Description

Seepage - Effective stress - Vertical stresses - Consolidation and settlement - Shear strength - Slope stability - Lateral earth pressure - Compaction - Bearing capacity. Experimental determination of soil properties - Grain size distribution - Atterberg limits -Density and Compaction ? Permeability - Shear strength ? Consolidation - Bearing Capacity - In situ Testing and Sampling. Soil report writing.

Program

B.Sc. in Construction and Building Engineering 180 Cr.Hr.

Objectives

The course objective is introducing the student to the fundamentals of soil mechanics as a basis for the design, analysis and construction of retaining structures and foundations.

Textbook

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Course Content

content serial	Description
1	Week No.1: Seepage.
2	Week No.2: Seepage, continued.
3	Week No.3: Stresses in soils.
4	Week No.4: Stresses in soils,continued.
5	Week No.5: Consolidation and settlement.
6	Week No.6:Consolidation test.
7	Week No.7:Settlement of soils.
8	Week No.8: Shear strength of soil.
9	Week No.9: Stability of slopes.
10	Week No.10: Stability of slopes, continued.
11	Week No.11: Lateral earth pressure.
12	Week No.12: Lateral earth pressure, continued.
13	Week No.13: Compaction.
14	Week No.14: Bearing capacity.
15	Week No.15: Bearing capacity of shallow foundations.
16	Week No.16: Final Exam.

Markets and Career

Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
Electrical works in construction engineering.

Degree Bachelor
Code: CB362
Credit hrs: 3
Prequisites: CB361

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Soil Mechanics