"Laboratory Manual of Advance Foundation Engineering": M-Tech Structural Engineering (1 - Sem)
"Laboratory Manual of Advance Foundation Engineering": M-Tech Structural Engineering (1 - Sem)
Foundation Engineering”
SUBJECT
3SE103-Advance Foundation Engineering
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Laboratory Manual of Advance Foundation Engineering was carried
out by following students studying at U.V. Patel College of Engineering for partial fulfillment of
Master of Technology in Structural Engineering. This project work has been carried out under
my supervision and is up to my satisfaction.
Date:
Place: KHERVA
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Prof. MITESH B. PATEL Prof. J. V. Solanki
Assistant Professor PG Head
Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering
U.V. Patel College of Engineering U.V. Patel College of Engineering
Ganpat University Ganpat University
Kherva. Kherva.
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INDEX
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Test Name En. No. Pag No.
No.
1 To determine plastic limit of soil sample. 19014171001
To determine the shear parameters of a sandy
2 1901417102
soil specimen by direct shear test.
3 Dynamic Cone Penetration Test 19014171003
To determine the unconfined compressive
4 19014171004
strength of clayey soil using controlled strain.
To determine the dry density of soil by core
5 19014171005
cutter method in field.
To determine field density and dry density of
6 19014171006
soil by sand replacement method.
To determine the coefficient of permeability of
7 a given soil sample by conducting variable 19014171007
head test and Constant head test.
To determine the free swell index of a given
8 19014171009
soil.
To determine the shear strength of soil using
9 19014171010
laboratory vane shear apparatus.
To determine the shear parameter for the
10 cohesive soil specimen by Triaxial compression 19014171011
test.
To determine the California Bearing Ratio
11 19014171012
(CBR) of the sub grade soil .
To determine the water content of a moist soil
12 19014171013
sample by Pycnometer.
To determine the grain size distribution of a
13 19014171014
coarse grain soil by sieving.
14 Standard Penetration Test [SPT] 19014171015
To determine shrinkage limit, shrinkage ratio
15 19014171016
and volumetric shrinkage of the soil sample.
To determine the specific gravity of soil sample
16 19014171017
by Pycnometer.
To determine the compaction characteristics of 19014171018
17 a soil specimen by Standard Proctor test and
Modified Proctor Test
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