Introduction to soil mechanics.pptVIP

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering N. Sivakugan Typical Geotechnical Project Shallow Foundations Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Deep Foundations Retaining Walls Earth Dams Concrete Dams Concrete Dams Concrete Dams Earthworks Construction hazard Geofabrics Reinforced Earth Walls Soil Nailing Sheet Piles Sheet Piles Sheet Piles Sheet Piles Cofferdam Landslides Shoring Tunneling Blasting Ground Improvement Ground Improvement Ground Improvement Ground Improvement Environmental Geomechanics Instrumentation Soil Testing Soil Testing Soil Testing Soil Testing Soil Testing Typical Safety Factors Some unsung heroes of Civil Engineering… Great Contributors to the Developments in Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Landmarks Leaning Tower of Pisa Hoover Dam, USA Petronas Tower, Malaysia Monuments Geo-engineering at JCU Practicals Laboratory Staff Quizzes about 4-6, 50 minutes each open book Past CS2005 Grades Some Suggestions Some Suggestions Some Suggestions Exams Waste Disposal in Landfills ~ to monitor the performances of earth and earth supported structures ~ to measure loads, pressures, deformations, strains,… Cone Penetration Test Truck – Lavarach Barracks, Townsville More Field Tests Standard Penetration Test Vane Shear Test Triaxial Test on Soil Sample in Laboratory Variety of Field Testing Devices Being Pushed around by my Supervisors Purdue University, USA 1/5000 2.0-3.0 Foundations 1/1500 1.5-2.0 Retaining structures 1/500 1.3-1.5 Earthworks Probability of Failure Safety Factor Type of Design … buried right under your feet. foundations soil exploration tunneling Karl Terzaghi1883-1963 C.A.Coulomb1736-1806 WJM Rankine1820-1872 A.Casagrande1902-1981 L. Bjerrum1918-1973 A.W.Skempton1914- G.F.Sowers1921-1996 G.A. Leonards1921-1997 Siva’s teacher in USA – deserves gold frame Our blunders become monuments! Tallest (221 m) concrete dam Tallest building in the world and…. CS2005Geo-engineering I CS3002Geo-engineering I CS4001Geo-engine