ZMG 502E - Experimental Soil Mechanics

Course Objectives

To give information on the measurement of physical and mechanical properties of soil

To learn how all basic soil mechanics laboratory experiments be done

To teach how a soil laboratory report is written

To teach how to conduct experiments, collect data, analyse and interpret the results

Course Description

This course covers the soil experiments done in soil mechanics laboratory. For this purpose, experiments to determine the physical and mechanical properties of soil are explained and conducted. The tests are done on disturbed and undisturbed soil samples.