Retaining Structures: Geomechanics

Explores unsaturated soil behavior, emphasizing water retention and mechanical properties.

Explains the Von Mises, Drucker-Prager, Mohr-Coulomb, and Cam-Clay failure criteria in soil mechanics.

Explores the critical state concept in geomechanics, focusing on unsaturated soils and Terzaghi's effective stress validity.

Covers suction, shear strength, desiccation consequences, and retaining structures in unsaturated soils.

Introduces basic concepts of geomechanics, stress paths, effective stress, and shear strength analysis through laboratory testing.