06CV832 ADVANCED FOUNDATION DESIGN syllabus for CV


Part A
Unit-1 Shallow Foundations (Part 1) 6 hours

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.

Unit-2 Shallow Foundations (Part 2) 6 hours

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).

Unit-3 Pile Foundations (Part 1) 6 hours

Introduction Necessity of pile foundations, Classification, Load bearing capacity of single pile by Static formula, Dynamic formula, Pile load test and Penetration tests.

Unit-4 Pile Foundations (Part 2) Pile Groups 7 hours

Introduction, Pile groups, group action of piles in sand and clay, group efficiency of piles, settlement of piles, negative skin friction & under reamed piles.

Part B
Unit-5 Well Foundations 6 hours

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.

Unit-6 Drilled Piers & Caissons 7 hours

Introduction, construction, advantages and disadvantages of drilled piers. Design of open, pneumatic and floating caissons. Advantages and disadvantages of floating caissons.

Unit-7 Foundations on expansive soils 6 hours

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.

Unit-8 Machine Foundations 8 hours

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.

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