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Geotechnical Engineering Course Overview

1. This document outlines the course content and learning objectives for a Geotechnical Engineering-I course taught by Dr. Jahanzaib Israr. 2. Over 18 weeks, topics will include soil properties, classification, compaction, consolidation, permeability, seepage, geotechnical investigation, and more. 3. The course aims to describe common geotechnical engineering terminology, demonstrate soil behavior under engineering loads, and classify soils based on laboratory test properties.

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Geotechnical Engineering Course Overview

1. This document outlines the course content and learning objectives for a Geotechnical Engineering-I course taught by Dr. Jahanzaib Israr. 2. Over 18 weeks, topics will include soil properties, classification, compaction, consolidation, permeability, seepage, geotechnical investigation, and more. 3. The course aims to describe common geotechnical engineering terminology, demonstrate soil behavior under engineering loads, and classify soils based on laboratory test properties.

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Geotechnical Engineering-I Dr.

Jahanzaib Israr
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING-I (Th.)
CLO Description PLO Domain Level
To describe the common terminology used in the field of 1
1 2. Understand
Geotechnical Engineering
2 To demonstrate the soil behaviour under engineering loadings 1 3. Apply
To discuss the interaction between water and soil and the 1
3 2. Understand
effects of static vs. flowing water on soil
To classify soils based on various soil properties ascertained 4
4 4. Analyse
from laboratory tests

Week Content covered


1 significance: Soil, rock and their types and formation
2 Physical properties of soil: water content, void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation
Physical properties of soil: specific gravity, unit weight and their determination, mass-
3
volume relatioships

4 Soil classification: Importance of classification tests, Atterberg's limits


5 Soil classification: grain size distribution, Stoke's law, classification systems

6 Compaction: Fundamentals, moisture density relationship


7 Compaction: Compaction standards, factor effecting compacrtion
Compaction: Field control and mesurement of in situ density, filed compaction
8
equipment

9 Mid-Term

Consolidation: Mechanics of consolidation, theory of one dimensional consolidation,


10
assumptions and validity
Consolidation: Oedometer test and graphical representation of data, compression index,
11
co-efficient of compressibility, time factor
Consolidation: Coeffecient of volume change and degree of consolidation, primary and
12
secondary consolidation, normal and pre consolidated soils

Permeability and Seepage: Darcy's law, factors affecting permeability, laboratory and
13
filed determination of permeability, capillary and its effects
14 Permeability and Seepage: Seepage force, introduction to flow net, estimation of
Geotechnical Engineering-I Dr. Jahanzaib Israr
seepage quantity, quick sand condition, sand boiling, filters

Geotechnical Investigation: Soil exploration, purpose and method of soil exploration,


15
probing, test trenches and pits, auger boring, rotary drilling
Geotechnical Investigation:Geophysical methods, soil samplers, disturbed and
16
undistrubed samples, introduction to geotechnical report writing

17 Finals

18 Finals

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