Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain the principles of field and laboratory compaction and its application; 2. determine strength properties of soil for engineering applications; 3. determine compressibility and strength properties of soil for design of shallow and deep foundations; 4. identify and calculate the parameters needed for the design of foundations, including footing settlement, end bearing of piles, and earth pressure coefficients; and 5. gain the ability to use modern soil mechanics equipment and soil investigation procedures.

Soil structures, compaction and soil stabilisation, stability of slopes earth pressures, retaining walls. Concepts of permeability, stress distribution, shear strength and pressure in relation to foundation engineering; bearing capacity of soils; shallow and deep foundations, pile foundations; Site Investigation.