CE 353
Geotechnical Engineering I
Instructor: Dr. Naser A. Al-Shayea Office: 16-134
Phone: 2480
Text: Geotechnical Engineering
& Soil Testing
By : Al-Khafaji & Andersland, 1992.
COURSE CONTENTS
Subject Chapter Section
Introduction 1 All
Scope of the Course
Definitions
Soil Composition
Clay Minerals
Soil Formation and Identification
Nature and Behavior of Soil Materials
Index and Classification Properties of Soils 3 All
Introduction
Water in Soils
Capillarity
Grain Size and Grain Size Distribution
Grain Shape
Soil Aggregate
Phase Relations
Interaction between Water and Clay Minerals
Consistency & Sensitivity of Clays
Organic Soils
Soil Classification
The Unified Soil Classification System
The AASHTO Soil Classification System
Typical Soil Parameters
Relative Density
Soil Compaction 4 All
Compaction Theory (Except 4.32,
Properties of Compacted Soils 4.33, 4.34,
Field Compaction & Ground Modification 4.35)
In-Place Determination of Soil Density
Water Flow Through Soils 5 5.1-5.5,5.7,
5.8,5.11
Darcy’s Law
Permeability Tests
Hydraulic Heads
Seepage and Flow Nets
Seepage Forces & Critical Gradient
Effective Stress 6.4-6.12
Stress Due to a Point Load
Stress Due to an Infinite Line Load
Stress Due to an Infinite Strip Load
Stress Due to a Linearly Increasing Infinite Strip Load
Stress Distributions Due to an Asymmetrical Triangular Load
Stress Due to a Vertical Embankment Load
Stress Due to a Uniformly Loaded Circular Area
Stress Due to a Uniformly Loaded Rectangular Area
Stress Increment Approximation Using Newmark’s Chart
Volume Change in Soils 7 7.0-7.2, 7.4
Soil Compressibility
Consolidation
Rate of Consolidation
Settlement
Shear Strength of Soils 8 All
Stress-Strain Relationships & their Measurements
Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
Shear Strength of Cohesionless Soils
Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils
Lateral Earth Pressure 9 9.0-9.2
Earth Pressure at Rest
Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation 10 10.0-10.2,
10.5-10.6
Bearing Capacity Theory
Factor of Safety