CE 9303 Foundation Engineering syllabus download

CE 9303 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING L T P C
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OBJECTIVE:
To impart knowledge on common method of sub soil investigation and design of foundations.
At the end of this course student acquires the capacity to investigate the soil condition and to
select and design a suitable foundation.
UNIT I SITE INVESTIGATION AND SELECTION OF FOUNDATION 9
Scope and objectives – Methods of exploration – auguring and boring – Wash boring and
rotary drilling – Depth of boring – Spacing of bore hole – Sampling techniques –
Representative and undisturbed sampling methods - Split spoon sampler, Thin wall sampler,
Stationery piston sampler – Bore log report – Samples Penetration Tests (SPT and SCPT) –
Data interpretation - strength parameters and liquefaction potential - Selection of foundation
based on soil conditions.
UNIT II SHALLOW FOUNDATION 9
Introduction – 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 – problems – 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.
UNIT III FOOTINGS AND RAFTS 9
Types of foundation – Contact pressure distribution below footings and raft: Isolated footing –
Combined footings – Types and proportioning – Mat foundation – Types – Applications –
Proportioning – Floating foundation – Seismic force consideration – Codal Provision.
UNIT IV PILE FOUNDATION 9
Types of piles and their function – 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 – Labarre formula and
block failure criterion) – Settlement of pile groups – Interpretation of pile load test (routine test
only) – Underreamed piles – Capacity under compression and uplift.
UNIT V RETAINING WALLS 9
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 Graphical method – pressure on the
wall due to line load – Stability analysis of retaining walls.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Murthy, V.N.S, “Textbook of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, CBS Publishers
and Distributors, New Delhi, 2007.
2. Gopal Ranjan and Rao, A.S.R., “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics”, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
New Delhi (India), 2000.
3. Arora, K.R., “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi, 2002.
4. Varghese, P.C., Foundation Engineering, Prentice Hall of India (P) Ltd, New Delhi, 2005.
REFERENCES:
1. Das, B.M. “Principles of Foundation Engineering” (Fifth edition), Thomson Books, 2003.
2. Swamisaran, “Analysis and Design of Structures – Limit state Design”, Oxford IBH
Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.
3. Kaniraj, S.R., “Design aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Tata McGraw
Hill publishing company Ltd., New Delhi, 2002.
4. Bowles, J.E., “Foundation analysis and design”, McGraw Hill, 1994.
5. Punmia, B.C., Soil Mechanics and Foundations”, Laxmi Publications Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi,
1995.
6. Venkatramaiah, C., “Geotechnical Engineering”, New Age International Publishers, New
Delhi, 2007 (Reprint).

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