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👉 To impart knowledge to plan and execute a detail site investigation programme, to select geotechnical design parameters and type of foundations. Also to familiarize the students for the geotechnical design of different type of foundations and retaining walls.

Scope and objectives – Methods of exploration – Auguring and boring – Wash boring and rotary drilling – Depth and spacing of bore holes – Soil samples – Representative and undisturbed – Sampling methods – Split spoon sampler, Thin wall sampler, Stationary piston sampler – Penetration tests (SPT and SCPT) – Data interpretation – Strength parameters – Bore log report and Selection of foundation. 

Location and depth of foundation – Codal provisions – Bearing capacity of shallow foundation on homogeneous deposits – Terzaghi’s formula and BIS formula – Factors affecting bearing capacity – Bearing capacity from in-situ tests (SPT, SCPT and plate load) – Allowable bearing pressure – Seismic considerations in bearing capacity evaluation. Determination of Settlement of foundations on granular and clay deposits – Total and differential settlement – Allowable settlements – Codal provision – Methods of minimizing total and differential settlements. 

Types of Isolated footing, Combined footing, Mat foundation – Contact pressure and settlement distribution – Proportioning of foundations for conventional rigid behaviour – Minimum thickness for rigid behaviour – Applications – Compensated foundation – Codal provision 

Types of piles and their functions – Factors influencing the selection of pile – Carrying capacity of single pile in granular and cohesive soil – Static formula – Dynamic formulae (Engineering news and Hileys) – Capacity from insitu tests (SPT and SCPT) – Negative skin friction – Uplift capacity- Group capacity by different methods (Feld’s rule, Converse – Labarra formula and block failure criterion) – Settlement of pile groups – Interpretation of pile load test (routine test only), Under reamed piles – Capacity under compression and uplift – Cohesive – expansive – non expansive – Cohesionless soils – Codal provisions. 

Plastic equilibrium in soils – Active and passive states – Rankine’s theory – Cohesionless and cohesive soil – Coulomb’s wedge theory – Condition for critical failure plane – Earth pressure on retaining walls of simple configurations – Culmann’s Graphical method – Pressure on the wall due to line load – Stability analysis of retaining walls – Codal provisions. 

Students will be able to

👉 Understand the site investigation, methods and sampling.

👉 Get knowledge on bearing capacity and testing methods.

👉 Design shallow footings.

👉 Determine the load carrying capacity, settlement of pile foundation.

👉 Determine the earth pressure on retaining walls and analysis for stability.

1. Murthy, V.N.S., “Text book of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, CBS Publishers Distribution Ltd., New Delhi. 2014. 

2. Arora, K.R., “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 7th Edition, 2017 (Reprint). 

3. Punmia, B.C., “Soil Mechanics and Foundations”, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 16th Edition 2017.

1. Braja M Das, “Principles of Foundation Engineering” (Eigth edition), Cengage Learning 2014. 

2. Kaniraj, S.R. “Design aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill publishing company Ltd., New Delhi, 2014. 

3. Joseph E bowles, “Foundation Analysis and design”, McGraw Hill Education, 5th Edition, 28th August 2015. 

4. IS Code 6403 : 1981 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Bearing capacity of shallow foundation”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

5. IS Code 8009 (Part 1):1976 (Reaffirmed 1998) “Shallow foundations subjected to

symmetrical static vertical loads”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

6. IS Code 8009 (Part 2):1980 (Reaffirmed 1995) “Deep foundations subjected to symmetrical static vertical loading”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

7. IS Code 2911 (Part 1): 1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Concrete Piles” Bureau of Indian

Standards, New Delhi.

8. IS Code 2911 (Part 2): 1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Timber Piles”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

9. IS Code 2911 (Part 3) : 1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Under Reamed Piles”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

10. IS Code 2911 (Part 4) : 1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Load Test on Piles”, Bureau of Indian

Standards, New Delhi.

11. IS Code 1904: 1986 (Reaffirmed 1995) “Design and Construction of Foundations in Soils”,

Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

12. IS Code 2131: 1981 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Method for Standard Penetration test for Soils”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

13. IS Code 2132: 1986 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Code of Practice for thin – walled tube sampling for soils”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

14. IS Code 1892 (1979): Code of Practice for subsurface Investigation for Foundations.

Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

15. IS Code 14458 (Part 1) : 1998 “Retaining Wall for Hill Area – Guidelines, Selection of Type of Wall” , Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. 

16. IS Code 14458 (Part 2) : 1998 “Retaining Wall for Hill Area – Guidelines, Design of

Retaining/Breast Walls” , Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

17. IS Code 14458 (Part 3) : 1998 “Retaining Wall for Hill Area – Guidelines, Construction Of Dry Stone Walls” , Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

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