Ground Improvement Techniques Detailed Syllabus for Geotechnical Engineering M.Tech first year second 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 M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objective: To understand the importance of ground improvement and know various ground improvement techniques available to date, and selecting and designing suitable ground improvement technique for given soil conditions.
Course Outcome: Depending on the site conditions, students will be able to identify suitable ground improvement technique for specific project and its implications
UNIT- I : Introduction to Engineering Ground Modification: Need and objectives, Identification of soil types, In-situ and laboratory tests to characterize problematic soils; Mechanical, Hydraulic, Physicochemical, Electrical, Thermal methods, etc. and their applications.
UNIT- II : Mechanical Modification – Principles of soil densification – Properties of Compacted soil, Compaction control tests, Specification of compaction requirements, Blasting, Vibrocompaction, Dynamic Tamping and Compaction piles.
UNIT- III : Hydraulic Modification – Objectives and techniques, traditional dewatering methods and their choice, Design of dewatering system, Electro-osmosis, Filtration, Drainage and seepage control with Geosynthetics, sand drains, Preloading and vertical drains, Electro-kinetic dewatering.
UNIT- IV : Physical and Chemical Modification – Modification by admixtures, Shotcreting and Guniting Technology, Modification at depth by grouting, Crack Grouting and compaction grouting, Jet grouting, Thermal Modification, Ground freezing.
UNIT- V : Modification by Inclusions and Confinement – Soil reinforcement, reinforcement with strip, bar, mesh, sheet and grid reinforced soil. In-situ ground reinforcement, ground anchors, rock bolting and soil nailing, case studies.
TEXT BOOKS
- Hausmann, M. R. (1990) –Engineering Principles of Ground Modification, McGraw Hill Publications, New York.
- P. Purushothama Raj (1995) – Ground Improvement Techniques, Laxmi Publications, India.
REFERENCES:
- M. P. Moseley and K. Krisch (2006) – Ground Improvement, II edition, Taylor and Francis.
- Jones C. J. F. P. (1985) – Earth Reinforcement and soil structures – Butterworths, London.
- K. Krisch & F. Krisch (2010) –Ground Control and Improvement, John Wiley & Sons, 1994.
- Peter G. Nicholson (2015): Soil Improvement and Ground Modification Methods, Elsevier Publishers
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Geotechnical Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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