Site Reconnaissance in Geotechnical Engineering

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Geotechnical Studies: Preliminary Investigations

Explores the significance of preliminary geotechnical studies and the tools used for data collection.

Soil Mechanics: Characteristics and Classification

Explores soil characteristics, water content, density, plasticity, and classification methods in geotechnical engineering.

Soil Mechanics: Plasticity and Failure Criteria

Explores soil mechanics, plasticity, failure criteria, and soil behavior models.

Settlement of Piles

Discusses soil bearing capacity, pile settlement methods, and Mindlin's formulas integration.

Embankment Dams and Geotechnical Considerations

Explores the design and construction of embankment dams, emphasizing geotechnical considerations, site selection criteria, and dam behavior.

Groundwater Flow Mechanics

Explores groundwater flow mechanics, covering natural slope movements, embankment stability, and Darcy's law.

Rankine Method: Soil Pressure Calculations

Explains the Rankine method for calculating soil pressures in geotechnical engineering.

Modeling Structures: Springs and Their Properties

Covers the modeling of structures using tension and torsion springs, focusing on their properties and calculations in engineering applications.

Geotechnical Foundations: Settlement and Consolidation

Explores geotechnical foundations, settlement, and consolidation, covering limit states, differential settlements, dissipation of overpressures, and non-linear soil behavior.

Barrages: Types and Criteria

Discusses the selection criteria for different types of dams based on geology and seismic risk.