CE353 Soil Mechanics Civil Engineering Department

Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

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 CE353 Soil Mechanics Civil Engineering Department
Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

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C First Exam Monday 9 pm C
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Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

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C z Due next Wednesday by 9:00am C
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 ‫‪CE353 Soil Mechanics‬‬ ‫‪Civil Engineering Department‬‬
‫‪Dr.Talat Bader‬‬ ‫‪King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals‬‬

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3 At the end of this course, the student should be
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soils and the major factors which control 3
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9To perform basic analytical procedures in R
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these situations
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Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

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3 What is Soil Mechanics?
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C z Soil : loose agglomeration of mineral C
and organic material extending from
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3 Pedologist : ‫ﻋﻠﻢ ﺗﺮﺑﺔ اﻻرض‬
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C
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3 Geologist : ‫ﺟﻴﻮﻟﻮﺟﻲ‬
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material in the relative thin 3
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covering large portion of the
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mechanics and hydraulics to engineering
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unconsolidated accumulations of solid R
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particles produced by the mechanical and
A chemical disintegration of rocks regardless
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of whether or not they contain an admixture
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Dr.Talat Bader King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals

C
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3 Soil Mechanics
• Soil Mechanics is a subset of
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Geotechnical Engineering.
Engineering
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concerns the application of civil 5
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Machine Foundation ) R
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C
Geotechnical
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C • Pavement Engineering ( Flexible & Rigid C
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Pavement ) E
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Engineering
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B B
A Dr. Geo-Mechanics Geo-Environmental A
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Rock Mechanics
Rock Stability
Soil Mechanics
Soil Properties
Soil Dynamics
Dynamic Properties Soils E
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& Behavior Machine Foundation
Tunneling Earthquake Eng.

B
A Foundations Retaining Seepage, Pavement Eng
D Shallow Structures Slopes, Flexible
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