Understanding why soils fail

Soil mechanics is at the heart of any civil engineering project. Whether the project is a building, a bridge, or a road, understanding the underlain soils is of crucial importance. This video is a series of several geotechnical videos that will investigate retaining walls, shallow foundations and piles. But before we dive into these geotechnical applications it is important to understand a few basic principles about soil mechanics. This series starts by generic introduction of soil material models. Namely, the Mohr-Coulomb model which is widely used for modeling the strength of brittle materials.

Geotechnical Series Videos:
1. Understanding why soils fail (   • Understanding why soils fail  )
2. Understanding the Soil Mechanics of Retaining Walls (   • Understanding the soil mechanics of r...  )
3. Geotechnical Analysis of Foundations (   • Geotechnical Analysis of Foundations  )
4. The Leading Cause of Foundation Failures (   • Residential Foundation Problems  )


References:
[1] D. P. Coduto, M.-c. R. Yeung and W. A. Kitch, Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices, Pearson, 2011.