Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (96), M scheme is taken from TNDTE official website and presented for diploma students. The course code (31073), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other civil 5th sem syllabus for diploma m scheme tndte you can visit Civil 5th Sem Syllabus for Diploma M Scheme TNDTE Subjects. For all other Elective Theory I subjects do refer to Elective Theory I. The detail syllabus for soil mechanics and foundation engineering is as follows.
Rationale:
Civil Engineering diploma engineers are required to supervise the construction of roads and pavements, dams, embankments, and other Civil Engineering structures. As such the knowledge of basic soil engineering is the pre-requisite for these engineers for effective discharge of their duties. This necessitates the introduction of Soil Engineering subject in the curriculum for Diploma Course in Civil Engineering. The subject covers only such topics as will enable the diploma engineers to identify and classify the different types of soils, their selection and proper use in the field for various types of engineering structures. The emphasis will be more on teaching practical aspect rather than theory.
Objectives:
On completion of the course, the student will be familiar with:
- To study the Properties of Soil , Classification and Strength of soils
- To describe about the Sub-soil Sampling
- To study about the Seepage analysis , Bearing Capacity of soil and Settlement of Foundations
- To study about the Types of Foundations , Pile foundations and Pile Groups
- To understand about the Foundations on Expansive soil and Machine Foundations
- To know about the Foundations of Transmission Line Towers
Unit 1
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Unit 2
- Classification And Strength Of Soil
- Stabilization Of Soil And Sub-Soil Sampling
Classification of soil – Introduction – Necessity – Systems of soil classification – Field identification of soil – Shear strength of soil – Introduction – Shear strength – Mohr’s stress circle -Mohr-Coulomb failure theory – Shear strength test -Unconfined compression test – Mohr’s circle for unconfined compression test – Compaction – Consolidation – Consolidometer – Optimum moisture content – Proctor’s Compaction test – Methods of compaction – Degree of compaction – Field density of soil – Tests – Compaction and Consolidation – Comparison
Stabilization of soil – Introduction – Objects of stabilization -Methods of stabilization – Soil exploration – Introduction -Objects of soil exploration – Methods of soil exploration -Direct , Semi-direct and Indirect methods – Spacing and depth of test borings – Boring log – Sounding and Penetration tests – Geophysical methods – Sub-soil Sampling – Disturbed and Undisturbed samples – Types of samplers -Split spoon sampler – Thin-walled sampler – Chunk sampling
Unit 3
- Seepage Analysis And Seepage Below Hydraulic Structures
- Bearing Capacity And Settlement Of Foundations
Seepage analysis – Introduction – Head , Gradient and Potential – Hydraulic gradient – Seepage pressure – Upward flow ( Quick condition or Quick sand ) – Types of flow lines – Types of flow ( Definition only ) – Two dimensional flow ( Laplace equation ) – Velocity potential -Properties of flow net – Uses of flow net – Seepage below Hydraulic structures – Introduction – Hydraulic gradient – Piping – Exit gradient – Khosla’s theory – Seepage flow nets below hydraulic structures
Bearing capacity – Introduction – Terminology – Factors affecting bearing capacity of soils – Methods of determining bearing capacity – Types of failure in soil – General , Local and Punching shear failure – Analytical methods – Rankine’s analysis – Terzaghi’s analysis – Assumption and limitations -Effect of water table – Methods of improving bearing capacity of soil – Settlement of foundation – Introduction -Causes and Effect of settlement – Plate load test – Simple problems
Unit 4
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Unit 5
- Machine Foundation
- Foundations Of Transmission Line Towers
Introduction – Soil dynamics – Free vibration and Forced vibration – Definitions -Natural frequency – Barkan’s method Pauw’s method – Types of machines and machine foundation – General requirements – Design of machine foundations – Reciprocating type – Centrifugal type – Impact type – Steps to design – Couzen theory – In-situ dynamic investigation of soil – Methods – IS code of practice – Design criteria – Isolation of foundation – Simple problems
Introduction – Necessity – Forces on Tower Foundations -General design criteria – Choice and type of foundations -Design procedures – Stability conditions – Description – No problems
Reference Books:
- B C PUNMIA , Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Laxmi publications (P) Ltd., 2005
- SWAMI SARAN , Analysis and Design of Substructures(LSD) – Second Edition 2010
- V N S MURTHY , Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering-Sai Kripa Technical Consultants
- Dr S B SEHGAL, A Text Book of Soil Mechanics, CBS Publishers & Distributors
- WAYNE C.TENG, Foundation Design, Prentice Hall of India ( P ) Ltd.,
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