Part 2 Dredging Process.......................................................................................................... 1Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Soil Mechanics........................................................................................ 11.1 Soil Classification............................................................................................................... 11.2 Soil Properties.................................................................................................................... 11.2.1 Phase Relationships of Soil..........................................................................................................21.2.2 Compaction and/or Consistency....................................................................................................... 21.2.3 Permeability........................................................................................................................ 21.3 Elementary Soil Tests............................................................................................................ 71.3.1 Permeability Test.................................................................................................................... 71.3.2 Mohr Circle.......................................................................................................................... 81.3.3 Case Study.......................................................................................................................... 101.3.4 Triaxial Shear Test---Mohr Failure Envelop.......................................................................................... 121.3.5 Direct Shear Test---Coulomb’s Law (1776)........................................................................................... 131.3.6 Standard Penetration Test--SPT...................................................................................................... 161.4...