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Topics: grain size, particles, water, air, stress in soil, stress in a layer, Darcy's law, permeability, groundwater flow, flotation, flow net, well, stress strain relations, tangent modulus, one-dimensional compression, analytical solution, numerical solution, consolidation coefficient, creep, sheer strength, triaxial test, shear test, pore pressure, stress path, elastic stresses, deformation, boussinesq, newmark, flamant, layered soil, lateral soil, rankine, coulomb, earth pressure, sheet pile wall, limit analysis, strip footing, prandtl, bearing capacity, infinite slope, slope stability, soil exploration, model test, pile foundations

Topics: Fluid Mechanics, hydraulic machines, viscosity, compressibility, bulk modulus, surface tension, capillarity, vapor pressure, cavitation, Pascal's law, manometers, Piezometer, differential manometer, isothermal process, buoyancy, flotation, meta-center, fluid flow, continuity equation, velocity, acceleration, velocity potential function, stream function, equipotential line, Vortex flow, ideal flow, potential flow, momentum equation, free liquid jets, orifices, mouthpieces, notches, weirs, viscous flow, turbulent flow, Reynolds experiment, dimensional homogeneity, model analysis, dimensionless numbers, Boundary layer flow, compressible flow, Mach number, Jet propulsion, hydraulic machines, turbines, Pelton wheel, Radial flow reaction turbines, Francis turbine, axial flow reaction turbine, Draft tube, specific speed, unit quantities, centrifugal pumps, cavitation, maximum suction lift, net positive suction head, reciprocating pumps, air vessels, fluid system, hydraulic press, hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic intensifier, hydraulic ram, hydraulic lift, hydraulic crane, hydraulic coupling, hydraulic torque converter, air lift pump, gear-wheel pump

Topics: Geology, Earth's Surface, Earth's Dimensions, Surface Relief, Earth's Interior, Temperature gradient, Earth's Density, Earthquakes, Isostasy, Continental Drift, Oceanic Ridges, Rock Magnetism, Drift Mechanism, Geological History, Strati-graphical column, Plate Tectonics, Earth age, Earth origin, Precambrian, Phanerozoic, Surface Processes, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Geological Structures, Strength of Geological materials, In-situ investigations, Laboratory investigations, Geological Maps, Ground-water, Slope Stability, Reservoirs, Dams, Excavations, Ground water treatment, Nuclear waste, Foundations, Construction materials, Water supplies, Retaining walls, Thermal treatment, Consolidation, Grouting, Dewatering, Underground excavations, Disposal of excavated materials, Surface excavations, Ground-water control, Underground reservoir, Reservoirs, Dams, Slope Stability, Slope Failure, Water levels, Aquifers, Aquicludes, Hydrological Cycle

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Topics: Properties of fluid, pressure measurement, Hydrostatic forces on surfaces, Buoyancy, flotation, Fluid Kinematics, Fluid Dynamics, Dimension analysis, model analysis, Flow through orfices, flow through Mouthpieces, Flow Over notches, Flow Over weirs, laminar flow, turbulent flow

Topics: fluid resistance, Reynolds number, newtonian and non-newtonian fluid flow, laminar flow analysis, turbulent flow analysis, Newtonian fluids, non-newtonian fluids, fluid resistance, fluid resistance equation, laminar flow, turbulent flow, Reynolds number, unsteady fluid flow

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Topics: reinforced concrete, building code, building standard, reinforcement, loading, moment distribution, strength, serviceability, flexural member, compression member, tension member, axial load, two-way slab, column, preliminary column sizing, slenderness effect, biaxial loading, wall, foundation, footing, mat foundation

Topics: Fluid Statics, Basic Equations in Integral Form for a Control Volume, Angular-Momentum Principle, Differential Analysis of Fluid Motion, Incompressible Inviscid Flow, Dimensional Analysis, Similitude, Internal Incompressible Viscous Flow, External Incompressible Viscous Flow, fluid machinery, flow in open channels, compressible flow, fluid property data

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