Syllabus

Laboratory 1: Consolidation Test
Laboratory 2: Direct Shear Test
Laboratory 3: Triaxial Shear Test
Laboratory 4: Load Test on Model Footing
Laboratory 5: Swelling Pressure Test
Laboratory 6: Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Laboratory 7: Relative Density of Sand
Laboratory 8: Marsh Cone Viscosity Test of Bentonite
Laboratory 9: Swelling Index and Swelling Potential Test of Bentonite
Laboratory 10: Flow Net by Electrical Analogy method

Determination of shear and consolidation parameters of the soil

Evaluation of swelling and viscosity properties of soil

Examine and trace the flow pattern in hydraulic structures

Evaluation of bearing capacity of ground through model and field tests

At the end of the course the students will be able to:
CO1: Conduct consolidation, direct shear, and triaxial shear tests.
CO2: Perform load tests and SPT to evaluate the bearing capacity
CO3: Assess swelling pressure, swelling potential and viscosity of expansive soils like bentonite.
CO4: Determine relative density of sand .
CO5: Use flow net techniques to study groundwater flow in hydraulic structures.

BIS, Indian Standard Code IS:2720, BIS

NIT Manual, Soil Mechanics Manual,

Braja Mohan Das, Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Engineering Press, 1982