Properties and Behavior of Soil – Online Lab Manual
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Sahadat Hossain, Arlington, Texas
Azijul Islam, Arlington, Texas
Faria Fahim Badhon, Arlington, Texas
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ISBN 13: 9781648169717
Publisher: Mavs Open Press
Language: English
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Conditions of Use
Attribution-NonCommercial
CC BY-NC
Table of Contents
- About the Publisher
- Accessibility Statement
- About This Project
- Acknowledgements
- I. Main Body
- 1. Determinaition of Moisture Content
- 2. Specific Gravity Test
- 3. Sieve Analysis
- 4. Hydrometer Analysis
- 5. Atterberg Limit Test
- 6. Compaction Test
- 7. In-Situ Density
- 8. Permeability Test
- 9. Direct Shear Test
- 10. Triaxial Test
- 11. Unconfined Compressive Strength Test
- 12. Consolidation Test
- Bibliography
- Links by Chapter
- Accessibility Rubric
- Errata and Versioning History
About the Book
This project aims to provide a complete guide for the CE/AREN 3143 course (Properties and Behavior of Soil). Students will be benefitted from this online lab manual.
About the Contributors
Authors
Dr. Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Civil Engineering Department and Director of Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability (SWIS) at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Hossain has more than 25 (twenty-five) years of professional and research experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. Dr. Hossain’s research experience includes slope stability analysis, innovative slope stabilization techniques, assessment of geo-hazard potential, and recycled aggregate materials for base and sub-base applications, pavement crack mitigation, and sustainable waste management.
Mr. Md Azijul Islam is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Arlington. Mr. Azijul has more than 5 (five) years of professional, teaching and research experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. His research interests include ground improvement, foundation engineering, pavement materials, slope stability analysis and landslide prevention, and disaster management.
Faria Fahim Badhon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington. She has more than 5 (five) years of professional experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering. She has extensive research experience on bioengineering of slope stabilization techniques. As a Ph.D. student, Ms. Faria is now working on improving the bearing capacity of weak foundation soil using recycled plastic pins.