Soil Mechanics Laboratory Based Syllabus for B.Tech 5th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Soil Mechanics Laboratory Based B.Tech (R13) fifthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course student attains adequate knowledge in assessing both Physical and Engineering behaviour of soils through laboratory testing procedures.
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS :
DETERMINATION OF INDEX PROPERTIES [22 hours]
a. Special gravity of soil solids
b. Grain size distribution – Sieve analysis
c. Grain size distribution Hydrometer analysis
d. Liquid limit and Plastic limit tests
e. Shrinkage limit and Differential free swell tests
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TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
- Students know the techniques to determine index properties and engineering properties such as shear strength, compressibility and permeability by conducting appropriate tests.
REFERENCES:
- “Soil Engineering Laboratory Instruction Manual” published by Engineering College Cooperative Society, Anna University, Chennai, 1996.
- Saibaba Reddy, E. Ramasastri, K. “Measurement of Engineering Properties of Soils”, New age International (P) Limited Publishers, New Delhi, 2002.
- Lambe T.W., “Soil Testing for Engineers”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990.
LIST OF EQUIPMENT FOR A BATCH OF 30 STUDENTS
| S.no | Description of Equipment | Qty. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sieves | 2 sets |
| 2 | Hydrometer | 2 sets |
| 3 | Liquid and plastic limit apparatus | 2 sets |
| 4 | Shinkage limit apparatus | 2 sets |
| 5 | Proctor compaction apparatus | 2 sets |
| 6 | UTM of minimum of 20KN capacity | 1 |
| 7 | Direct shear apparatus | 1 |
| 8 | Thermeometer | 2 |
| 9 | Field density measuring device | 2 |
| 10 | Triaxial shear apparatus | 1 |
| 11 | Three gang consolidation test device | 1 |
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