Stress Increase in Soils
We have looked at bearing capacity of the soil in…
Angle of Internal Friction
Think of this post as a direct continuation of the…
Example for Lateral Earth Pressure
Now let’s give a simple example to wrap things up.…
Total Stress, Effective Stress, Pore Water Pressure
Before we move on here with soils, let’s talk about…
Stress vs Strain, Elasticity Modulus
After discussing stress and strength, the next important item to…
Mohr’s Circle
In many cases, when performing structural or geotechnical calculations, it…
Rock Mechanics
Just like all the subjects we covered for soil mechanics deal with soil properties, rock mechanics deal with the properties of…
Groundwater Flow nets
Seepage within a soil medium can be shown by flow nets: Groundwater 2a In the figure above we show an seepage…
Water Head, Hydraulic Gradient, Permeability
Water Head: Since we are explaining subtitle of a subtitle right now, this may seem like a detailed subject in soil…
Groundwater, Dewatering & Drainage, Seepage
Almost everywhere on earth, we can find water below the land surface, which is called groundwater. For example, approximately 50% of…
Geotechnical Reports
Geotechnical reports show the site soil, rock and groundwater conditions to be used for designing foundations of all types of structures.…
Laboratory Soil Tests
Sieve Analysis: The most fundamental soil test of all, is the sieve analysis. It is used to determine what type of…
Field (in-situ) Soil Tests
Visual examination: By digging trenches, test pits, visual examination can be done. Visual examination is the first thing to be done,…
Soil Testing and Measurement:
Soil properties can be measured in many ways and for a lot of different purposes, both in the field, or by…
Stress vs Strain, Elasticity Modulus
After discussing stress and strength, the next important item to…
Mohr’s Circle
In many cases, when performing structural or geotechnical calculations, it…
Concept of Stress
Many things in civil engineering are expressed in terms of…
Strength / Mechanics of Materials
In previous section, we dealt with external forces acting on…
Determinate and Indeterminate Structures
One more post and we will finish the statics subject…
Axial Force, Shear Force, Bending Moment Diagrams
So far you have learned very important and fundamental concepts…
Example for solving reactions in statics
Example for solving reactions: Now let’s do a simple example,…
Types of supports
Although we described the concept already, lets summarize here the…
