The emphasis of this course is on the practical knowledge of soil behavior required by civil engineers for design and construction of geotechnical projects. Two most important topics of soil mechanics, consolidation and shear strength of soils, will be discussed in detail.

CILO-1: Describe Index Properties of Soils CILO-2: Evaluate permeability of soil and perform seepage analysis CILO-3: Apply the theory of consolidation to calculate settlement CILO-4: Define shear strength of sands and clays CILO-5: Apply the theories of consolidation and shear strength to solve geotechnical problems