JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To obtain index and engineering properties of locally available soils, to

understand the behavior of these soils under various loads and subsoil conditions.

Course Outcomes

Possible to classify and evaluate the behavior of the soil subjected to various

loads and subsoil conditions.

• 1. Grain size analysis –Wet Sieve Analysis
• 2. Grain size analysis – Hydrometer Analysis
• 3. In-situ Unit Weight (core Cutter & Sand Replacement)
• 4. Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit and Shrinkage Limit
• 5. Proctor I.S. Compaction Test
• 6. Permeability of Clay Soils.
• 7. Free Swell, Swell Potential, Swell Pressure Test
• 8. Oedometer Test (for determination of cc& cv)
• 9. Direct Shear Test
• 10. Triaxial Tests- UU
• 11. Triaxial Tests- CU
• 12. CBR Test

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Head, K.H. – Manual of Soil laboratory testing, Volumes I – Soil Classification and Compaction Tests, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, 2006.
• 2. Head, K.H. – Manual of Soil laboratory testing, Volumes II – Permeability, shear strength and Compressibility Tests, 3rd Revised Edition, Ingram International Inc, 2011.
• 3. Head, K.H. and Epps, R.J. – Manual of Soil laboratory testing, Volumes III – Effective Stress Tests, 3rd Edition, Whittle Publishing, 2014.