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CE 150: Geotechnical Engineering 1 focuses on soil mechanics, covering soil formation, identification, and engineering properties. The course includes major exams, quizzes, and attendance as part of the grading system, with a passing rate of 50%. Key topics include soil classification, permeability, compaction, vertical stresses, soil exploration methods, and the use of geosynthetics in engineering applications.

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Grading System, Course Outline, Introduction

CE 150: Geotechnical Engineering 1 focuses on soil mechanics, covering soil formation, identification, and engineering properties. The course includes major exams, quizzes, and attendance as part of the grading system, with a passing rate of 50%. Key topics include soil classification, permeability, compaction, vertical stresses, soil exploration methods, and the use of geosynthetics in engineering applications.

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CE 150: Geotechnical

Engineering 1 (Soil Mechanics)

ENGR. ALJON G. LANGUING


INSTRUCTOR
Grading System:
MAJOR EXAMS:
PRELIM: 20%
MIDTERM:20%
PRE-FINAL: 20%
FINAL: 20%
QUIZZES/ASSIGNMENTS: 15%
ATTENDANCE: 5%
TOTAL: 100%
PASSING RATE: 50%
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Soil formation and identification. Engineering properties of soils. Fundamental
aspects of soil characterization and response, including soil mineralogy, soil-water
movement, effective stress, consolidation, soil strength, and soil compaction. Use of soils
and geosynsynthetics in geotechnical and geo-environmental applications. Introduction to
site investigation techniques. Laboratory testing and evaluation of soil composition and
properties.
COURSE OUTLINE:
❑ 1. Soil Formation
• Soil and its constituents, weathering of rocks and types of soils. Description and
Identification of soil (Visual-Manual Procedure), Mineralogy of soil solids.
❑ 2. Physical Properties
• Water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, specific gravity, unit Weight
and their determination, Atterberg limits, sieve analysis, hydrometer and Pipette
analysis, Stoke’s law, grain size distribution.
COURSE OUTLINE:
❑ 3. Soil Classification Grain size classification, Bureau of soils,. M.I.T., Unified,
AASHTO and ASTM Classification systems. Textural Classification by triangular chart,
United Soil Classification System (USCS), AASHTO soil classifications.
❑ 4. Permeability and Seepage
• Definition, Hydraulic gradient, Darcy's Law, Factors affecting permeability, Permeability
of stratified soils, Laboratory and field determination of coefficient of permeability.
• Seepage force, quick sand condition, flow nets, boundary conditions, graphical method
of flow net construction, determination of quantity of seepage, two dimensional flow,
Laplace Equation, seepage through earth dams, design of filters
❑ 5. Compaction
• Definition, Compaction fundamentals, Moisture density relationships,
• Standard Proctor test and modified AASHO test for compaction, Factors affecting
compaction, Compaction equipment, properties and structure of compacted soils,
Specifications, field control and measurement of in-situ density, CBR test.
COURSE OUTLINE:
❑ 6. Vertical stresses in soils
• Definition, stresses caused by self weight of soil, Geostatic stresses, stresses caused
by point loads and uniformly distributed loads: Boussinesq and Westerqaard theories,
Pressure bulb, stress distribution diagram on horizontal and vertical planes; stress at a
point outside loaded area, Newmark’s charts and 2:1 Method
❑ 7. Soil Exploration
• Importance of soil exploration, soil exploration methods; probing, test trenches and pits,
auger boring, wash boring, rotary drilling, Percussion drilling and geophysical methods,
soil samples, Disturbed and undisturbed samples, In-situ tests (SPT, CPT and PLT)
❑ 8. Geosynsynthetics in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
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