School of Engineering & Technology
Course Outline B.Tech CE Specialization in Smart Cities
Course Title: Soil Mechanics Course Code: 15BCE-0SM22T
Term: IV Academic Year: 2024-25 Core/Elective: Core Credits:03
Course Designed by: Inderjeet Kaur Course Instructor: : Inderjeet Kaur
e-mail:
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[email protected]Pre-requisites: : Basic Knowledge of Applied Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Fluid Mechanics.
1. Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CO1: Understand the origin of the soil and geological cycle, consistency of soil and methods for
soil classification.
CO2: Understand the basic science of soil compaction. Estimate the amount of consolidation and
settlement and time required for settlement under of a given load.
CO3: Understand basics principles of flow and soil permeability through porous media.
Understand Seepage in soil. Construct flow nets for water flow calculations and calculate in situ
stress in saturated soil with and without seepage and seepage force. Understand how stresses are
transferred through soils, be able to compute both geostatic, and induced stresses due to point,
line, and area loads.
2. CO and PO mapping
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3. Syllabus Total hr.-40
Unit-I Lecture hr.: 8
1. BASIC CONCEPTS: Definition of Soil and Soil Mechanics, Soil Problems in Civil
Engineering Field, Type of Soils, Basic definition in soil mechanics, Three phase systems
& relation, Specific gravity, Pycnometer and density bottle methods, Field density from
sand replacement and core cutter method.
Unit-II Lecture hr.: 8
2. Basic Soil Properties Introduction, three phase system, weight-volume relationships, soil
grain properties, soil aggregate properties, grain size analysis, sieve analysis, sedimentation
analysis, grain size distribution curves, consistency of soils, consistency limits and their
determination, activity of clays, relative density of sands.
3. Classification of soils Purpose of classification, classification on the basis of grain size,
classification on the basis of plasticity, plasticity chart, Indian Standard Classification System.
Unit-III Lecture hr.: 8
4. Permeability of Soils Introduction, Darcy's law and its validity, discharge velocity and
seepage velocity, factors affecting permeability, laboratory determination of coefficient of
permeability, determination of field permeability, permeability of stratified deposits.
Unit-IV Lecture hr.: 8
5. Compaction Introduction, role of moisture and compactive effect in compaction, laboratory
determination of optimum moisture content, moisture density relationship, compaction in field,
compaction of cohesion less soils, moderately cohesive soils and clays, field control of
compaction.
6. Vertical Stress Below Applied Loads Introduction, Boussinesq's equation, vertical stress
distribution diagrams, vertical stress beneath loaded areas, Newmark's influence chart,
approximate stress distribution methods for loaded areas, Westergaard's analysis, contact
pressure.
Unit-V Lecture hr.: 8
7. Compressibility and consolidation of soils: Components of total settlement, compressibility,
consolidation test, secondary consolidation settlement and settlement analysis.
8. Shear Strength of soils: Mechanism of Shear resistance, Measurement of Shear Strength,
Drainage conditions and strength parameters.
4. Text Books: :
1. Gopal Ranjan, A.S.R. Rao, “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics”
2. B.C. Punmia, Ashok K. Jain and Arun K. Jain, “Soil Mechanics and Foundations”
3. K.V.B. Raju & P.T. Ravichandran, “Mechanics of Soils”
5. Reference Books
1. Alam Singh, Soil Engg. In Theory and Practice, Vol .I, Fundamentals and General
Principles, CBS Pub.,N.Delhi.
2. S.K.Gulati, Engg.Properties of Soils, Tata-Mcgraw Hill, N.Delhi.
3. P.Purshotam Raj, Geotechnical Engg, Tata Mcgraw Hill, N.Delhi, Edition No.- I,
1995
