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.

FCE 311 – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I OSN - Lecture Notes UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Page 3 Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behaviour of earth materials. It uses principles of soil mechanics, rock mechanics and engineering geology to investigate subsurface conditions and

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