Basic Soil Mechanics

angle of shearing assumed bearing capacity Calculate cell pressure cent cohesionless soils cohesive soil compaction compression consolidated-undrained constant contact pressure curve Darcy's law depth determine deviator stress diameter drainage drained dry density effective stress elastic example factor of safety flow forces foundation friction grading curve gravel groundwater groundwater level horizontal in-situ increase kN/m kN/m² kN/m³ layer liquid limit load maximum method Mg/m³ minerals moisture content normal stress obtained oedometer test particles piezometric piezometric surface plane plasticity plot pore pressure porewater principal stress sample sand saturated seepage settlement shear failure shear strength shear stress shearing resistance shown in Fig sieve silts silty slope soil mass specimen structure surcharge tension crack thickness total stress triaxial test tube undrained uniform unit weight vertical stress void ratio volume volume compressibility wall water level water table Δσ