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Expansive Soil

Prof. Anil Kumar Mishra · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 1: Introduction to Soil Mechanics

  1. Lec 1: Formation of soil Video
  2. Lec 2: Index properties and classification of soil Video
  3. Engineering properties of soil Video
  4. Lec 4: Engineering properties of soil - II Video

Week 2: Clay mineralogy and Introduction to expansive soil

  1. Clay mineralogy Video
  2. Properties of clay particles Video
  3. Defination, type and behaviour Video

Week 3: Swelling behaviour of expansive soil - I

  1. Lec 8: Mechanism of soil-water interaction Video
  2. Lec 9: Swelling of expansive soil Video
  3. Factors controlling DDL thickness Video

Week 4: Swelling behaviour of expansive soil- II

  1. Determination of swelling properties Video
  2. Lec 12: Classification and prediction Video
  3. Lec 13: Factors controlling swelling of soil Video

Week 5: Swelling-shrinkage characteristics of expansive soil

  1. Lec 14: Shrinkage behaviour of soil Video
  2. Lec 15: Factors controlling shrinkage behavior of soils Video
  3. Measurement of various shrinkage characteristics of soil Video

Week 6: Swelling-shrinkage characteristics of expansive soil and Behaviour of expansive soil

  1. Lec 17: Cyclic Swelling-Shrinkage Behaviour of Soil Video
  2. Lec 18: Thermo-Mechanical-Hydraulic-Chemical Behaviour -I Video
  3. Lec 19: Thermo-Mechanical-Hydraulic-Chemical Behaviour -II Video
  4. Lec 20: Thermo-Mechanical-Hydraulic-Chemical Behaviour - III Video

Week 7: Treatment of Expansive soil

  1. Lec 21: Mechanical Methods Video
  2. Lec 22: Hydraulic methods Video
  3. Lec 23: Chemical methods - 1 Video
  4. Lec 24: Chemical methods - 2 Video

Week 8: Treatment and application of Expansive soil

  1. Lec 25: By inclusion or confinement Video
  2. Lec 26: Foundation on expansive soil Video
  3. Lec 27: Use of expansive soil for various geotechnical engineering applications Video
  4. Lec 28: Closure lecture Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 15-03-2022 Video
  2. Live Session 20-02-2024 Video
  3. Live Session 09-04-2024 Video
  4. Live Session 20-02-2025 Video
  5. Live Session 18-03-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Anil Kumar Mishra
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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