Ground Improvement Techniques for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Ground Improvement Techniques B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- At the end of the course student is expected to identify the problematic soil and suitable suggest remedial measures to improve their behaviour.
UNIT I : PROBLEMATIC SOIL AND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES [8 hours]
Role of ground improvement in foundation engineering – methods of ground improvement – Geotechnical problems in alluvial, lateritic and black cotton soils – Selection of suitable ground improvement techniques based on soil conditions.
UNIT II : DEWATEREING [10 hours]
Dewatering Techniques – Well points – Vacuum and electroosmotic methods – Seepage analysis for two – dimensional flow for fully and partially penetrated slots in homogeneous deposits – Simple cases – Design.
UNIT III : INSITU TREATMENT OF COHESIONLESS AND COHESIVE SOILS [10 hours]
Insitu densification of cohesion-less soils and consolidation of cohesive soils: Dynamic compaction Vibroflotation, Sand compaction piles and deep compaction. Consolidation: Preloading with sand drains, and fabric drains, Stone columns and Lime piles-installation techniques – simple design – relative merits of above methods and their limitations.
[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES:
- Student will be in a position to identify and evaluate the deficiencies if any in the deposits of a project area and capable of providing alternate methods to improve its character suitable to the project so that the structures built will be stable and serve.
TEXTBOOKS:
- Purushothama Raj. P, “Ground Improvement Techniques”, Firewall Media, 2005.
- Koerner, R.M. “Construction and Geotechnical Methods in Foundation Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 1994.
- Mittal.S, “An Introduction to Ground Improvement Engineering”, Medtech Publisher, 2013.
REFERENCES:
- Moseley, M.P., “Ground Improvement Blockie Academic and Professional”, Chapman and Hall, Glasgow, 1998.
- Jones J.E.P. “Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structure”, Butterworths, London, 1985.
- Winterkorn, H.F. and Fang, H.Y. “Foundation Engineering Hand Book”. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
- Das, B.M. – “Principles of Foundation Engineering” 7th edition, Cengage learning, 2010.
- Coduto, D.P. “Geotechnical Engineering – Principles and Practices”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi, 2011.
- Koerner, R.M. “Designing with Geosynthetics” 4th Edition,Prentice Hall, Jersey, 1999.
- IS9759 : 1981 “Guidelines for Dewatering During Construction”,Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, Reaffirmed 1999 - IS15284(Part 1) : 2003 “Design and Construction for Ground Improvement – Guidelines” (Stone Column), Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2003
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