Advanced geomechanics

This unit covers all aspects of geomechanics at intermediate and advanced levels including consolidation theory of soils, estimation of consolidation and creep settlements for different types of soils, advanced topics on shear strength of soils under various drainage conditions, stress-paths and laboratory triaxial tests, determination of drained and undrained shear strength parameters, critical state mechanics and various failure criteria, soil and rock slope analysis, earth pressure theory and design of retaining walls. Applications to practical problems are key aspects of the learning covered.