This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity and seepage; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice. Lectures and experimental studies dealing with the more advanced aspects of soil properties and their applications in design. Consolidation, strength of soils in triaxial compression testing with measurements of volume changes and pore-water pressures, dynamic soil tests, in-situ measurement techniques of soil properties such as Dutch cone, pressuremeters, and vane shear methods, advanced instrumentations, R-value and CBR tests for pavement designs and student projects.
- Teacher: Huriye Bilsel