Soil Mechanics ENCE253: Index Properties of Soil & Classification | Study Material
Soil Mechanics diagram illustrating Index Properties of Soil
Soil Mechanics ENCE253
Introduction & Soil Classification

Soil Mechanics ENCE253: Introduction, Index Properties of Soil & Classification

Chapter Information

Chapter 1: Introduction (6 hours) – 6 marks

Chapter 2: Phase Relationship, Index Property and Soil Classification (12 hours) – 12 marks

Course Code: ENCE253 – Soil Mechanics

Description: Comprehensive study material covering introduction to soil mechanics, phase relationships, index properties of soil and soil classification systems

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Detailed Syllabus: Index Properties of Soil & More

Chapter 1: Introduction
6 hours
6 marks

1.1 Historical development of soil mechanics

1.2 Scope and application of soil mechanics

1.3 Soil formation and soil types

1.4 Soil structures and clay minerals

Chapter 2: Phase Relationship, Index Properties of Soil and Classification
12 hours
12 marks

2.1 Basic definitions

2.2 Phase relationships: Volume-volume, mass-volume, weight-volume and mass-mass relationships

2.3 Soil index properties: Index properties of coarse and fine grained soils

2.4 Soil classification systems (MIT, USCS, IS, BS)

2.5 Field identification of soil



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