This document discusses the scope of soil engineering and its applications in various civil engineering works. It lists six key applications: 1) foundation design for buildings and structures, 2) retaining structures to retain soil at different levels, 3) analyzing slope stability for natural and man-made slopes, 4) designing underground structures like tunnels, 5) pavement design which involves layers of soil, base and surfacing, and 6) earthen dam design for water reservoirs. The document provides brief descriptions of foundation design, retaining structures, slope stability analysis, and underground structures as important applications of soil engineering.

1. SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE
OF
ENGINEERING,BAKROL

2. SCOPE OF SOIL ENGINEERING
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GUIDED by:- MOHIT SAGAR &
SWETA CHAUHAN
SR. NO. NAME ENROLLMENT NO.
1 PRAJAPATI JIGNESH M. 151240106061
2 PRAJAPATI MITESH P. 151240106064
3 PRAJAPATI NILESH D. 151240106065
4 PRAJAPATI TIRATH A. 151240106066
BRANCH : CIVIL

3. Scope of soil engineering
Soil engineering has vast application in the construction of various
civil engineering works. Some of the important applications are as
under:
1. Foundation
2. Retaining Structure
3. Stability of Slopes
4. Underground structures
5. Pavement design
6. Earthen dam

4. 1. foundation
• Every civil engineering structures whether it is building a bridge or a
dam is founded on the surface of earth.
• Foundation are required to transmit the load of the structure of soil
safety and efficiently

5. 2. Retaining structure
• When sufficient space is
not available for a mass of
soil to spread and form a
safe slope a strcture is
require to retain the soil
• An earth retaining
structure is also require to
keep the soil at different
level on it’s either side

6. 3. Stability of slopes
• If soil surface is not horizontal there is component of weight of the
soil which tends to move it downward and that causes in stability of
slopes
• The slope maybe natural or man maded
• In figure slope is filling and cutting

7. 4. Underground structures
• The design and construction of underground structure such as tunnel
shaft conduits require evaluation of force exerted by the soil on the
structure
• The forces are discussed in soil engineering

8. 5. Pavement design
• A pavement is a hard crust place on soil subgrade for the purpose of
providing a smooth and strong surface on which vehicles can move.
• The pavement consist of surfacing such as a bitumen layer , base &
sub base

9. 6. Earthen dam
• Earth dam are huge structures in which soil is used a construction
material
• The earth dam are built of creating water reservoirs
• Design of earthen dam require a knowledge of soil engineering