6.

DeIormation oI soils (10)

6.1 Meaning. conditions/situations oI occurrence with emphasis on practical signiIicance oI:
a) Consolidation and consolidation settlement
b) Creep
c) Plastic Ilow
d) Heaving
e) Lateral movement
6.2 DeIinition and practical signiIicance; oI compression index, coeIIicient oI consolidation,
degree oI Consolidation.
6.3 Meaning oI total settlement, uniIorm settlement, diIIerential settlement and rate oI settlement
and their importance
6.1 Settlement due to construction operations and lowering oI water table
6.2 Tolerable settlement Ior diIIerent structures as per BIS
7. Strength Characteristics oI Soils: (12)
7.1 Examples oI shear Iailure in soils
7.2 Factors contributing to smear strength oI soils. Coulomb's law
7.3 Determination oI shearing strength direct shear test and unconIined compression test.
BrieI idea about triaxiai shear test
7.4 Drainage conditions oI test and their signiIicance
7.5 Stress and strain curve, peak strength and ultimate strength, their signiIicance
7.6 Discrepancies between laboratory and Iield test.
8 Soil Compaction: (8)
8.1 DeIinition oI compaction and its necessity
8.2 Laboratory compaction test (light and heavy as per BSI) deIinition and importance oI
optimum water content, maximum dry density: moisture dry density relations Ior typical soils
with diIIerent it compactive eIIorts
8.3 Field compaction: methods and equipment, choice oI equipment
8.4 Compaction requirements
8.5 Compaction control: Density control, Iield density test, (sand replacement) moisture
control. Proctor's needle and its use, thickness control, jobs oI an embankment, supervisor in
relation to compaction
9. Bearing Capacity; (10
9.1 Concept oI bearing capacity
9.2 DeIinition and signiIicance oI ultimate bearing capacity saIe bearing capacity and
allowable bearing .
9.3 Bearing capacity Irom building codes.
9.4 Concept oI vertical stress distribution in soils due to Ioundation loads
9.5 Plate load test and intepretation oI its results, limitations oI plate load test
9.6 Bearing capacity by SPT and unconIined compression test
9.7 Soil properties governing choice oI Ioundation type
10. Soil Exploration: (10)
10.1 Purpose and scope oI soil exploration
10.2 Undertaking, planning oI subsurIace investigations
10.3 InIluence oI soil conditions on exploratory programme
10.4 Possibility oI misjudgment oI subsoil conditions
10.5 Location, depth and spacing oI exploration
10.6 InIluence oI size oI protect and type oI structure on exploratory programme
10.7 Methods oI soil exploration Reconnaissance, Trial pits, borings, (Auger, wash, rotary
percussion to be brieIly dealt) SPT and dynamic cone penetration test (BrieI
description and inIormation collected)