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A Comprehensive List of Geotechnical Engineering Terms

The document provides a comprehensive list of geotechnical engineering terms, categorized into sections such as soil types and classifications, soil properties, soil strength and behavior, soil failure mechanisms, geotechnical testing methods, analysis concepts, and structures. Each section outlines key terms and concepts essential for understanding geotechnical engineering. This serves as a valuable reference for professionals in the field.

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A Comprehensive List of Geotechnical Engineering Terms

The document provides a comprehensive list of geotechnical engineering terms, categorized into sections such as soil types and classifications, soil properties, soil strength and behavior, soil failure mechanisms, geotechnical testing methods, analysis concepts, and structures. Each section outlines key terms and concepts essential for understanding geotechnical engineering. This serves as a valuable reference for professionals in the field.

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A comprehensive list of geotechnical engineering terms

I. Soil Types & Classifications


1. Gravel
2. Sand
3. Silt
4. Clay
5. Organic Soil
6. Peat
7. Loam
8. Laterite Soil
9. Collapsible Soil
10. Expansive Soil (e.g., Black Cotton Soil)

II. Soil Properties


➤ Physical Properties

1. Moisture Content (Water Content)


2. Specific Gravity
3. Void Ratio
4. Porosity
5. Degree of Saturation
6. Unit Weight (Bulk, Dry, Saturated)
7. Density
8. Relative Density (for granular soils)
9. Particle Size Distribution (Grain Size Analysis)

➤ Consistency Limits (Atterberg Limits)

1. Liquid Limit (LL)


2. Plastic Limit (PL)
3. Shrinkage Limit (SL)
4. Plasticity Index (PI)

III. Soil Strength & Behavior


1. Shear Strength
2. Cohesion (c)
3. Angle of Internal Friction (ϕ)
4. Stress-Strain Relationship
5. Plasticity
6. Elasticity
7. Compressibility
8. Permeability
9. Consolidation
10. Creep
11. Swelling and Shrinkage
12. Suction Pressure (for unsaturated soils)

IV. Soil Failure Mechanisms


1. Bearing Capacity Failure
2. Slope Failure / Landslides
3. Liquefaction
4. Heaving (e.g., under foundations)
5. Lateral Spreading
6. Foundation Settlement (Immediate, Consolidation, Secondary)
7. Collapse Potential (in collapsible soils)

V. Geotechnical Testing Methods


➤ Laboratory Tests

1. Moisture Content Test


2. Atterberg Limits Test
3. Specific Gravity Test
4. Sieve Analysis (for coarse soils)
5. Hydrometer Analysis (for fine soils)
6. Standard Proctor Test / Modified Proctor Test (Compaction)
7. Permeability Test (Constant and Falling Head)
8. Direct Shear Test
9. Triaxial Compression Test
10. Unconfined Compression Test (UCS)
11. Consolidation Test (Oedometer Test)
12. California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Test

➤ Field Tests

1. Standard Penetration Test (SPT)


2. Cone Penetration Test (CPT)
3. Plate Load Test
4. Vane Shear Test
5. Field Density Test (Sand Cone or Core Cutter)
6. Percolation Test
7. Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (DCPT)

VI. Geotechnical Analysis Concepts


1. Effective Stress Principle (σ' = σ - u)
2. Stress Path
3. Pore Water Pressure
4. Critical State Soil Mechanics
5. Compaction Curve
6. Settlement Analysis
7. Earth Pressure Theories
o Rankine
o Coulomb
o Terzaghi’s Earth Pressure
8. Bearing Capacity Theory
o Terzaghi
o Meyerhof
o Hansen
o Vesic
9. Slope Stability Analysis
o Limit Equilibrium Method
o Finite Element Method
o Method of Slices (Bishop, Janbu)

VII. Geotechnical Structures & Systems


1. Shallow Foundation (Isolated, Combined, Strip Footing)
2. Deep Foundation (Pile Foundation, Caisson)
3. Retaining Walls
4. Geosynthetics (Geotextile, Geogrid)
5. Soil Nailing
6. Ground Improvement Techniques
7. Drainage Systems
8. Reinforced Soil
9. Cut-off Walls
10. Seepage Control Systems

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