This course explains mechanical characteristics of soils as geomaterials and factors affecting them.
Explain mechanical characteristics of geomaterials.
1. Introduction, Characteristics of geomaterials
2. Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials
3. Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation)
4. Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear)
5. Behaviour of remoulded soils (constitutive model)
6. Failure criteria of soils
7. Behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance
8. Behaviour of improved geo-materials
9. Cam-clay plasticity
10. Drained and undrained shear behaviours
11. Characterisation of strength anisotropy
12. Soil crushability
13. Advanced constitutive models
14. Presentation by students
15. Presentation by students
Handouts on each topics will be provided by lecturers
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Attendance, assignments, quizzes and examinations