Presumptive bearing capacity according to BIS, Factors affecting bearing capacity Factors influencing selection of depth of foundation, types of shallow foundations Settlement of Shallow Foundations : Immediate, consolidation, & differential settlements.
Principles of Design of footing, Proportioning of footings for equal settlement. Design of isolated footing, combined footing, Strap footing, Strip footing and Raft (Proportioning only).
Introduction Necessity of pile foundations, Classification, Load bearing capacity of single pile by Static formula, Dynamic formula, Pile load test and Penetration tests.
Introduction, Pile groups, group action of piles in sand and clay, group efficiency of piles, settlement of piles, negative skin friction & under reamed piles.
Introduction, Different shapes and characteristics of wells. Components of well foundation. Forces acting on well foundation. Sinking of wells. Causes and remedies of tilts and shifts.
Introduction, construction, advantages and disadvantages of drilled piers. Design of open, pneumatic and floating caissons. Advantages and disadvantages of floating caissons.
Introduction, Definition, Identification, Mineral Structure, Index properties of expansive soils, Swell potential and Swell pressure, Free swell, CNS layer, foundation treatment for structures in expansive soil.
Introduction, Types of Machine foundations, basic definitions, degree of freedom of a block foundaiton, general creteria for design of machine foundation, free and forced vibrations, vibration analysis of a machine foundation, determination of natural frequency, vibration isolation and control.