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Angelo Filomeno

MSc(Eng), BSc(Hons), MICE, C.Eng,

Geology & Soil Mechanics -unit 32

Assignment Brief

Introductory and basic soil mechanics

BS1377_2 Soil Properties Tests

_4 Soil Compaction Tests

_9 Soil Insitu Tests

sieve analysis #1

sieve analysis #2

Sustainable Use of Soils

Soil Lab Tests Vol 1: Soil Classification and Compaction Tests

Soil Lab Tests Vol 2: Permeability, Shear Strength and Compressibility tests

Soil Field tests --Penetrometer Cone

2. Three phase model

supplemntary notes I

3. Attenberg Limits

4. Compaction Tests

Supplementary notes II

EuroCode 7 - Geotechnical 2010

Video Lectures:

1_What is soil Mechanics

2_The particulate nature of soils

3_The effect of gravity on soil strength

4_The effect of particle size on soil strength

5_The effect of water on soil strength

6_ series of lectures --TBC

7_Sieve analysis for classification

8_TBC

9_TBC

10-3-phase state of soils

11_Phase relations review

12_Phase diagram Review

13.1_ Determination of Liquid limit & Plastic limit

13.2_Liquid limit, Plastic limit & Plasticity

13.3_Attenberg tests (LL & PL)

14_ cone penetrometer

15.1_Consolidation Tests

15.2_Proctor Compaction test

15.3_Standard Proctor compaction test

16_California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value test

17.1_Direct shear test

17.2_ Direct shear test

18_triaxial shear test

19_Mhor Circle

20_Wate movement in soils

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