UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE552

Geotechnical Engineering Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2024-25 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab)

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List of Experiments / Activities

  1. PART -A (To be performed in lab)
  2. 1Determination of water content of a given moist soil sample by (i) oven drying method, (ii) pycnometer method.
  3. 2Determination of specific gravity of a given soil sample by (i) density bottle, (ii) pycnometer method.
  4. 3Determination of in situ dry density of soil mass by (i) core-cutter method, (ii) sand replacement method.
  5. 4Determination of relative density of a given soil sample.
  6. 5Determination of complete grain size distribution of a given soil sample by sieve analysis and sedimentation (hydrometer) analysis.
  7. 6Determination of consistency limits (liquid, plastic and shrinkage limits) of the soil sample used in experiment no. 5 (grain-size analysis).
  8. 7Determination of shear strength of soil by Direct shear test.
  9. 8Determination of compaction characteristics (OMC & MDD) of a given soil sample.
  10. 9Determination of permeability of a remoulded soil sample by constant head &/or falling head method.
  11. 10Determination of consolidation characteristics of a remoulded soil sample by an odometer test.
  12. 11Determination of shear strength characteristics of a given soil sample by U/U test from Triaxial Compression Machine.
  13. 12Retrieving soil samples and conducting SPT tests by advancing boreholes through hand-held auger.
  14. Note: Any 8 experiments are to be performed from the list of experiments.
  15. PART-B It is mandatory to perform experiments using virtual lab wherever applicable.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Calculate and explain the water content and specific gravity of soil.
  2. CO2Measure and analyze the in-situ density and relative density of soil.
  3. CO3Analyze and evaluate the grain size distribution and consistency limits of soil.
  4. CO4Determine and evaluate the dry density of soil through compaction processes and assess the permeability of soil.
  5. CO5Perform and evaluate shear strength tests (direct shear and triaxial) to assess soil stability under various conditions.

References

  1. Bowles, Joseph E., “Engineering Properties of Soil and Their Measurement” Fourth Edition, Indian Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi-110032.

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