Soil mechanics studies the engineering properties of soil, so as to design the foundations of the structures.
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Hi, Please enjoy the Quiz about Soil Mechanics. It contains number of questions. Most of them are from the previous years’ GATE Papers. These questions relate mainly with the basic concepts of soil mechanics and foundation engineering. After reading a question, you have to choose one as the correct option among the given. Please read
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Soil can have different hydraulic conductivity in its different layers, because different layers can have different sizes of soil particles, and different structure. The soil permeability formulae used to find out the equivalent horizontal and vertical hydraulic conductivity are as given below. kx = (Keq)h = (k1H1 + k2H2 + k3H3 + ….KnHn)/H (For horizontal
Hi, There are many soil-water-air relationships in Soil Mechanics, and therefore, hard to remember easily. Even when you try to get the help of a book, it can become difficult to remember exactly where the formula was given in the book. This single program covers all the basic important formulae from Geotechnical Engineering, all you
Hi, The code that is presented below is a quick formula for saving your calculation time or verifying your calculated results. It covers both the tests – Constant Head as well as Falling Head Permeability tests. Formulae used for the two tests are as follows. Constant head, permeability k = Q*L/A*h*t Falling Head, permeability k
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The Boussinesq’s equation or the corresponding Influence Factor charts are generally employed for doing this job, and it can be a tedious job. The code presented below can be a bit helpful for those who deal with the Point Load calculations, only. It doesn’t apply for the distributed strip load, circular load or rectangular loads,
 Basic Soil Solids, Water and Air Relationships Soil is considered a three-phase material, made of soil, water and air. The basic formulae used are written below. Sl No Relationship in mass density Relationship in unit weight 1 n = e/(1+e) n = e/(1+e) 2 e = n/(1-n) e = n/(1-n) 3 na = n*ac na =
Hi,This is an example of a problem that deals with the application of the Sand Cone Test to determine the density of the compacted soil. The solution is given in details. Problem: A sand cone density test was conducted on soil compaction at a land development project. It has the following data:the volume of the standard Proctor
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HiSediments that are dredged from the water bodies such as reservoir, lakes or oceans are weak in strength and highly compressible, in general. This is nothing more than a waste material. However, it can be treated with certain chemicals such as the Bentonite and OPC(Ordinary Portland Cement) to give it the desired properties of a
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Hi, With this single solved example, you will refresh two concepts of soil mechanics, as follows. Â How to find the equivalent permeability of linearly stacked soil samples. Â How to find the hydraulic gradient in individual layers, and hence the head losses. So, let’s move to the problem and its solution. Problem In a laboratory, a
