10CV754 Earth and Earth Retaining Structures syllabus for CV


Part A
Unit-1 EARTH DAMS AND EMBANKMENTS 7 hours

Different types of earthen damswith sketches and their suitability. Hydraulic fill and rolled fill methods ofconstruction – Causes of failure of earth dam – Design criteria of earth dams– Stability analysis of earthen dams – Seepage control in earthen dams. Roleof Filters in Earth Dam Design.

Unit-2 RETAINING WALLS 7 hours

Types of retaining walls, failure of retaining wallsby sliding, overturning and bearing. Stability analysis and Principles of thedesign of retaining walls – Gravity retaining walls, Cantilever retaining walls,Counterfort retaining walls (no structural design) – Modes of failure ofretaining walls – Drainage from the backfill.

Unit-3 BULK HEADS 6 hours

Cantilever sheet pile walls Types of sheet pile walls –Free cantilever sheet pile - cantilever sheet pile in cohesion-less soils –cantilever sheet pile in clay.

Unit-4 BULK HEADS: Anchored Sheet Pile Walls 6 hours

Anchored sheet pile with freeearth support in cohesion-less and cohesive soil. bulkheads with fixed earthsupport method – Types, locations and design of anchors.

Part B
Unit-5 BRACED CUTS 7 hours

Introduction, Lateral earth pressure on sheeting, Differenttypes of sheeting and bracing systems – design of various components ofbracings.

Unit-6 ROCK FILL DAMS 6 hours

Introduction, Origin and usage of rock fill dams, typesof rock fill dams, design of rock fill dams and construction of rock fill dams.

Unit-7 COFFER DAMS & CELLULAR COFFER DAMS I 7 hours

Introduction – typesof coffer dams - Design of cellular coffer dams on rock by Tennesse ValleyAuthority (TVA) method – safety against sliding, slipping, overturning,vertical shear and stability against bursting.

Unit-8 CELLULAR COFFER DAMS II 6 hours

Design of cellular coffer dam on soil -safety against sliding, slipping, overturning, vertical shear and stabilityagainst bursting.

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