| S # | Topic |
| COMPACTION | |
| 1. | Compaction and its Fundamentals |
| 2. | Moisture-Density relationship, Factors Affecting Compaction, Compaction Methods |
| 3. | Standard and Modified Proctor Tests. |
| 4. | Compaction in the Field, Compaction Equipment & Machinery |
| 5. | Field Control and Measurements of In-Situ Density |
| 6. | Problems on the Compaction & Field Density |
| SOIL IMPROVEMENT | |
| 7. | Introduction to Various Soil Improvement Techniques: Basic Principles and Objectives |
| 8. | Removal and Replacement of soil |
| 9. | Mechanical and Chemical Stabilization of Soil, |
| 10. | In-situ Densification, Grouting, Pre-Loading and Vertical Drains |
| 11. | Soil Reinforcement |
| 12. | Applications of various Soil Improvement Techniques |
| SHEAR STRENGTH | |
| 13. | Concepts, Shear Strength Parameters, Shear Strength of Cohesive and Cohesion Less Soils |
| 14. | Mohr Columb’s Failure Criterion |
| 15. | Determination of Shear Strength Parameters in Laboratory: Direct Shear Box Test, Unconfined Compression Test, Vane Shear Test, Triaxial Shear Test. |
| 16. | Merits and Demerits of Different Tests |
| 17. | Problems on Shear Strength of Soil |
| EARTH PRESSURE | |
| 18. | Earth Retaining Structures and Forces Acting on Earth Retaining Structure |
| 19. | Earth Pressure at Rest , Active and Passive Earth Pressures |
| 20. | Rankine’s Theory of Earth pressures for Cohesive and Non-Cohesive soils |
| 21. | Columb’s Theory of Earth pressures for Cohesive and Non-Cohesive soils |
| 22. | Earth Pressure Distribution Diagram for Different Loading Conditions |
| 23. | Problems on Earth Pressure |
| STRESSES IN SOIL MASS | |
| 24. | Principal Problems due to External Stresses in Soil Mass, Boussinesq’s Theory, and Its Assumptions |
| 25. | Boussinesq’s Equations for Computing Vertical Stresses Caused by Point Load, Line Load, Uniformly Loaded Strip and Circular Areas |
| 26. | Boussinesq’s Equations for Computing Vertical Stresses Caused by Uniform Load on Rectangular Areas, Stresses at a Point Outside the Loaded Area |
| 27. | Stress Isobar, Pressure distribution Diagrams on Horizontal and Vertical Planes |
| 28. | Equivalent Point Load Method, Newmark Influence Chart for Vertical Pressure, 2:1 Approximate Method |
| 29. | Problems on Stress Distribution |
| STABILITY OF SLOPES | |
| 30. | Types of Slopes, Slope Failures and Factor of Safety |
| 31. | Factors Affecting Stability and Remedial Measures, |
| 32. | Stability of Infinite slopes, Stability Number |
| 33. | Stability Analysis of Finite Slopes: Taylor’s Chart, Friction Circle, Method of Slices. |
| 34. | Problems on Slope Stability |
Geotechnical Engineering
By / June 14, 2024