Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (English)

   Saturday, March 09, 2024   

Starting a new Lecture Notes Series on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

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Lecture 1: Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

Lecture 2: Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

Lecture 3: Fundamental Aspects of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and its Basic Principles

Lecture 4: Phases of Unsaturated Soils-I

Lecture 5: Phases of Unsaturated Soils-II

Lecture 6: Equilibrium between Air and Water Phases

Lecture 7: Capillary Phenomenon in Unsaturated Soils-I

Lecture 8: Capillary Phenomenon in Unsaturated Soils-II

Lecture 9: Summary: Fundamental Principles and Constitutive Relationships

Lecture 10: Concept of Water Retention and Soil Water Characteristics - I

Lecture 11: Concept of Water Retention and Soil Water Characteristics - II

Lecture 12: Lec 10: Hydraulic conductivity functions and determination of state variables

Lecture 13: Lec 11: Suction Mesauremnt/control Techniques - I

Lecture 14: Lec 12: Suction Mesauremnt/control Techniques - II

Lecture 15: Lec 13: Summary: Suction Measurement and Control Techniques

Lecture 16: Lec 14: HCF Determination

Lecture 17: Lec 15: SWCC and HCF Models

Lecture 18: Lec 16: HCF Modelling

Lecture 19: Lec 17: Fitting of SWCC & HCF modelling

Lecture 20: Lec 18: Pedo-transfer Functions (PTF)

Lecture 21: Lec 19: Steady-State Flow Through Soils

Lecture 22: Lec 20: Steady-State & Transient Flow

Lecture 23: Lec 21: Analytical Methods for Transient Flow-I

Lecture 24: Lec 22: Analytical Methods for Transient Flow - II

Lecture 25: Lec 23: Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils

Lecture 26: Lec 24: Suction-Controlled Direct Shear Test

Lecture 27: Lec 25: Suction-Controlled Triaxial Test

Lecture 28: Lec 26: Extended M-C Criterion - I

Lecture 29: Lec 27: Extended M-C Criterion - II

Lecture 30: Lec 28: Extended M-C Criterion - III

Lecture 31: Lec 29: Concept of "Suction Stress"- I

Lecture 32: Lec 30: Concept of "Suction Stress"- II

Lecture 33: Lec 31: Concept of "Suction Stress"- III

Lecture 34: Lec 32: Summary: Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils and Introduction to Volume Change

Lecture 35: Lec 33: Swelling Behaviour of Soils

Lecture 36: Lec 34: Estimation of Swelling Pressure in the Laboratory and Behaviour of Collapsible soil

Lecture 37: Lec 35: Volume Change Behaviour of Bentonite and Kaolin Clay

Lecture 38: Lec 36: Demonstration of Various Experiments Related to Unsaturaed Soil Mechanics