Syllabus

Stresses in Soils (4 hours)
Stresses in Soils: Boussinesq’s Equation: Vertical Stress distribution on horizontal and vertical planes, Newmark’s influence chart, Contact pressure distribution.

Consolidation and Settlement Analysis (8 hours)
Consolidation and Settlement Analysis: Equation of one-dimensional consolidation. Coefficient of compression, compression index, pre-compression pressure, over-consolidation, Coefficient of consolidation, Settlement analysis. Basics of three-dimensional consolidation, Sand drains.

Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations (8 hours)
Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Types of shear failure in foundation soil, Terzaghi’s bearing capacity equation its validation and limitations, Factors influencing bearing capacity. Bearing capacity of square, rectangular and circular footings. Bearing capacity based on in-situ tests. Mat foundation.

Earth Retaining Structures (6 hours)
Earth Retaining Structures and Sheet Pile Walls: Earth pressure Theories- Rankine Earth pressure theory, Coulomb’s Earth pressure theory. Sheet pile walls: Pressure against sheet pile walls, cantilever and anchored bulkheads (free earth support method).

Pile Foundation (6 hours)
Pile Foundation: Load carrying capacity of a pile (Static and dynamic formulae), Under-reamed piles, Pile load test, Pile group analysis, Settlement analysis of pile.

Stability of Slopes (4 hours)
Stability of Slopes: Stability of infinite slopes, the stability of finite slopes.

To equip students with fundamental and advanced knowledge in foundation engineering, enabling them to analyze and solve real-world geotechnical problems such as stress distribution in soils and consolidation behaviour of soil.

To develop the ability to apply engineering principles in the design of geotechnical systems, including shallow foundation, pile foundation, retaining structures, etc., while considering practical factors influencing soil behavior and load-bearing capacities.

To enable students to assess and evaluate slope stability under various field conditions by applying appropriate analytical techniques, and to determine the factor of safety, ensuring the safe design of slopes in geotechnical engineering projects.

Understand the basic concept of foundation engineering. Determine the vertical stresses using various stress distribution theories to solve practical soil stress problems in geotechnical engineering subjected to various types of loading.

Apply the concept of consolidation to carry out settlement analysis of real-world settlement problems in soils.

Identify different types of shear failures, analyze the factors influencing bearing capacity, and determine the bearing capacity for various shallow foundation shapes like square, rectangular, and circular.

Understand the principles governing lateral pressures and develop skills in designing retaining systems.

Analyze the factors influencing bearing capacity, calculate the load-carrying capacity of single piles and pile groups. Further, they can also conduct slope stability analysis to determine the factor of safety for slopes under various field conditions.

B. M. Das, Principles of Geotechnical Engg,, Thomson Books

G. Ranjan and A. S. R. Rao, Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern Ltd

S. K. Gulhati and M. Datta, Geotechnical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Companies

V. N. S. Murthy, Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engg, UBSPD