Geotechnical engineering is a branch of civil engineering, which deals with the engineering properties of soil. Geotechnical Engineers have to understand the situation and physical condition of the soil and based on that they have to judge the strength of the soil. So that, structural engineers can build the structure over it safely, Highway engineer can build safe roads over it.
In a nutshell “The process of understanding and working with soil and rock, underground water, site and structural conditions, concerning a construction project, is known as geotechnical engineering.”
The permeability of soil is soil property which describes quantitatively, the ease with which water flows through that soil. Soil consists of discrete particle. The void spaces between the particles are interconnected. This interconnected void space behave like complex tube network. Water flows in this complicated tube network. Resistance to flow of water is much …
Water content or moisture content of the soil is defined as the ratio of the weight of water to the weight of solids in a given mass of soil. It is usually expressed as a percentage $$w=\frac{W_w}{W_s}\times100$$ where \(W_w\) is the weight of water and \(W_s\) is weight of solids Range of \(w\): Water content …
Void ratio (e) is defined as ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of solids. $$e=\frac{V_v}{V_s}$$ where :\(V_v\) is volume of void, and \( V_s\) is volume of solids. Range of \( e\) : This can be easily visualized that volume of voids can not be zero. It can go up to any …
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