Standard syllabus
Geotechnical engineering · Undergraduate · Engineering
Learning objectives from the Geotechnical engineering syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Soil properties and classification
- Soil formation and mineralogy for engineers — Soil formation and mineralogy for engineers
- Phase diagrams: water content, void ratio, saturation — Phase diagrams: water content, void ratio, saturation
- Grain size distribution and Atterberg limits — Grain size distribution and Atterberg limits
- USCS and AASHTO soil classification systems — USCS and AASHTO soil classification systems
- Compaction: Proctor tests and field control — Compaction: Proctor tests and field control
Strength and consolidation
- Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion for soils — Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion for soils
- Triaxial and direct shear testing — Triaxial and direct shear testing
- Undrained versus drained strength parameters — Undrained versus drained strength parameters
- Lateral earth pressure: at-rest, active, passive — Lateral earth pressure: at-rest, active, passive
- Rankine and Coulomb earth pressure theories — Rankine and Coulomb earth pressure theories
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- Soil properties and classification
Soil formation and mineralogy for engineers
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Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion for soils
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