Course
| code | CB462 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Soil Mechanics |
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| prequisites | CB361 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ref. books | Basic Soil Mechanics by WHITLOW Publisher: Longman, Latest Edition.rnSoil Mechanics: Principles and Practice by BARNES, G. E., Publisher: McMillan, London, Latest Edition.rnSoil Mechanics by CRAIG, R. F., Publisher: Chapman and Hall, Latest Edition.rnAdvanced Soil Mechanics by DAS, Braja M. Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Washington, Latest Edition.rnSoil Mechanics Laboratory Manual by DAS, Braja M. Publisher: Engineering Press, Latest Edition.rnSlope Stability and Stabilization Methods by ABRAMSON, Lee, Sharma and Boyce, Publisher: Wiley, New York, Latest Edition.rnSolving Problems in Soil Mechanics by Sutton, Publisher: Longman, London, Latest Edition.rnDesign and Construction of Foundations, Egyptian Code for Soil Mechanics, Design and Construction of Foundations, 1st Edition, 10 Volumes, Al-Ahram Press, Latest Edition.rnGeotechnical Engineering: Soil Mechanics by CERNICA, John N., Publisher: Wiley, New York, Latest Edition.rnExperimental Soil Mechanics by BARDET, Jean-Pierre Publisher: Prentice Hall, New York, Latest Edition.rn |
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| textbook | Principles of Geotechnical Engineering by DAS, Braja M., Publisher: Brooks-Cole, Latest Edition. |
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| objective set | combined |
| content set | combined |
Course Content
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| 1 |
Week No.1: Seepage.
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| 2 |
Week No.2: Seepage, continued.
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| 3 |
Week No.3: Stresses in soils.
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| 4 |
Week No.4: Stresses in soils, continued.
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| 5 |
Week No.5: Consolidation and settlement.
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| 6 |
Week No.6: Consolidation test.
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Week No.7: Settlement of soils.
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| 8 |
Week No.8: Shear strength of soil.
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| 9 |
Week No.9: Stability of slopes.
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| 10 |
Week No.10: Stability of slopes, continued.
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| 11 |
Week No.11: Lateral earth pressure.
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| 12 |
Week No.12: Lateral earth pressure, continued.
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Week No.13: Compaction.
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| 14 |
Week No.14: Bearing capacity.
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| 15 |
Week No.15: Bearing capacity of shallow foundations.
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| 16 |
Week No.16: Final Exam.
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