2.1 CLASSIFICATION AND STRENGTH OF SOIL
CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL – INTRODUCTION – NECESSITY – SYSTEMS
OF SOIL CLASSIFICATION – FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF SOIL – SHEAR
STRENGTH OF SOIL – INTRODUCTION – SHEAR STRENGTH – MOHR’S
STRESS CIRCLE – MOHR – COULOMB FAILURE THEORY – SHEAR
STRENGTH TEST – UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST – MOHR’S
CIRCLE FOR UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST – COMPACTION –
CONSOLIDATION CONSOLIDOMETER – OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT –
PROCTOR’S COMPACTION TEST – METHODS OF COMPACTION –
DEGREE OF COMPACTION – FIELD DENSITY OF SOIL – TESTS –
COMPACTION AND CONSOLIDATION – COMPARISON
2.2 STABILIZATION OF SOIL AND SUB- SOIL SAMPLING
STABILIZATION OF SOIL – INTRODUCTION – OBJECTS OF
STABILIZATION – METHODS OF STABILIZATION – SOIL EXPLORATION –
INTRODUCTION – OBJECTS OF EXPLORATION – METHODS OF THE SOIL
EXPLORATION – DIRECT, SEMI – DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHODS –
SPACING AND DEPTH OF TEST BORINGS – BORING LOG – SOUNDING
AND PENETRATION TESTS – GEOPHYSICAL METHODS – SUB-SOIL
SAMPLING – DISTURBED AND UNDISTURBED SAMPLES – TYPES OF
SAMPLERS – SPLIT SPOON SAMPLERS – THIN – WALLED SAMPLER –
CHUNK SAMPLING.