Geotechnical Engineering by V. R. Phadke, Dr. R. K. Jain, Mrs. S. S. Jain, R. R. Sorate
Book Summary:
It gives us great pleasure in publishing this text book on "Geotechnical Engineering" for the students of Second Year Degree Course in Civil Engineering. This book is strictly written according to New Revised Credit System Syllabus of Savitribai Phule Pune University (2015 Pattern).
As per the policy of the University, Engineering Syllabi is revised every five years. Last revision was in the year 2012. New revision is coming little earlier, as university has introduced Online System of Examination from year 2012.
As per the New Credit System, the In Sem (Online) Examinations (Phase-I and Phase-II) will be conducted based on first, second, third and fourth units. The Online examinations will have objective types of questions with multiple choices. End Semester Examination will be based on all the six units and that will be conducted in traditional way.
Audience of the Book :
This book Useful for Civil Engineering students.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Soil as Engineering Material
3. Geotechnical Properties
4. Permeability and Seepage
5. Compaction
6. Stress Distribution in Soils
7. Shear Strength of Soils
8. Lateral Earth Pressure
9. Stability of Slopes
10. Introduction to Geoenvironmental Engineering
Model Question Paper Theory Exam
University Question Papers (Dec. 2013 to May 2017)