This course explains mechanical characteristics of soils as geomaterials and factors affecting them.
Explain mechanical characteristics of geomaterials.
1. Introduction, Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials
2. Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation)
3. Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear)
4. Behaviour of remoulded soils (constitutive model)
5. Behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance
6. Behaviour of improved geo-materials
7. Failure criteria of soils
8. Cam-clay plasticity
9. Deformation characteristics
10. Prediction of soil strength
11. Modelling of time dependent behaviour
12. Advanced soil constitutive models
13. Presentation by students
14. Presentation by students
15. Review and practice
Handouts on each topics will be provided by lecturers
None
Attendance, assignments, quizzes and examinations