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.

FCE 311 – GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I OSN - Lecture Notes UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Page 2 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOIL MECHANICS 2.1 DEFINITION OF SOIL Soil is the relatively loose mass of mineral and organic materials and sediments found above the bedrock, which can be relatively easily broken down into its constituent mineral or organic particles. ...

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