Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE6136 : Strength and Deformation Behaviour of Soil { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Rabi Narayan Behera
Syllabus
Physico-Chemical aspects, Failure theories, Yield criteria, Elastic and Plastic analysis of soil, Mohr’s diagram. Stresses in Soil: Description of state of stress and strain at a point, stress distribution problems in elastic half pace. Boussinessqu, Westergard Mindlin and Kelvin problems Distribution of contact pressure Analysis of Elastic settlement Soil Plasticity Shear Strength of Soils: Experimental determination of shear strength, Types of tests based on drainage conditions and their practical significance, Skempton’s and Henkel’s pore water pressure coefficients, Stress path, Shear strength of unsaturated soils, Row’s stress dilatancy theory. Constitutive Models: Constitutive Models in Soil Mechanics: Isotropic Elastic, Anisotropic Plasticity and Viscous Models. Representing Soil Behaviour using these Models Advances in Constitutive models.
Course Objectives
- Able to apply engineering knowledge.
- Design/development of solutions for complex engineering. problems
- Able to carry out investigations of complex problems.
- Environment Impact and sustainable solution.
Course Outcomes
1. Learn the Physio-Chemical aspects, Failure theories, Yield criteria, Elastic and plastic analysis of soil. <br />2. Finding the stresses and strains in soil using Mohr's diagram and analysis of elastic settlement , soil plasticity, shear strength of soil. <br />3. Knowledge on the different constitutive models in soil mechanics and advances in each of these models.
Essential Reading
- A.P.S. Selvadurai, Plasticity & Geomechanics, Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, UK
- W.F. Chen, Limit Analysis & Soil Plasticity, Elsevier Scientific , Amsterdam, USA
Supplementary Reading
- C. S. Desai and J. T. Christian, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, McGrew Hill , New York, USA
- R. F. Scott, Principles of Soil Mechanics, Addison & Wesley , Boston, UK