MRED 303 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY– SOIL MECHANICS

The geological materials. Soil description and classification. Soil water, permeability and flow. Shear strength of soils. Mohr Coulomb criterion. Elements of stress analysis. Soil compression and consolidation. The rate of foundation settlement. Bearing capacity. Soil compaction and ground improvement. Mechanical properties of rocks. Shear strength of discontinuities. Classification of rock mass. Stability analysis of natural and artificial slopes. Slope stabilisation methods. Engineering geological investigations for hydraulic structures. Tunnels and underground excavations. Tasks of engineering geological research.

Laboratory work: Soil classification tests, oedometer test, direct shear test, unconfined compression, proctor test. Shear test on rock discontinuities. Tutorial Exercises: Rock mass strength by rock mass classification. Slope stability analysis.