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FCE 311 - Geotechnical Engineering LECTURE NOTES FINAL2
University of Nairobi Department of Civil and Construction Engineering FCE 311 Geotechnical Engineering 1 LECTURE NOTES DR. NYAMBANE OSANO 2012 FCE 311 Geotechnical Engineering I OSN - LECTURE NOTES University of Nairobi Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW .. 1 COURSE DESCRIPTION 1 PREREQUISITE 1 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME 1 TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES 1 REQUIRED TEXT BOOKS 1 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS .. 2 DEFINITION OF SOIL 2 SOIL MECHANICS AND Geotechnical Engineering 2 3 SOIL FORMATION .. 4 DEFINITION 4 WEATHERING 4 INTRODUCTION 4 PHYSICAL WEATHERING 4 CHEMICAL WEATHERING 4 RESIDUAL AND ALLUVIAL SOILS 5 RESIDUAL SOILS 5 ALLUVIAL SOILS 5 4 CLAY MINERALOGY .. 6 INTRODUCTION 6 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR BONDS 6 INTRODUCTION 6 IONIC BOND 6 COVALENT BOND 7 HYDROGEN BOND 7 VAN DER WAALS BONDS 8 BASIC STRUCTURAL UNITS OF CLAY MINERALS 9 INTRODUCTION 9 SILICA UNIT 9 ALUMINIUM (OR MAGNESIUM) OCTAHEDRAL UNIT 10 TYPES OF CLAY MINERALS 11 INTRODUCTION 11 KAOLINITE 11 FCE 311 Geotechnical Engineering I OSN - LECTURE NOTES University of Nairobi Page ii MONTMORILLONITE 12 ILLITE 12 SOIL STRUCTURES 13 INTRODUCTION 13 TYPES OF SOIL STRUCTURES 13 5 BASIC PROPERTIES.
7.2 DETERMINATION OF PLASTIC LIMIT 30 7.3 DETERMINATION OF SHRINKAGE LIMIT 31 7.4 ATTERBERG INDICES 32 ... the strength of ... Soil can also be referred to as regolith, or loose rock material. 2.2 SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Soil mechanics is a branch of engineering mechanics that describes the behaviour of
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