CE 641 - Engineering Properties of Soils Fall 2011
Text: Holtz, Kovacs, and Sheahan, introduction to geotechnical engineering, 2nd Edition, 
Pearson, ISBN: 9780132496346
Ref. Text:


 
  • Mitchell, Fundamentals of soil behavior, 2nd Ed ,Wiley ISBN 0-471-85640-1.
  • Terzaghi, Peck, Mesri, Soil mechanics in engineering practice, 3rd Ed. Wiley,
    ISBN 0-471-8658-4.
Instructor: Raj P. Khera, P.E., Ph.D., Office: 215 Colton Hall, 973-596-2475, Fax: 973-596-5790
e-mail: khera@njit.edu , Office Hrs, Monday: 11:30-12:30 & Tues. 4-5
Honor Code: The NJIT honor code will be upheld.  Violations will be brought immediately to the attention of Dean of Students.
Prerequisite: Completed at least one undergraduate course in soil mechanics for civil engineers within the last five years.
Week Chapter

Topics

 Set No. Problems
1 1-4 Introduction, Clay Minerals and
Soil Classification 		1 4.1,2,3
 
2 5.7-8 Specifications and compaction
soil swelling, shrinking and frost action		 2 5.7,8,15
6.19,23,24,33
3,4 7.1-6 Hydraulic conductivity, lab testing,
effective stress and seepage properties		 3
4		 7.8,9,10,14,7.18
 
5 7.8, notes Field permeability testing 5 set-A
6 8, Notes Consolidation and settlement 6 8.12-17
7,8 8 Notes Midterm, Oct. 18
Consolidation test		 7 Westbrook High
9 9,10 Rate of settlement and secondary compression 8 San Francisco Airport
10 11 Mohr circle, failure criteria 9 11.1,7,9,27,30,31
11-12 12 App.B3 Triaxial test, Shear Strength of soils 10 Stage Loading
13-14 12,13 Shear Strength of Soils, Stress Path 11 12.6,43,13.8,28,,34,55,65
15 Final      

Changes may be made in the course outline but this will be with the consent of the class.

Course Objective

By the end of the semester you can expect to be able to do the following:
Select appropriate laboratory and field methods for determining strength and settlement
parameters for coarse grained and fine grained soils.
Estimate soil strength and settlement parameters based on laboratory and field tests
Have a thorough understanding of the shear strength and settlement response of soils.