CME315 SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORY
University of Illinois at Chicago
Krishna R. Reddy, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory
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- Title
- Introduction
- Experiment 1: Water Content
- Experiment 2: Organic Content
- Experiment 3: Unit Weight
- Experiment 4: Specific Gravity
- Experiment 5: Relative Density
- Experiment 6: Grain Size Analysis
- Experiment 7: Atterberg Limits
- Experiment 8: Visual Classification
- Experiment 9: Moisture-Density Relationship (Compaction)
- Experiment 10: Hydraulic Conductivity (Permeability)
- Experiment 11: Consolidation
- Experiment 12: Shear Strength (Direct Shear)
- Experiment 13: Shear Strength (Unconfined Compression)
- Experiment 14: Shear Strength (Triaxial Shear)