Basics of Geotechnical Engineering

What you'll learn
Geotechnical Engineering, Basics of Soil mechanics
Origin of soil
Important weight volume relationships
Clay minerals
soil structure
Index properties
Soil Classification
Total and Effective stress
Permeability
Compaction
Consolidation
Shear strength
Requirements
Basics on Civil engineering
Description
This is a course for UG Civil engineering students and PG scholars from Geotechnical Engineering background.
This course will discuss all the basics one needs to know in Soil mechanics.
Course Outcomes
The student will be able to understand the basics of soil formation, Soil mass structure and Clay mineralogy.
Students will be able to understand important weight volume relationships and definitions.
This course explains different soil classification systems.
The student will be able to familiarize with Index Properties and Engineering properties.
Students will also learn about total and Effective stress.
Who this course is for
Civil Engineering graduate
Post graduate students from Geotechnical engineering background
Students preparing for competitive exams
students who are curious about the soil and its behaviour.
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