Course Description

This course provides an understanding of soil compaction techniques using laboratory tests using the Proctor Standard, and field compaction techniques using Sand Coned and CBR laboratory tests. Determining soil shear strength parameters, calculating analytically and graphically using the Mohr‘s Circle method and polar method as well as carrying out direct shear tests and compressive strength practicals (Anconfined Tests). Soil compression regarding pre-consolidation stress, overburden stress, determining the parameters of soil compression coefficient (field Cc), swelling coefficient (Cs) as well as carrying out practical consolidation tests, conducting Sondir tests in the field