53:030 Soil Mechanics Description:

3 s.h.

Identification and classification of soils; mass/volume phase relationships; fluid seepage in soils; effective stress concepts; consolidation theory; shear strength behaviors; and soil improvement methods. Das, Braja, M., Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 4th dition , !"# !ublishers, $%%&. 'olby '. #(an, )ssociate !rofessor, 'ivil and nvironmental ngineering

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Teaching Objective: *o teach concepts governing the mechanical and fluid transport properties of soils through integrated lectures, readings, e+ercises, and laboratory e+periences. earning Objectives: $. ,. -. 4. *o develop an appreciation soil as a vital construction material, and of soil mechanics in the engineering of civil infrastructure; *o develop an understanding of the relationships bet(een physical characteristics and mechanical properties of soils; *o understand and e+perience e+perimental measurement of the physical and mechanical soil properties commonly used in engineering practice. *o understand and be able to apply the modeling and analysis techni.ues used in soil mechanics/ 0a1 Darcy2s 3a( and flo(4nets for seepage; 0b1 consolidation models for load4time4deformation responses of soils; 0c1 Mohr4'oulomb models for shear strength behavior of soils. *o develop good technical reporting and data presentation s6ills; $. Mechanics of deformable bodies; ,. Basic physics; -. 7ector calculus. 0'lass 8ours1/ $. !articles and mass/volume relations; ,. 'onsistency and classification of soils; -. 9luid flo( in soils; 4. ffective stress concepts; 5. #tresses under specific loading cases; :. 'onsolidation; ;. #hear strength behaviors; &. #oil improvement; %. arth pressure theories; $<. +aminations and revie(s; Total aborator& !rojects: 3aboratory e+periences are designed to clarify lecture material. leven e+periments are performed throughout the semester and are (ritten up as four e+tensive group reports in 0-1 0,1 041 0-1 0,1 041 041 0,1 0,1 0,1 0$%1

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(hich e+periment results are used to address realistic geotechnical consulting type .uestions. !rojects are as follo(s/ $. Measuring grain properties and si=e distributions; )tterberg limits; and classification. ,. !ermeability tests; seepage computations using 9 M soft(are; and measurement of pore pressures, seepage forces, and li.uefaction. -. 'onfined compression; direct shear; and tria+ial compression of dry sands. 4. 'onsolidation testing of fine4grained soils. 5. 'ompaction studies. Co'p#ter (sage: $. ,. #tudents use finite element methods to compute seepage rates and potential distributions in heterogeneous soil deposits; #tudents use finite element soft(are to compute the time4dependent consolidation settlement of a structure built on a saturated soil.

)xpected Co#rse O#tco'es: >pon successfully completing this course in #oil Mechanics, it is e+pected that students (ill be able to/ $. )pply fundament concepts learned previously 0or concurrently1 in Mathematics, #tatics, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, and 9luid Mechanics to the solution of fundamental 'ivil ngineering soil mechanics analysis/design problems. >nderstand the significance of the basic physical and mechanical properties of soils, and also the e+perimental methods used to measure them. ?ecogni=e and be able to apply fundamental soil mechanics principles underlying common 'ivil ngineering applications. ) fe( specific e+amples here (ould be/ 0$1 computing the time4dependent settlement of a soil desposit after a given load is applied to it; 0,1 computing the rate of ground(ater seepage into a constructed e+cavation; 0-1 computing the li6elihood of li.uefaction failures around hydraulic structures; and 041 computing the magnitude of loads that can be applied to an earthen system (ithout generating shear failure in the soil. >nderstand both the applications and limits of engineering methods commonly used to solve soil mechanics problems in 'ivil ngineering. )lso to be a(are of more advanced techni.ues that are available for unusual problems. ?ecogni=e the importance of good (ritten communication s6ills, and 6no( ho( to (rite professional, clear, concise technical reports and letters to clients and colleagues.

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*+)T O#tco'es *hey (ill have the ability to apply 6no(ledge of mathematics, science and engineering in their chosen fields. *hey (ill have the ability to design and conduct engineering e+periments, and to analy=e and interpret e+perimental results. *hey (ill have the ability to design systems, components, or processes to meet specified objectives in their chosen fields. *hey (ill have the ability to (or6 as members of multidisciplinary project and/or research teams, and have an understanding of leadership in teams and organi=ations. *hey (ill have the ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. *hey (ill have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility and the value of mentoring and peer support. *hey (ill have the ability to communicate effectively in (ritten form. *hey (ill have the ability to communicate effectively in oral form.

Co#rse *ctivit& *he students complete about one home(or6 assignment per (ee6, some of (hich re.uire application mathematics, physics, and principles of mechanics. #tudents conduct e+periments, interpret their data, and ans(er basic engineering practice type .uestions. Cone #tudents perform lab e+periments and (rite their reports as groups. *his involves learning to (or6 (ell in a group environment. #everal home(or6 assignments and a e+am .uestions re.uire ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. Cone #tudent lab (rite4ups are graded in part based on clarity and effectiveness of their reports and letters. Cone In laboratory (rite4ups, students are e+pected to present their data graphically. "rite4ups are graded, in part, based on the clarity and effectiveness of the graphical communications. Cone

Material to be Collected 8ome(or6 and e+ams 0high, lo(, B typical1 3aboratory assignments and student reports 0high, lo(, B typical1 Cone 3aboratory assignments and student reports 0high, lo(, B typical1 8ome(or6 B e+ams 0high, lo(, typical1 Cone 3aboratory (rite4up guidelines and graded (rite4ups 0high, lo(, typical1. Cone 3aboratory (rite4up guidelines and graded (rite4ups 0high, lo(, typical1. Cone

*hey (ill have the ability to communicate effectively in graphical form.

*hey (ill have an education that is supportive of a broad a(areness of the diversity of the (orld and its cultures, and that provides an understanding of the impact of engineering practice in the global community. *hey (ill understand the importance of updating and maintaining their technical s6ills and continuing their education throughout their professional careers. *hey (ill have 6no(ledge of contemporary issues. *hey (ill have the ability to use the principles, techni.ues, s6ills and modern engineering tools necessary for successful engineering practice and/or research in their chosen fields.

*he importance of lifelong learning and a(areness of ne( developments is stressed in lectures. Cone #tudents are e+posed to modern computing techni.ues through t(o lab assignments (hich re.uire them to use 9 M soft(are to solve t(o engineering problems.

)#E survey .uestions. Cone 'omputer assignments and student (rite4ups.

D denotes moderate contribution to the outcome

A denotes substantial contribution to the outcome