Basic Soil Mechanics Related to Earth Dams will take place in Lexington, KY. All times listed below are in Eastern time.
August 1, 2023
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
- 8:30 AM-8:45 AM Section A: Welcome, Introduction, and Overview
- 8:45 AM-10:15 AM Section B:
- Weight-Volume and Mass Density Relations of Soils
- Identification and Classification of Soils: Particle Characteristics and Consistency
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 10:30 AM-11:45 AM Section C:
- Compaction: Theory of Compaction, Laboratory and Field Procedures
- Compaction: Measurement of Field Density and Specifications
- 11:45 PM-1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
- 1:00 PM-1:45 PM: Section D:
- Hydraulic Conductivity: Darcy’s Law and flow through porous media
- Hydraulic Conductivity: Measurement of k from Laboratory and Field Tests
- 1:45 PM-2:30 PM Section E: Dispersive Clay Soils: Crumb & Pinhole Tests
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 2:45 PM-3:15 PM Section F: Geostatic Stresses in Soils
- 3:15 PM-3:45 PM Section G: Induced Stress Distributions
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Section H:
- Theories of Consolidation
- Compression, Stress History, Settlement Calculation
- Time Rate of Consolidation, Consolidation Test, and Collapsible soils.
August 2, 2023
- 8:00 AM-8:30 AM
- 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Section I: Workshop on Effective Stress and Settlement
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 10:45 AM-12:15 AM Section J:
- Shear Strength: Mohr Circle, Envelope, Stress Paths
- Critical Void Ratio, Volume Change, and Pore Pressures
- Drained vs. Undrained (Total and Effective Strengths)
- 12:15 PM-1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
- 1:30 PM-3:45 PM Section K: WORKSHOP (Mohr's Circle, Determination and Selection of Strength Parameters)
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 4:00 PM-5:15 PM Section L:
- Laboratory Testing for Shear Strength of Soil
- Direct Shear Testing
- Triaxial Testing (UU, CU, CD, UCT)
August 3, 2023
- 8:00 AM-8:30 AM
- 8:30 AM-9:30 AM Section L:
- Laboratory Testing for Shear Strength of Soil
- Shear Strength Correlations
- Assign Lab Tests, which/when?
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 9:45 AM-11:30 AM Section O: Workshop (Shear Strength)
- 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Section M:
- Lateral Earth Pressures
- At Rest, Active and Passive Conditions
- Rankine Theory
- Coulomb Theory
- 12:30 PM-1:45 PM LUNCH BREAK
- 1:45 PM-3:45 PM Section M Cont.:
- Effects of Wall Friction
- Procedures for Developing Lateral Earth Pressure Diagram
- Review of Lateral Earth Pressure and Applications
- Chart Solutions
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 4:00 PM 5:30 PM Section O: Workshop (Lateral Earth Pressures)
August 4, 2023
- 8:00 AM-10:00 AM Section P:
- Field Exploration Methods
- Techniques: Drilling and Sampling
- Geophysical Techniques
- Specifying, Controlling and Data Presentation
- Methods of Sampling and Sample Disturbance
- Data Presentation
- 15 min break - Q/A
- 10:15 PM-12:00 PM Section Q:
- In-situ Field Testing
- Introduction
- Penetration Testing: SPT and CPT
- Other Field Testing - includes attendee participation
- Measurement of Pore Water Pressures
- In-situ Field Testing