230712700 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY ( 2 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 100111021

Composition and structure of soils, Phase relations and index properties, soil classification, soil compaction, principle of effective stress, stresses due to self-weight, stresses due to applied loads, soil permeability, seepage: one and two dimensional, flow net, consolidation theory and consolidation settlement analysis. Introduction to Shear strength and its laboratory testing. Introduction to lateral earth pressure theory.