SOIL MECHANICS

LIST OF TOPICS COVERED

INTRODUCTION

• INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS AND BASIC DEFINITIONS
• SOIL GROUPS IN INDIA
• FORMATION OF SOILS
• DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOILS
• RESIDUAL SOILS AND TRANSPORTED SOILS

COMPOSITION OF SOILS, BASIC DEFINITIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

• COMPOSITION OF SOILS
• POROSITY, VOID RATIO, DEGREE OF SATURATION, PERCENT AIR VOIDS, AIR CONTENT
• WATER CONTENT OR MOISTURE CONTENT
• BULK UNIT MASS, BULK WEIGHT DENSITY, DRY UNIT MASS, DRY WEIGHT DENSITY
• SATURATED UNIT MASS, SATURATED UNIT WEIGHT, SUBMERGED UNIT MASS, SUBMERGED UNIT WEIGHTS
• USEFUL RELATIONSHIPS

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