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Geotechnical Engineering

1) The document provides an overview of the 3rd semester Diploma in Civil Engineering course on Geotechnical Engineering offered at Silver Oak University. 2) The course aims to provide knowledge of basics of geotechnical engineering and its application. It includes 9 units covering topics like soil types, properties, classification, permeability, and seepage. 3) Students will learn through lectures, examples, case studies, and hands-on experiments in the laboratory on properties of soil like density, permeability and classification.

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Geotechnical Engineering

1) The document provides an overview of the 3rd semester Diploma in Civil Engineering course on Geotechnical Engineering offered at Silver Oak University. 2) The course aims to provide knowledge of basics of geotechnical engineering and its application. It includes 9 units covering topics like soil types, properties, classification, permeability, and seepage. 3) Students will learn through lectures, examples, case studies, and hands-on experiments in the laboratory on properties of soil like density, permeability and classification.

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SILVER OAK UNIVERSITY

College of Technology (01)


Diploma in Civil Engineering
Subject Name: Geotechnical Engineering
Subject Code: 101003220
Semester: 3rd

Prerequisite:
1. Basic soil types, Properties of material

Objective:
1. To provide the knowledge of basics of geotechnical engineering and its application on site

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme Total


L T P Contact Credits Theory Practical Marks
Hours CIE ESE CIE ESE
(TH) (TH) (PR) (PR)
3 0 2 5 4 40 20 60 30 150

Content:
Unit Course Contents Teaching Weightage
No. Hours %
Introduction: 01 5%
1
Definition, brief history, scope, and limitations of Geotechnics.
Origin and Nature of Soil: 02 10%
Geological cycle, Physical and chemical agencies for soil,
2 Formation - residual, transported, alluvial, marine and lacustrine,
glacial drift, loess and colluvial soils. General characteristics of
different types of soils. Overview of different types of soils in
Gujarat / India.
Index Properties, Relationships and Tests: Phase diagram, 05 10%
Basic terms and definitions, Functional relationships,
3
Determination of index properties,
Relative density for granular soil.
Particle Size Analysis: 03 15%
Size and nomenclature of soil particles as per IS, Sieve
4
Analysis, Sedimentation analysis, Particle size
distribution curve and its uses.
Soil Structure: 02 15%
5 Shape of the particles, Texture and structure of the soil. Types of
the structure, properties, conditions for the formation of different
1
structures.
Soil Consistency: 03 15%
Consistency limits and its determination, different
6
Indices, Field moisture equivalent, Activity, Sensitivity &
Thixotropy of soil.
Soil Classification: 03 15%
Objectives, Basis, Textural, Unified soil classification, IS
7
classification method, group index. Field identification and
General characteristics of the soil.
Soil Water: 02 05%
8 Free water and held water, Structural water and absorbed
water, Capillary
Permeability and Seepage: 07 10%
Darcy's law and its validity, Factors affecting permeability,
Laboratory permeability tests, Introduction to field permeability
9
test, Permeability of stratified soil masses, Laplace equation (2-D),
Seepage pressure, Quick condition, Flow net, its characteristics
And application.

Course Outcome:

Sr. No. CO statement Unit No


Understand the basics of Geotechnical engineering, Know the various 1&2
CO-1
types of soil
Understand types of phase diagram and soil particles as per IS, Sieve 3&4
CO-2
analysis
CO-3 Understand the different types of soil structure and consistency of soil 5&6
CO-4 Identify and classify types of soil in civil engineering 7
CO-5 Examine different types of soil water available in soil 8

CO-6 Study of permeability and seepage 9

Teaching & Learning Methodology:

1. The course includes a laboratory, where students have an opportunity to build an appreciation for
the concepts being taught in lectures.
2. Lectures with live practical example using Projector and Computer and case studies for the same.
3. Experiments shall be performed in the laboratory related to course contents.

List of Experiments:

Students will have to perform following experiments in laboratory and prepare the laboratory manual.
2
1. Visual identification and specific gravity
2. Sieve Analysis
3. Hydrometer Analysis
4. Liquid and Plastic Limit Test
5. Shrinkage limit Test
6. In-situ Density-Core Cutter & Sand Replacement method
7. Permeability Test: Constant and Variable Head

Major Equipment:

1. Permeability test Apparatus


2. Casagrande Apparatus

Books Recommended:

1. Arora K. R., Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Standard Publications.


2. Punmia B. C., Soil Mechanics & Foundations, Laxmi Publications,
3. Murthy V. N. S., Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Dhanpat Rai, Engineering
4. Alamsingh; Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; CBS Publishers &
Distributors,Delhi
5. Gopal Ranjan & Rao A. S. R., Basic & Applied Soil Mechanics, New Age International
Publishers
6. F. G. Bell, Engineering Geology Second Edition, Elsevier Ltd, 2007.
7. Parbin Singh, Engineering and General Geology, S. K. Kataria & Sons 2010

List of Open Source Software/learning website: http://nptel.ac.in

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