Title: Advanced Geotechnical & Foundation Engineering

ENG (CBRI) 1-139

Syllabus: Introduction to Geotechnical engineering Fundamentals of soil mechanics
and foundation engineering.
Deep foundation - Pile Groups Axial capacity of pile groups-Consideration
regarding spacing Efficiency of pile groups Stresses on underlying soil strata
Approximate analysis of pile groups Settlement of pile groups Under reamed
piles.
Ground Improvement Techniques Introduction-Need of Ground improvement
Different methods of ground Improvement- preloading, prefabricated vertical drain,
soil grouting, stone column, sand column, lime column, cement column, dynamic
compaction, blasting, vibroflotation etc.- Applicability of different methods - Quality
control in ground improvement works. Stability of Slope Introduction - Different
methods of analysis-Dynamic slope stability - Long and short term stability - Factors
affecting stability of a slope Slope protection.
Reinforced Soil Introduction-Mechanism of reinforced soil - Soil-reinforcement
interaction different types of soil reinforcement Application of reinforced soil
Design of Reinforced earth wall (static and dynamic), reinforced soil for foundation.
Environmental Geotechnics: Contamination, contaminant transport and waste
containment, slurry wastes, Liners, Stability of landfills, landfill construction, Design
aspects, Barriers

Topics Covered in the area of Deep Foundation:

Topics

No of Classes

(i) Different types of piles, classification of piles,

Selection of types of pile, effects of installation of
01
Pile
(ii) Load transfer mechanism of piles, different method,
02
Alpha, Lambda and Beta methods, critical depth,
Ultimate Capacity Of single pile,
(iii) Piles resting on Rock and Elastic Settlement of pile
01
(iv) Settlement of pile group, different approaches,
Group efficiency
02
(vi) Laterally loaded pile, short and long pile,
Single and group of pile, different approaches
02
Total = 08