C E 328.

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C E 328.3
Introduction
Introduction
to
to
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Overview of the Course
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Contents
Contents
Course Outline
Course Content
Laboratory Sessions
Course Website
On-line Continuous Assessment
Geotechnical Engineering Why?
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Course Instructor
Course Instructor
Dr. Jitendra Sharma
Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Office: Room 2B22, Engineering Building
Telephone: 966-7049
E-mail: J.Sharma@usask.ca
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Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistants
Office: 2C20
Phone: Not known yet
E-mail: rak074@mail.usask.ca
Mr. Rajendra Karki
Graduate Student of Geotechnical
Engineering
[Assignments]
Office: 2A03
Phone: 966-5283
E-mail:huv779@mail.usask.ca
Mr. Hung Vu
Graduate Student of Geotechnical
Engineering
[Laboratory Reports]
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Location & Schedule of Lectures
Location & Schedule of Lectures
Lecture Room 2B53E
Every Tuesday and Thursday
From 8.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
First Lecture: September 05, 2002
Last Lecture: December 03, 2002
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Location & Schedule of Lab Sessions
Location & Schedule of Lab Sessions
Geotechnical Laboratory 1C20
Every Wednesday and every other Friday
One Lab Session every two weeks
Wednesday 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Friday 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
First Laboratory Session: September 18, 2002
Last Laboratory Session: November 27, 2002
No Lab Session on October 23, 2002
(Mid-term Examination)
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Prescribed Texts
Prescribed Texts
Required:
Soil Mechanics (6th Edition) by R.F. Craig. Published by Spon
Press, London and NY. The campus bookstore has been
advised to stock sufficient number of copies of this textbook.
[Engineering Library Catalogue No. TA710.C836] [Engineering Library Catalogue No. TA710.C836]
Recommended:
Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (1981 edition) by
Holtz and Kovacs. [Engineering Library Catalogue No. [Engineering Library Catalogue No.
TA710.H564] TA710.H564]
A Guide to Soil Mechanics by Malcolm Bolton. [Engineering [Engineering
Library Catalogue No. TA710.B72] Library Catalogue No. TA710.B72]
Class Notes:
These will be available for download in PDF format PDF format from the
CE328 course website at least one day before the lecture.
Some of the class notes will have blank spaces that will be
filled in during the lectures.
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Lecture Topics
Lecture Topics
Soil Identification, Classification and Compaction
Seepage
Stresses in the Ground
Shear Strength of Soils
Consolidation
Lateral Earth Pressure
Bearing Capacity of Soils
Slope Stability
Special Topics
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Laboratory Sessions
Laboratory Sessions
Soil Identification & Atterberg Limits
Grain Size Distribution and Compaction
Permeability
Shear Strength of Soils
Oedometer Test
A formal group lab report will be due one week after the
completion of the laboratory session.
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http://www.engr.usask.ca/classes/CE/328/
Course Website
Course Website
It will be updated regularly with date of last modification
shown on the front page.
It is the one and the only place for important course-
related announcements.
Lecture notes, laboratory sheets and other documents can
be downloaded in PDF format.
It will also contain on-line quizzes with random data
allocation and instant evaluation.
Other resources such as Java-based simulations, useful
links, videos, etc. will also be provided to enrich your
learning experience and to help you learn at your own pace.
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On
On
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line Continuous Assessment
line Continuous Assessment
NSID & Password required for access
Students must sign-up with their NSID and full
name before using the resources.
Three main components:
Quizzes with multiple-choice, true/false and numerical
questions
Assignments based on Java simulations
Assignments based on case histories
Each student gets his/her own Personalized On-
line Assessment Record (POLAR) page showing
his/her progress.
CE328 Website CE328 Website
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Evaluation
Evaluation
Assignments 20%
Lab Reports 10%
Mid-term Examination 25%
Final Examination 45%
The student must score a minimum of 50% 50%
overall marks AND AND pass either the mid mid- -term term
examination examination or the final examination final examination in
order to pass the course.
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Geotechnical
Geotechnical
Engineering
Engineering

Why?
Why?
We are unable to build castles in air
(yet) !
Almost every structure is either built
on or built in or built using soil or
rock.
Mechanics of Soils and Rocks is the
basis of Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical problems involve:
Stability
Deformations
Water flow
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Stability
Stability
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Slopes
Slopes
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Stability
Stability

Slopes
Slopes
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Stability
Stability
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Foundation
Foundation
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Stability
Stability
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Foundation
Foundation
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Stability
Stability

Offshore Structures
Offshore Structures
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Stability
Stability

Deep Excavation
Deep Excavation
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Stability
Stability

Buried Structures
Buried Structures
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Deformation
Deformation

Excessive Settlement
Excessive Settlement
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Deformation
Deformation

Road Pavements
Road Pavements
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Water Flow
Water Flow

Dam Piping Failure

Dam Piping Failure
Intact
Embankment
Section that
was washed
away
An enthusiastic
geotechnical
engineer!
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Water Flow
Water Flow

Shear Failure
Shear Failure
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Water Flow
Water Flow

Soil Erosion/Scouring
Soil Erosion/Scouring
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So, What is
So, What is
Geotechnical
Geotechnical
Engineering?
Engineering?
Integration of physics and earth science
Solid mechanics, geology and hydrogeology
Soil Mechanics provides the theoretical basis for
describing the mechanical behaviour of earth
materials
Geotechnical Engineering involves application of
theories of soil mechanics to a variety of field
problems
For most other engineering disciplines
Material properties are well-defined or can be controlled
For Geotechnical Engineering
Material properties are highly variable and difficult to
measure with a reasonable degree of accuracy
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Site Characterization
Site Characterization
Material properties must be measured for each
new construction site
Remember that we are dealing with natural
materials No quality control
Ground consists of
Innumerable variety of particle sizes and minerals
To make matter worse
Engineering properties of earth materials are strongly
influenced by their past geological history that we
normally know very little about.
Climatic conditions also influence these properties
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Concluding Remarks
Concluding Remarks
Geotechnical Engineering is probably one of the
most challenging engineering disciplines
You can safely bet that, as a geotechnical
engineer, no two days at work are going to be
similar
Geotechnical engineering expertise is required in
a vast variety of disciplines that includes the oil
industry
Being a relatively new discipline, there is ample
scope for innovation
For a geotechnical engineer, achieving job
satisfaction is never a problem