TS26-10 Soil Testing Laboratory
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This *Soil Testing Laboratory* textbook serves as a comprehensive guide for civil engineering students, academics, and practitioners seeking to understand the characteristics of earth materials. Developed in alignment with the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) Level 5 and the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) approach, the book bridges the gap between soil mechanics theory and real-world geotechnical engineering applications.
The content is systematically structured around the four main pillars of soil investigation. The first pillar covers field tests, such as the cone penetration test (sondir), hand auger, Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP), and sand cone method. The second pillar delves into the testing of physical soil properties, ranging from moisture content, unit weight, and grain-size analysis to Atterberg limits. The third pillar focuses on mechanical property tests crucial for structural design, including compaction, CBR, direct shear, unconfined compression, consolidation, and permeability tests.
Finally, the fourth pillar equips readers with high-level analytical skills—covering everything from raw data processing, visual graph presentation, and technical report writing to the formulation of recommendations for soil improvement and foundation design. The book goes beyond merely presenting mechanical laboratory steps; it instills the engineering philosophy behind every generated value. Through detailed procedural explanations, explicit mathematical formulas, and practical case studies, this book serves as an essential reference for cultivating competent, meticulous, and professional geotechnical experts.
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