Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE4701 : Geotechnical Engineering Design Practice { 0-0-2 / 1}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Dr. Sunil Khuntia
Syllabus
Interpretation and use of In-situ tests (SPT, CPT, PLT, PMT, DMT) for design of foundations. Geotechnical Design of shallow footing for compression, bending and uplift.
Design of piles under compression, lateral and uplift forces.
Design of well foundation.
Design of soil slopes.
Concept of Computer aided design and use of software packages for analysis and design of
a. Soil slopes with and without reinforcement
b. Sheet pile
c. Pile foundation
d. Liquefaction analysis.
Course Objectives
- Able to apply engineering knowledge.
- Problem analysis skills will be enhanced.
- Design/development of solutions for complex engineering problems.
- Able to carry out investigations of complex problems.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Introduce to different methods of soil exploration and application to find soil strength parameters. <br />CO2: Design and analysis of shallow and deep foundations. <br />CO3: Analysis and design of well foundation in the presence of various forces. <br />CO4: Introduction to various methods of stability analysis of slopes. <br />CO5: Use of computer program to solve various foundation design problems.
Essential Reading
- M. Xiao, Geotechnical Engineering Design, Willey Blackwell
- Harry G. Poulos, Edward H. Davis, Pile Foundation Analysis and Design, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Supplementary Reading
- Shamsher Prakash, Hari D. Sharma, Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- N. S. V. Kameswara Rao, Foundation Design: Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons