Soil mechanics

Definition ❓ ❓

Soil Mechanics is the science concerned with the laws of Mechanics and Hydraulics applied to engineering problems, dealing with sediments and other accumulations not consolidated of solid particles, : produced by mechanical disintegration or chemical decomposition of rocks with or without an organical matter content

Soil Types

Sandy soil )

Peat Soil

Chalk Soil

Chalk-Soil

Clay-Soil-1

Clay soil

Sandy-Soil-1

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Silt soil

Loam soil

Loam-Soil

Essay on soil

Silt-Soil

Soil drainage

Définition

Drainage classes

Soil drainage is a natural process by which water moves across, through, and out of the soil as a result of the force of gravity.

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the effect of water on soil

Sieve Analysis

Laboratory Vane Test

Unconfined Compression Test

Importance

Soil mechanics is used to analyze the deformations of and flow of fluids within natural and man-made structures that are supported on or made of soil, or structures that are buried in soils.[6] Example applications are building and bridge foundations, retaining walls, dams, and buried pipeline systems. Principles of soil mechanics are also used in related disciplines such as geophysical engineering, coastal engineering, agricultural engineering, hydrology and soil physics.