start any civil construction work. The present course is intended to cover the most essential aspects of soil as an engineering material, and the application of principles derived to the basic design aspects of various foundation systems, introducing the experimental aspects in form of laboratory work. Concept of soil exploration is covered briefly. Text Books: T1. Gopal Ranjan, and A. S. R. Rao, Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, New Age International Publishers, 2nd Edition 2000 T2. H. S. Moondra and Rajiv Gupta, Lab Manual for Civil Engg, CBS, 2nd ed., 2000. Reference Books R1. R. F. Craig, Craigs Soil Mechanics, Taylor & Francis Group, 7th Edition, 2004. R2. K. R. Arora, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Standard Publishers Distributors, 5th Edition, 2000. R3. Relevant BIS Codes. Course Plan Lec. Learning Objectives No. 1 Soil Terminology 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 Index Properties Use of IS:1498-1970 Soil Structure and Clay Minerals Ground Improvement Effective Stress & Permeability of Soil Seepage Through Soil Stresses within Soil due to Applied Loads Topic to be covered Introduction, Soil formation & composition Phase diagram, & Index properties of soils Classification of Soils Soil structure and fabric, Clay mineral and behavior of soil Laboratory & Field Compaction Effective stress principle, Physical meaning, Darcys law, permeability of soil and its measurement Seepage forces, Flownet, & Filter design Boussinesq equations, Newmark chart, & Westergaards equation Ref. T1:Ch1 T1:Ch2 T1:Ch3 T1:Ch4 T1:Ch5 T1:Ch6 T1:Ch7 T1:Ch8

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Consolidation Shear Strength of Soil Stability of Slopes

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Earth Pressure & Retaining Walls Shallow Foundation Analysis & Design Pile Foundations Well Foundations Machine Foundations

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1 Soil Exploration Total Lectures = 43 Laboratory Components:

Terzaghi theory of consolidation & Settlement analysis Mohr Coulomb theory, Shear strength and its measurement & pore pressure parameters Limit equilibrium method, Stability of infinite and finite slopes, Stability number, Method of slices, & Critical failure surface Lateral earth pressure, Rankine and Coulomb theories, Culmann method, Analysis of retaining walls Failure mechanism, Determination of bearing capacity from field and laboratory tests, Foundation settlement Selection of piles, Bearing capacity of piles, Settlement analysis Forces on well and its stability Introduction, Block foundation analysis, Soil spring constant determination, Damping, Analysis under different vibration modes Different methods

T1:Ch9 T1:Ch10 T1:Ch11

T1:Ch12 T1:Ch15

T1:Ch16 T1:Ch17 T1:Ch18

T1:Ch19

Sl. No. Name of Experiment (T2) 1. Field Density of soil by sand replacement & core cutter methods 2. Specific Gravity & Relative Density 3. Grain Size Distribution by Hydrometer 4. Atterberg Limits 5. Compaction Properties of Soil 6. Permeability of Soil 7. C. B. R. 8. Direct Shear Test Evaluation Scheme: Evaluation Component Mid - sem Test
Others (Lab records & lab quiz) (no make-up for lab quiz)

Ref. to Manual 1.1 1.2 + Notes 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.12

Duration 90 min.
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Weightage (%) 30
30

Date & Time 3/10 2:00 - 3:30 PM

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Nature of Component OB
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Comprehensive Examination

3 hr.

40

10/12 AN

CB

Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the first class. Make-up Policy: Make-up would be granted only for genuine cases with prior permission. Notices: All concerning notices will be displayed on Civil Engineering Notice Board only.

Instructor-In-Charge CE C361