List of Experiments / Activities
- 1Determination of water content of soil.
- 2Determination of specific gravity of soil.
- 3Determination of field density of soil by core cutter method.
- 4Determination of field density by sand replacement method.
- 5Grain size analysis by sieving (Dry sieve analysis).
- 6Grain size analysis by hydrometer method.
- 7Determination of shrinkage limit.
- 8Determination of permeability by constant head method.
- 9Determination of permeability by variable head method.
- 10Determination of shear strength of soil by direct shear test.
- 11Determination of compaction characteristics (OMC & MDD) of the given soil sample.
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Conduct experiments determine the water content and specific gravity of the soil.
- CO2Demonstrate the grain size distribution in soil.
- CO3Perform experiment illustrating consistency of soil.
- CO4Experiments enables to determine the permeability of the given soil specimen.
Suggested Reading
- Soil Mechanics, B.C. Punamia; Laxmi Publication (P) Ltd. New Delhi.
- Punamia B.C. and Jain, A.K., 2005. Soil Mechanics and Foundations. Laxmi Pub. (P) Ltd. New Delhi.
- Ranjan Gopal and Rao ASR, 1993. Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics. Welley Easters Ltd., New Delhi.
- Indian Society of Soil Science.1998. Fundamental of Soil Science, IARI, New Delhi. Subject Code
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 5, 6 of the original AKTU PDF.