PAYMENT
UNIT – V
SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS: IMPORTANCE
OF SHEAR STRENGTH – MOHR’S– COULOMB
FAILURE THEORIES – TYPES OF
LABORATORY TESTS FOR STRENGTH
PARAMETERS – STRENGTH
TESTS BASED ON DRAINAGE CONDITIONS –
STRENGTH ENVELOPS – SHEAR STRENGTH
OF SANDS – DILATANCY – CRITICAL VOID
RATIO – LIQUEFACTION- SHEAR STRENGTH
OF CLAYS.