No.
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*Proposed number of lectures
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1
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Introduction; Origin of soils; Basic Relationships; Properties of Soil Aggregate, Soil Structure; Soil Classification.
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Nine
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2
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Soil Compaction; Laboratory compaction; Factors affecting soil compaction; Field compaction.
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Four
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3
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Soil-water Statics;
Concept of Effective Stress |
Two
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4
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Flow through soils; Quick Sand condition; Permeability and methods for its determination; Flownets
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Ten
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5
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Stresses in soil from surface loads; Boussinesq theory; Newmark’s chart
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Five
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6
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Consolidation of soils; Settlement of compressible soil layers; Sand drains.
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Eight
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7
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Shear strength; Mohr circle of stress; Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion; Estimation of shear strength parameters; Stress paths.
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Ten
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8
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Earth Pressure theories- Retaining walls; Anchored bulkheads
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Eight
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9
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Stability of slopes; Infinite/Finite Slope Stability Analysis.
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Four
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