Soil Mechanics

This is the instructor’s resource site for ENCE 3610, Soil Mechanics, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Lecture Course Material
Subject Lecture	Topic	Chapters in Verruijt Textbook (print version, online may be different)	Chapters in NAVFAC DM 7.01 (default) or DM 7.02 (when noted)	Notes and Other Material
1	Introduction; Engineering Geology	1	1.2	Software which presents some basic concepts in soil mechanics
2	Soil Classification	2	1.4
3	Site Exploration and Classification	3	Chapter 2
4	Soil Composition	4	1.3, 3.2
5	Effective Stress	5,6	5.2
6	Groundwater I	7-12	3.3; 6
7	Groundwater II	7-12	3.3; 6
8	Groundwater III	7-12	3.3; 6
9	Settlement and Volume Expansion	15-20	5.1-5.6	Modified Hough Method Handout
10	Mohr’s Circle and Combined Stresses	21	4.2	Stresses in Soils Mohr’s Circle Analysis Using Linear Algebra and Numerical Methods
11	Induced Stresses by External Loads	28-31	4.1-4.3	Graphics for Class Example of Newmark’s Method
12	Shear Strength	22, 24-27	3.5	Spreadsheet Solution for First Two Examples Mohr’s Circle Calculator for Triaxial Tests (for third example)
13	Stability of Earth Slopes	45-47	Chapter 6	Slope Stability Software
14	Lateral Earth Pressures	33-36	DM 7.02 3.2