M R, Madhav and S V, Abhishek
(2017)
A non-mechanistic perspective of geotechnical engineering.
In: The International Convention on Civil Engineering(ICCE), July 20-21, 2017, The Greenery Resort Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Abstract
Engineers deal mostly with materials
that
have unique and specific properties.
On the other hand, entities are
somewhat like living beings that
do not possess
unique properties but
exhibit behavioral responses to stimuli
(actions)
.
Clays and sands can exist in
different
state
s
ranging from liquid to solid and loosest to densest
respectively.
Responses of soils in general and ground in particular a
re examined and analyzed under different
test and design conditions. Similarly
, the state in which ground
exist
s can be quantified though the
over
consolidation ratio. The most commonly used parameter, the undrained
shear
strength, is
sensitive to the
manne
r in which it is determined
.
The paper emphasizes the need to visualize soil in the specific sense and
ground in a broader perspective as entities rather than as strictly engi
neering materials. It is suggested that
g
eotechnical engineering should be viewed
compreh
ensively and beyond a simple mechanistic perspective
.
A
unique
comparison of ground with a human being
elu
cidates the concepts enunciated.
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