Module 1
Ground water seepage- Laplace’s equations for two dimensional flow- quick sand condition- construction of flownets- confined and unconfined flow-seepage in anisotropic soil conditions-piping-design of filters.
Ground water seepage- Laplace’s equations for two dimensional flow- quick sand condition- construction of flownets- confined and unconfined flow-seepage in anisotropic soil conditions-piping-design of filters.
Module 2
Stability of earth slopes-modes of slope stability- analysis of slope stability problems- Swedish circle method- Friction circle method- Taylor’s stability chart-Bishop’s method- stabilization measures- instrumentation.
Stability of earth slopes-modes of slope stability- analysis of slope stability problems- Swedish circle method- Friction circle method- Taylor’s stability chart-Bishop’s method- stabilization measures- instrumentation.
Module 3
Landslides: Introduction- movements associated with landslides-causes of landslides-consequences, classification and analysis of landslides-investigation of landslides-instrumentation-methods of preventing landslides.
Landslides: Introduction- movements associated with landslides-causes of landslides-consequences, classification and analysis of landslides-investigation of landslides-instrumentation-methods of preventing landslides.
Module 4
Earthquake effects on soil foundation system: earth quakes- ground shaking-liquefaction- ground deformations-seismic provisions in building codes
Earthquake effects on soil foundation system: earth quakes- ground shaking-liquefaction- ground deformations-seismic provisions in building codes
Module 5
Underpinning: Introduction-reasons-pit underpinning-pile underpinning-driven underpinning piles-shoring-special underpinning methods-moving structures
Underpinning: Introduction-reasons-pit underpinning-pile underpinning-driven underpinning piles-shoring-special underpinning methods-moving structures
References
Hans.F.Winterkorn and Hsai Yang Fang Foundation Engineering handbook – Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Bowles E.J. Foundation analysis and Design. Mc Graw Hill Publishing Co.
Gopal Ranjan and A.S.R.Rao Basic and applied Soil mechanics New Age International Publishing Company
Donald.P.Coduto Geotechnical Engineering –Principlesand practices, Prentice Hall India
Bowles E.J. Foundation analysis and Design. Mc Graw Hill Publishing Co.
Gopal Ranjan and A.S.R.Rao Basic and applied Soil mechanics New Age International Publishing Company
Donald.P.Coduto Geotechnical Engineering –Principlesand practices, Prentice Hall India