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How to calculate degree of saturation?

The degree of saturation is defined as the ratio of the volume of water in the soil to the volume of voids. It is denoted by ‘S’. Where, S = …

What is Weep Hole? Weep holes in retaining wall detail

What is a weep hole? Weep holes are small openings in the RCC wall or retaining wall to prevent the wall from accumulating pore water pressure. It is provided generally …

Mohr circle for stress | Use, Diagram, Derivation, Solved Problem

What is Mohr’s circle? Otto Mohr’s a German physicist gave a graphical solution for the determination of the normal and shear stresses on the given inclined plane as explained under. …

Boussinesq Equation and Westergaard’s Equation for point load in soil

Application of Boussinesq Equation and Westergaard’s Equation Boussinesq Equation and Westergaard’s Equation are used to analyze the verticle stress on the soil with respect to the depth of the soil …

Relation between water content and dry density of soil

What is water content? The amount of water contained in the soil is known as water content. The presence of water in the soil makes it weak. Water content in …

Atterberg limits of soil | consistency limit of soil – Soil mechanics

Consistency of Soils The physical state of fine-grained soil at particular water content is known as its consistency. Consistency is a term used to indicate the degree of firmness of …

Flow Net in soil mechanics | Properties, Construction, Application

Introduction of Flow Net The general solution of the Laplace equation yields two sets of curves orthogonal to each other. One set of curves is known as the flow lines …