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1 PROPERTIES OF SOIL
- Soil Formation, Physical Parameters of Soils, Relative Density, Mechanical Properties of Soil, Sieve Analysis, Soil Consistency, Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, Shrinkage Limit, Plasticity Chart, Classification Systems, Compaction.

2 ELASTICITY AND PLASTICITY
- Stress Invariants, Decomposition of Stresses, Strain Invariants,  Decomposition of Strains
- Elasticity
- Plasticity: Modified Cam Clay Model
· Calculations of the Consolidated–Drained Stress–Strain Behavior of a Normally Consolidated Clay (Spreadsheet example: Calculation Procedure for a CD Triaxial Test on NC Clays)
· Calculations of the Consolidated–Undrained Stress–Strain Behavior of a Normally Consolidated (Spreadsheet example: Calculation Procedure for a CU Triaxial Test on NC Clays)

- Plasticity: Extended Cam Clay Model
- Plasticity: Modified Drucker–Prager/Cap Model

3 STRESSES IN SOIL
- In Situ Soil Stresses
- Stress Increase in a Semi-Infinite Soil Mass Caused by External Loading
· Example Stresses Caused by a Point Load (axisymmetric FE solution)
· Example Stresses Caused by a Line Load (plane strain FE solution)
· Example Stresses Under the Center of a Uniformly Loaded Circular Area (axisymmetric FE solution, also includes FE example of a four-layer soil system)
· Example Stresses Caused by a Strip Load (B/L ≈ 0) (plane strain FE solution
· Example Stresses Caused by a Uniformly Loaded Rectangular Area (three-dimensional FE solution)

4 CONSOLIDATION
- One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory
- Calculation of the Ultimate Consolidation Settlement
- One-Dimensional Consolidation Problems
· Example  One-Dimensional Consolidation: Consolidation Analysis Assuming Linear Elastic Behavior of Soil
· Example  One-Dimensional Consolidation Analysis Assuming Elastoplastic Behavior of Soil
· Example  Ultimate Consolidation Settlement of an NC Clay Layer
· Example  Ultimate Consolidation Settlement of an OC Clay Layer (with small load)
· Example  Ultimate Consolidation Settlement of an OC Clay Layer (with large load)
- Two-Dimensional Consolidation Problems
· Example  Two-Dimensional Consolidation—Numerical Solution Versus Gibson’s Solution
· Example  Sequential Construction of an Embankment on a Clay Layer
· Example  Consolidation of a Thick Clay Layer with Strip Loading

5 SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL
- Direct Shear Test & Triaxial Compression Test
- Drained and Undrained Loading Conditions via FEM
· Example FE Simulation of CD Triaxial Tests with the Cam Clay Model
· Example FE Simulation of CD Triaxial Tests with the Cap Model
· Example FE Simulation of CU Triaxial Tests with the Cam Clay Model
· Example FE Simulation of CU Triaxial Tests with the Cap Model

6 SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
- Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Equation
- Meyerhof’s General Bearing Capacity Equation
· Example  Bearing Capacity of a Strip Foundation (Plane Strain Finite Element Application)
· Example  Bearing Capacity of a Square Foundation (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Application)
· Example  Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing with Inclined Load (Plane Strain Finite Element Application)

7 LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE AND RETAINING WALLS
- At-Rest Earth Pressure
- Active Earth Pressure
- Passive Earth Pressure
- Retaining Wall Design
- Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
· Example  At-Rest Earth Pressure Calculations Using FEM
· Example  Active Earth Pressure Calculations Using FEM
· Example  Passive Earth Pressure Calculations Using FEM
· Example  Sequential Construction of a Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall using FEM

8 PILES AND PILE GROUPS
- Drained and Undrained Loading Conditions
- Estimating the Load Capacity of Piles
α-Method
β-method
- Estimating the Load Capacity of Pile Groups
α-Method
β-Method
- Settlements of Single Piles and Pile Groups
- Laterally Loaded Piles (Broms’ Method)
· Example  Pile Load Capacity in Undrained Loading Condition (Axisymmetric Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Pile Load Capacity in Drained Loading Condition (Axisymmetric Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Pile Group Load Capacity in Undrained Loading Condition (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Pile Group Load Capacity in Drained Loading Condition (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Ultimate Lateral Load Capacity of a Pile (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Post-and-Panel Retaining Wall (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis)

9 PERMEABILITY AND SEEPAGE
- Seepage
- Graphical Solution: Flow Nets
- Flow Nets for Anisotropic Soils
- Flow Through Embankments
- Finite Element Boundary Conditions for Flow Problems
· Example  Sheet Pile Embedded in Isotropic Soil (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Sheet Pile Embedded in Anisotropic Soil (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Asymmetric Sheet Pile Problem (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example Three-Dimensional Sheet Pile Problem (Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Symmetric Concrete Dam Problem (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Asymmetric Concrete Dam Problem (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Long Horizontal Drain Problem (Plane Strain Finite Element Analysis)
· Example  Flow Through Embankments (Phreatic Surface Problem) 


 
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