Department of Civil EngineeringcorelabSem 3
SOIL MECHANICS LAB
CIE 3141
Syllabus
- 01Determination of moisture content
- 02Specific gravity
- 03Atterberg limits
- 04In-situ unit weight
- 05Sieve analysis
- 06Coefficient of permeability by constant head and variable head permeameter
- 07Standard compaction test
- 08Use of proctor needle
- 09Triaxial shear test
- 10Unconfined compression test
- 11Direct shear test
- 12Vane shear test
- 13Determination of CBR
- 14Demonstration of Plate laod test
- 15Cone penetration test
- 16Hydrometer analysis
References
- Relevant IS codes
- Bowles J.E, Engineering properties of soil and their measurement, (2e), McGraw – Hill Book Company, New York, 1986.
- Lambe T.W, Soil testing for Engineers, John Wiley and Sons, INC.
- Cheng Liu and Jack B. Evett, Soil properties, Testing, Measurement and Evaluation, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987
Credits Structure
0Lecture
0Tutorial
3Practical
1Total