Basic Geomechanics (GT700)
Course Name:
Basic Geomechanics (GT700)
Programme:
M.Tech (Geotechnical Engineering)
Semester:
First
Category:
Programme Core (PC)
Credits (L-T-P):
04 (3-1-0)
Content:
Concepts of failure and yield in soil, Failure theories, Effective stresses in soils, Microstructural considerations, Stress-path concepts and their applications. Shear Strength of soils and rocks, Mohr-Coulomb strength theory, Shear strength tests, Stress-deformation characteristics. Critical state concepts and their application, constitutive relationships. Deformation analysis, components of settlement, permissible settlements, consolidation settlements. Flow through soils
References:
1. Mitchell, J.K. Principles of Soil Behavior, John Wiley
2. Lambe, T.W. and Whitman, R.V. Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern
Department:
Civil Engineering