CE 317 Geotechnical Engineering
Summer 2008
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Lect./Lab |
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Handouts/Lab Data |
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1 |
Noon |
Monday,
June 02, 2008 |
Introduction Discuss Syllabus and
outline What is soil? How is Geotechnical Eng.
Different? Disciplines involved in
Geotechnical |
Chapter 1
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2 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
June 03, 2008 |
Geotech Triangle Phase relationships |
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
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3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
June 03, 2008 |
FREE |
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3 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
June 04, 2008 |
Phase relationships:
examples |
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4 |
Noon |
Thursday,
June 05, 2008 |
Soil Texture |
Section 2.4 |
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LAB
1 |
3:00
PM |
Thursday,
June 05, 2008 |
LAB 1: Visual Soil
Identification |
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5 |
Noon |
Friday,
June 06, 2008 |
Grain Size and GSD |
Sections 2.5 and 2.6
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6 |
Noon |
Monday,
June 09, 2008 |
Atterberg Limits |
Sections 2.7 and 2.8 |
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7 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
June 10, 2008 |
Soil Classification |
Sections 3.1 and 3.2 |
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LAB
2 |
3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
June 10, 2008 |
LAB 2: Atterberg
Limits/ Grain Size Distribution (2 hours) |
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8 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
June 11, 2008 |
Soil Classification Start mineralogy |
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9 |
Noon |
Thursday,
June 12, 2008 |
Clay Minerals, soil fabric |
Chapter 4 |
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10 |
3:00
PM |
Thursday,
June 12, 2008 |
Theory of compaction |
Sections 5.1 5.4 |
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11 |
Noon |
Friday,
June 13, 2008 |
NO CLASS |
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12 |
Noon |
Monday,
June 16, 2008 |
Properties of compacted
soils |
Section 5.4 |
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13 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
June 17, 2008 |
Field compaction and
Compaction control |
Sections 5.5 to 5.7 |
Handout: Field
compaction |
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LAB
3 |
3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
June 17, 2008 |
LAB 3: Compaction Lab |
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14 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
June 18, 2008 |
General concepts of flow
dynamics Bernoullis equation |
Section 7.1 to 7.3 |
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15 |
Noon |
Thursday,
June 19, 2008 |
Hydraulic gradient, 1-D
flow in soils |
Section 7.4, 7.7 |
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LAB
4 |
3:00
PM |
Thursday,
June 19, 2008 |
LAB 4: Permeability Lab |
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16 |
Noon |
Friday,
June 20, 2008 |
Heads in soil, examples of
1-D flow |
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17 |
Noon |
Monday,
June 23, 2008 |
Seepage Theory and flow
nets |
Section 7.9 |
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Noon |
Tuesday,
June 24, 2008 |
FREE: Consultation hours
for exam. |
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3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
June 24, 2008 |
EXAM |
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18 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
June 25, 2008 |
Flow nets |
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19 |
Noon |
Thursday,
June 26, 2008 |
Flow nets example |
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LAB
5 |
3:00
PM |
Thursday,
June 26, 2008 |
LAB 5: Finite Difference
Method |
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Seepage
and Finite Difference lab handouts Finite
Difference Assignment |
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LAB
6 |
Noon |
Friday,
June 27, 2008 |
LAB 6: Seepage Lab (no
report due). IN CLASS Effective Stresses |
Section 7.5 |
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20 |
Noon |
Monday,
June 30, 2008 |
Stresses in Soils,
effective stress How to compute vertical
stresses Horizontal stresses |
Section 7.6 |
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21 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
July 01, 2008 |
Seepage forces and piping |
Section 7.8 |
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22 |
3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
July 01, 2008 |
NO LAB |
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23 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
July 02, 2008 |
Capillarity Consolidation Theory |
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 |
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24 |
Noon |
Thursday,
July 03, 2008 |
Consolidation Theory:
spring analogy and qualitative descriptions |
Section 8.1-8.3 |
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LAB7a |
3:00
PM |
Thursday,
July 03, 2008 |
NO LAB |
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Noon |
Friday,
July 04, 2008 |
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25 |
Noon |
Monday,
July 07, 2008 |
Consolidation test Preconsolidation pressure
and the consolidation curve |
Sections 8.4-8.7 |
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26 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
July 08, 2008 |
Reasons for
preconsolidation How to compute
consolidation settlements for one layer (e.g. uniform stress state and soil properties) |
Sections 8.8-8.11 |
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3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
July 08, 2008 |
LAB 7a: Consolidation |
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27 |
Noon |
Wednesday,
July 09, 2008 |
Multiple layers (without
examples) ● Change of Ds with
depth, elasticity solutions and 2:1 approximation |
Section 8.12 |
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Noon |
Thursday,
July 10, 2008 |
FREE: Consultation hours
for exam |
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3:00
PM |
Thursday,
July 10, 2008 |
EXAM II |
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28 |
Noon |
Friday,
July 11, 2008 |
Solution to consolidation
problem using multiple layers Consolidation theory,
derivation of Equation, and solution |
Sections 9.1 to 9.3 |
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29 |
Noon |
Monday,
July 14, 2008 |
● Solution to
Consolidation Equation ● Examples of time
dependent problems |
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30 |
Noon |
Tuesday,
July 15, 2008 |
Examples, Review of the
entire consolidation process |
Section 9.8 |
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LAB7b |
3:00
PM |
Tuesday,
July 15, 2008 |
LAB 7b Permeability from a
consol. Test Typical values of
parameters. How to obtain parameters from
consolidation tests? Different constructions. consolidation problem
examples Wrap up consolidation Review for exam |