Ground Improvement Techniques Civil 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective II)

Ground Improvement Techniques Civil 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2017 Regulation Anna Univ (Professional Elective II) detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 regulation is collected from the Anna Univ official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (CE8001), Category (PE), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.

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Course Objective:

• Students will be exposed to various problems associated with soil deposits and methods to evaluate them.
• The different techniques will be taught to them to improve the characteristics of difficult soils as well as design techniques required to implement various ground improvement methods.

Unit I

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Unit II

Dewatering
Dewatering Techniques – Well points – Vacuum and electroosmotic methods – Seepage analysis for two dimensional flow for fully and partially penetrated slots in homogeneous deposits – Design for simple cases.

Unit III

Insitu Treatment of Cohesionless and Cohesive Soils
Insitu densification of cohesionless soils – Shallow as deep compaction – Dynamic compaction -Vibroflotation, Sand compaction piles and deep compaction. Consolidation of cohesionless soils -Preloading with sand drains, and fabric drains, Stabilization of soft clay ground using stone columns and Lime piles-Installation techniques – Simple design – Relative merits of above methods and their limitations.

Unit IV

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Unit V

Grouting Techniques
Types of grouts – Grouting equipments and machinery – Injection methods – Grout monitoring -Stabilization with cement, lime and chemicals – Stabilization of expansive soil.

Course Outcome:

At the end of the course the student will be able to

• Gain knowledge on methods and selection of ground improvement techniques.
• Understand dewatering techniques and design for simple cases.
• Get knowledge on insitu treatment of cohesionless and cohesive soils.
• Understand the concept of earth renforcement and design of reinforced earth.
• Get to know types of grouts and grouting technique.

Text Books:

1. Purushothama Raj. P, Ground Improvement Techniques, Lakshmi Publications, 2nd Edition, 2016.
2. Koerner, R.M. Construction and Geotechnical Methods in Foundation Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1994.
3. Nihar Ranjan Patra, Ground Improvement Techniques, Vikas Publishing House, First Edition, 2012.
4. Mittal.S, An Introduction to Ground Improvement Engineering, Medtech Publisher, First Edition, 2013.

References:

1. Moseley, M.P., Ground Improvement Blockie Academic and Professional, 1992.
2. Moseley, M.P and Kirsch. K., Ground Improvement, Spon Press, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2nd Edition, 2004.
3. Jones C.J.F.P. Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structure, Thomas Telford Publishing, 1996.
4. Winterkorn, H.F. and Fang, H.Y. Foundation Engineering Hand Book. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994.
5. Das, B.M., Principles of Foundation Engineering (seventh edition), Cengage learning, 2010.
6. Coduto, D.P., Geotechnical Engineering – Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi, 2011.
7. Koerner, R.M., Designing with Geosynthetics (Sixth Edition), Xlibris Corporation, U.S.A, 2012.
8. IS Code 9759 : 1981 (Reaffirmed 1998) Guidelines for Dewatering During Construction, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
9. IS Code 15284 (Part 1): 2003 Design and Construction for Ground Improvement -Guidelines (Stone Column), Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

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