Advanced Diploma in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

This free course, Advanced Diploma in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, begins by first defining what unsaturated soil mechanics is about and then goes on to discuss the phase changes in unsaturated soils. The course then explains the capillary phenomena in unsaturated soils and the Soil-Water Characteristics Curve. Afterwards, you will learn about the various techniques used for measuring and controlling the suction of soils. You will also discover the various Hydraulic Conductivity Function and Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Models.

Next, you will be educated on the steady-state flow and transient flow in unsaturated soils. As you progress through this course, you will learn how to estimate the effective stress parameter from Suction-Controlled Test Data. Also, you will learn how to estimate the shear strength parameters of Extended Mohr-Coulomb Criterion. This course then explains the concept of suction stress in unsaturated soils, including the forces that exist in the suction stress. Lastly, the course discusses the volume change behaviour of soils, where you will discover reasons some soils exhibit swelling and collapsible behaviour and how the volume change behaviour of soils can be obtained from suction controlled tests.

Learning about the principles and concepts of unsaturated soil mechanics will help improve your knowledge of the necessary factors to consider when constructing structures in unsaturated soils. If you are a geotechnical engineer or in a profession that deals with soils, especially unsaturated soils, this course is certainly for you. Start this course now and be on your way to becoming a sought-after unsaturated soil mechanics professional.