General Shear Failure When the sudden failure in the dense sand or stiff cohesive soil supporting the foundation takes place and the failure surface extends to the ground surface, the failure will be the general shear failure. If a strip foundation resting on the surface of dense sand … [Read more...] about General Local and Punching Shear Failure
Soil Mechanics 2
Lateral earth pressure | Coefficient of lateral earth pressure
Lateral earth pressure It may be defined as … [Read more...] about Lateral earth pressure | Coefficient of lateral earth pressure
Under consolidated soil | Over consolidation margin | Over consolidation ratio
Under consolidated soil It can be defined as "If the initial vertical effective stress is greater than the pre consolidated … [Read more...] about Under consolidated soil | Over consolidation margin | Over consolidation ratio
Definition of overconsolidated soil | Why soil becomes overconsolidated
Overconsolidated soil Overconsolidated soil may be defined as "If the initial vertical effective stress of the soil sample is less than the preconsolidation stress, then the vertical effective stress in the field was once … [Read more...] about Definition of overconsolidated soil | Why soil becomes overconsolidated
Definition of Normally consolidated Soil
Normally consolidated Soil: "If the initial vertical effective stress is approximately equals to the preconsolidation stress then this condition is known as Normally … [Read more...] about Definition of Normally consolidated Soil