Basic Geomechanics (GT700)
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Basic Geomechanics (GT700)
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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