230713800 SOIL MECHANICS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 230712300, 230712700

The central concepts to be covered in this course are: Composition and classification of soils; Engineering soil properties and their measurement; Soil permeability and pore water movement; Stresses in soil and the effective stress concept; soil compressibility, consolidation, and settlements; and Shear strength of soil and bearing capacity.