Syllabus
Introduction- origin and classification of soils and major soil deposits of India, Clay minerals, Three-phase system, Weight-volume relationships, Index and classification properties of soil, Effective stress principle, Fluid flow in soils- Darcy’s law, constant and falling head permeability tests, permeability in stratified soils, seepage forces, quick sand condition, Compaction of soils, Compressibility of soils-Preconsolidation pressure and Stress history, Consolidation settlement, Terzaghi’s theory of One-Dimensional consolidation, One-Dimensional consolidation testing, Shear strength of soils- Stress at a point, Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, Shear strength of clays and sands, Measurement of shear strength
IoT an overview, General architecture, Applications. Sensors and Sensing technique. Data Acquisition techniques and DAQs. Wireless communication technologies: Near range, medium range and far range communication. Coverage and connectivity: Issues and solutions. Data aggregation and dissemination techniques. Design considerations of energy and latency constrained networks.
Interfacing Geo-technical sensors with Arduino and Raspberry pi, Building networked devices for different applications. Real-world case study: IoT for Landslide, flood, agriculture, drought etc
Experiments:
- Specific Gravity Test
- Dry and Wet Sieve Analysis
- Hydrometer Analysis
- Atterberg Limits
- Shrinkage Limit Test
- Compaction test- Standard Proctor
- Falling head Permeability Test
- Direct Shear Test
- Unconfined Compressive Strength Test
- Consolidation Test
Skills acquired: Use of IoT systems for Earth monitoring, hands-on experience working with real world deployment and data, Identification, Classification and testing of soils