Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual

Braja M. Das is a retired geotechnical engineer and Dean Emeritus of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Sacramento. He is also a former Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is well known for his many publications in geotechnical engineering.

Preface
1. Laboratory Test and Preparation of Report
2. Determination of Water Content
3. Specific Gravity of Soil Solids
4. Sieve Analysis
5. Hydrometer Analysis
6. Liquid Limit Test: Percussion Cup Method
7. Liquid Limit Test: Fall Cone Method
8. Plastic Limit Test
9. Shrinkage Limit Determination
10. Engineering Classification of Soils
11. Standard Proctor Compaction Test
12. Determination of Field Unit Weight of Compaction by Sand Cone Method
13. Maximum and Minimum Dry Densities of Granular Soil (Sand)
14. Constant Head Permeability Test in Sand
15. Falling Head Permeability Test in Sand
16. Direct Shear Test on Sand
17. Unconfined Compression Test
18. Consolidation Test
19. Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Soil
20. Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Soil
21. Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Test on Cohesive Sands
22. Resilient Modulus Test for Cohesive and Granular Soils
23. California Bearing Ratio for Laboratory Compacted Soils
References
APPENDICES
A. Weight-Volume Relationships
B. Data Sheets for Laboratory Experiments