H1 - Semester Quick Study Notes

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2 Engineering Design Process 3 Need 3 Goal Specification of specific tasks 3 Divergent Phase 3 Convergent Phase 3 Solution 3 3 Geotechnical site investigations 4 Preliminary site investigation: 4 Main Site investigation 4 4 Water and stresses in Soil and Rock 5 Where does fluid reside in rock? 5 Hydrostatics 5 Stress 6 Capillarity 6 DARCY’S law for flow in Porous media 8 5 Measurement of hydraulic conductivituty ub-situ and in lab 9 K 9 Determine k in lab 10 field PERMEABILITY tests 10 Flow at pore scale 13 6 Flow net constructions 14 DRAWING 14 CALCULATE SEEPAGE AND PRESSURE 15 7 effective stress 16 Quicksand conditions 16 8 LaNdslides 17 9 Slope Stability 18 Terminology 18 Types of failure 18 Limit equilibrium 18 Analysis proceedure 18 Mohr Colum 19 10 Bishops method 20 Bishop 20 11 Slope Stabilisation methods 21 12 Embankment Dams 22 Types: 22 Design considerations 22 Seepage 22 13 CASE STUDY NOTES 25 Risk assessment in slope stability 25