Page 1 : Examination to be held in the Year December 2020,2021,2022,2023, , CLASS : BLE 5" SEMESTER, , , , ‘BRANCH: CIVIL ENGINEERING ‘CREDITS: 4, , ‘COURSE TITLE: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, , COURSE NO.: PCE- 502 core Marks, , DURATION OF EXAM: 3 HOURS 3 1 0 Theory Sessional, 100 50, , ‘COURSE OUTCOMES : On completion of the course the students willbe able to:, , , , , , ‘C02 | Identify the formation of soll and classification of the sols, , ‘C2 | Measure permeability and determine the flow characteristics, , ‘C03 | Determine the mechanism of compaction and consolidation and evaluating them through various, tests., , (C04 | Estimate the shear strength and also evaluate stresses within the soll mass, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , MODULE -1, Introduction, Origin & Formation of soll, Major soll deposits of india and General Types of soils. Three-Phase soil, system and phase relationships., , Clay minerals & its structural unit, Clay-water relationship, Sol structures., , Index Properties: Specific Gravity, Specific Surface, Relative Density, Particle size Analysis, Stokes’ law &, Sedimentation analysis, Grain Size Distribution curve, Consistency of sols. (10 hrs), , , , MopuLe-2, Various solcassification systems & Feld identification, , Principle of effective stress, Capilary phenomena, Seepage force and Quicksand condition. Permeabilty(1-0 Flow),, Darcy's law, Discharge and Seepage velocity, Lab Methods for determination of Co-efficiet of Permeabilt,, Factors affecting Permeability. Seepage through Sol (2-D flow), Laplace's equation, Flow net, Uplift Pressures,, Seepage through rth Dam. (10s), , , , MODULE-3, Compaction: Introduction, Field and Laboratory methods, Factors affecting compaction,, , Consolidation: Principle of Consolidation, One-dimensional Consolidation, Consolidation Tests, Determination of, coefficient of consolidation, Pre-consolidation Pressure, Secondary Compression, Computation of Ultimate/final, , , , Settlement, (10 hes), MODULE -4, , ‘Shear Strength of soil, Mohs Circle and its characteristics, Mohr’s Coulomb's Equation, Different lab tests and, drainage conditions, Stress-Strain curves. (10 hrs), RECOMMENDED BOOKS:, , 4. Basic and Applied Soll Mechanics Gopal Ranjan & ASR Rao, , 2. SOIL MECHANICS & FOUNDATION ENGG, ‘ARORA KR, , 3. SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGG. PUNMIAB.C, , 4, FOUNDATION ENGINEERING P.CNarghese, , 5. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE DONALD P.CODUTO, , 6. SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING —_P. PURSHOTHAMA RAJ, , NOTE: There shall be total eight questions of 20 marks each, two from each module. Five questions have to be, ‘attempted selecting at least one from each module. Use of Calculator is allowed.