Introduction To Geo - Tech. Engineering-Sivakugan

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
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N. Sivakugan
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Typical Geotechnical Project

Geo-Laboratory ~ for testing
soil properties
Design Office ~ for design & analysis
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Shallow Foundations
~ for transferring building loads to underlying ground ~ mostly for firm soils or light loads
firm ground
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bed rock
Shallow Foundations
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Deep Foundations
~ for transferring building loads to underlying ground ~ mostly for weak soils or heavy loads
P I L E
weak soil
bed rock
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Deep Foundations
Driven timber piles, Pacific Highway

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Retaining Walls
~ for retaining soils from spreading laterally
retaining wall
Road Train
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Earth Dams
~ for impounding water
reservoir
clay core
shell
soil
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Concrete Dams
reservoir
concrete dam
soil
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Concrete Dams
Three Gorges Dam, Hong Kong

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Concrete Dams
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Earthworks
~ preparing the ground prior to construction
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Roadwork, Pacific Highway
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Construction hazard
~ an unwelcome visitor at an earthwork site.
What does it have to do with Geo?#!
A dead Anaconda python (courtesy: J. Brunskill)

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Geofabrics
~ used for reinforcement, separation, filtration and drainage in roads, retaining walls, embankments
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Geofabrics used on Pacific Highway
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Reinforced Earth Walls

~ using geofabrics to strengthen the soil
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Soil Nailing
~ steel rods placed into holes drilled into the walls and grouted
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Sheet Piles
~ sheets of interlockingsteel or timber driven into the ground, forming a continuous sheet
warehouse
ship
sheet pile
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Sheet Piles
~ resist lateral earth pressures
~ used in excavations, waterfront structures, ..
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Sheet Piles
~ used in temporary works
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Sheet Piles
~ interlocking sections
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Cofferdam
~ sheet pile walls enclosing an area, to prevent water seeping in
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Landslides
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Shoring
propping and supporting the exposed walls to resist lateral earth pressures
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Tunneling
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Blasting
For ore recovery in mines
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Ground Improvement
Impact Roller to Compact the Ground

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Ground Improvement
Sheepsfoot Roller to Compact Clay Soils

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Ground Improvement
Smooth-wheeled Roller
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Ground Improvement
Big weights dropped from 25 m, compacting the ground.
Craters formed in compaction

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Environmental Geomechanics
Waste Disposal in Landfills

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Instrumentation
~ to monitor the performances of earth and earth supported structures ~ to measure loads, pressures, deformations, strains,
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Soil Testing
Cone Penetration Test Truck Lavarach Barracks, Townsville

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Soil Testing
Vane Shear Test

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Standard Penetration Test
More Field Tests
Soil Testing
Triaxial Test on Soil Sample in Laboratory

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Soil Testing
Variety of Field Testing Devices

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Soil Testing
Purdue University, USA
Being Pushed around by my Supervisors

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Typical Safety Factors

Type of Design Safety Factor Probability of Failure
Earthworks
1.3-1.5
1/500 1/1500 1/5000
Retaining 1.5-2.0 structures Foundations 2.0-3.0
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Some unsung heroes of Civil Engineering
foundations
soil exploration tunneling
buried right under your feet.

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Great Contributors to the Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
Karl Terzaghi 1883-1963
C.A.Coulomb 1736-1806
WJM Rankine 1820-1872
Sivas teacher in USA deserves gold frame
A.Casagrande 1902-1981
L. Bjerrum 1918-1973
A.W.Skempton 1914-
G.F.Sowers 1921-1996
G.A. Leonards 1921-1997
Geotechnical Engineering Landmarks
Leaning Tower of Pisa

Our blunders become monuments!
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Hoover Dam, USA
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Tallest (221 m) concrete dam
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Petronas Tower, Malaysia
Tallest building in the world

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Monuments
and.
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Geo-engineering at JCU
CS2005 Geo-engineering I
Postgrad MEngSc/PhD
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Practicals
~ five practical sessions
~ closed footwear must be worn in the lab
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Laboratory Staff
Neville Hines & Rudd Rankine

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Quizzes
How?

about 4-6, 50 minutes each open book

to reinforce main points provides a wake up call form of assessment
Why?

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Past CS2005 Grades

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 HD D C P PN X 5 4 15 12 6 12 0 1 2 12 8 0 10 0 33 1 3 6 8 2 12 3 35 3 2 7 6 4 14 3 39 3 9 7 10 1 9 3 42 0 6 2 8 5 13 1 35
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Some Suggestions
Attend the lectures.
It takes longer to understand from the lecture notes
Develop a good feel for the subject.

It is practical, interesting and makes lot of sense.
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Some Suggestions
Work in groups.
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Some Suggestions
Thou shall not wait till the last minute.

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Exams
My mama always said, Exam is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you are gonna get
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Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Typical Geotechnical Project

Design Office ~ for design & analysis

Copyright 2001 construction site

Driven timber piles, Pacific Highway

Three Gorges Dam, Hong Kong

Roadwork, Pacific Highway

What does it have to do with Geo?#!

A dead Anaconda python (courtesy: J. Brunskill)

Geofabrics used on Pacific Highway

Reinforced Earth Walls

~ used in excavations, waterfront structures, ..

For ore recovery in mines

Impact Roller to Compact the Ground

Sheepsfoot Roller to Compact Clay Soils

Craters formed in compaction

Waste Disposal in Landfills

Cone Penetration Test Truck Lavarach Barracks, Townsville

Vane Shear Test

Standard Penetration Test

More Field Tests

Triaxial Test on Soil Sample in Laboratory

Variety of Field Testing Devices

Being Pushed around by my Supervisors

Typical Safety Factors

1/500 1/1500 1/5000

Retaining 1.5-2.0 structures Foundations 2.0-3.0

Some unsung heroes of Civil Engineering

soil exploration tunneling

buried right under your feet.

Great Contributors to the Developments in Geotechnical Engineering

Karl Terzaghi 1883-1963

WJM Rankine 1820-1872

Sivas teacher in USA deserves gold frame

G.A. Leonards 1921-1997

Geotechnical Engineering Landmarks

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Hoover Dam, USA

Tallest (221 m) concrete dam

Petronas Tower, Malaysia

Tallest building in the world

~ closed footwear must be worn in the lab

Neville Hines & Rudd Rankine

about 4-6, 50 minutes each open book

Past CS2005 Grades

Develop a good feel for the subject.

Thou shall not wait till the last minute.

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