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Introduction:

 Geotechnical engineering is the branch of


civil engineering concerned with the
engineering behavior of earth materials.

 Ituses the principles of soil mechanics and


rock mechanics for the solution of its
respective engineering problems.
What it includes?
 It includes investigating existing sub surface conditions and
materials.

 Determining their physical/mechanical and chemical


properties that are relevant to the project considered and
assessing the risks posed by site conditions
.
 Designing earthworks and structure foundations and
monitoring site conditions, earthwork and foundation
construction.
Applications:
The civil engineer has many diverse important encounters
with soil. Some of the applications are prescribed below:
1. Foundation Designing:
foundation is very important element of all civil
civil engineering structures. All civil
engineering structures like buildings,
dams, bridges, walls, retaining
walls, canals, tunnel or pillars are
founded in or on the surface of the earth. It is
necessary to underestimate bearing capacity
of soil, effect of ground water and
vibrations.
2. Pavement Designing:
Pavement :
It is the durable surface material laid down on an
area intended to sustain vehicular or
foot traffic, such as a road or walk way.
It’s thickness and component part depends upon certain
characteristics of the subsoil, which should be determined
before the design is made.
3. Design of earth retaining structures and
underground:

1) The design and construction of underground and earth


retaining structures constitute an important phase of
engineering.

2) The underground structure includes tunnels, underground


building, draining structures and pipelines. A thorough
knowledge of geotechnical engineering is essential to design
gravity-retaining walls, tunnels, under ground
building etc. subjected to soil engineering
4. Design of embankments and excavations :

1) When the surface of the soil structure is not horizontal, the


component of gravity tends to move the soil
downward, and may disturb the stability of the earth
structure
.
2) The possibility of seeping groundwater reducing the soil
strength while excavating must also be taken into
account. Sometimes, it is required to drain the
subsoil water to increase the soil strength and to reduce the
seepage forces.

3) Deep excavation requires lateral braces and sheet walls to


prevent caving in.
5. Design of earth dams :
 1) The construction of an earth dam requires a very
thorough knowledge of geotechnical engineering.

 2) As soil is used as the only construction material in an


earth dam, which may be either homogeneous or of
composite section.

 3) Its design involves the determination of the physical


properties of soil such as the index properties, such as
density, plasticity characteristics and specific
gravity, particle size distribution and gradation of
the soil etc.,
Failures without considering geo-
technical engineering:
Shrinkage of roads , buildings and other civil
engineering structures.
Investigations on geo-technical
engineering can include assessment of the
risk to humans, property and the
environment from natural hazards, such
as earthquakes, landslides, sinkholes, soil
liquefaction, debris flows and rock falls.
Conclusion :

By knowing about the geo-technical


engineering we can improve the
durability of any civil engineering
structures.

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