Retaining Structures Detailed Syllabus for Infrastructure 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 Retaining Structures M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objective: To design the earth retaining structures used in construction of road/railways/pipe lines/open excavations.
Course Outcome: Able to design conventional/Reinforced earth retaining walls, sheet pile walls, bracing system for open excavations
UNIT – I : Earth Pressure Theories: Rankine’s and Coulomb’s Earth pressure theories for cohesive and cohesion less soils, stresses due to compaction and surcharge loads.
UNIT – II : Conventional Retaining Wall: Types of retaining walls, Stability (sliding, overturning, bearing capacity & overall) of gravity and cantilever walls, Proportioning of retaining walls, Effect of backfill material and drainage, Static and pseudo-static analyses.
UNIT – III : Flexible Walls: Sheet pile walls, Construction methods- Cantilever and Anchored sheet pile wall.
UNIT – IV : Reinforced Soil Walls/Mechanically Stabilized Earth: – Failure mechanisms Pullout and rupture failures, Analysis methods, Limit equilibrium method- Internal and external stability, Static and seismic analyses.
UNIT – V : Braced Cuts: Lateral earth pressure in braced cuts, Design of various components, Stability of braced cuts, base heave and stability, yielding and settlement of ground surrounding excavation.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Clayton, C.R.I., Woods, R.I., Bond, A.J., Milititsky, J. – Earth Pressure and Earth-retaining structures, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis group, 2013.
- Budhu, M. – Foundations and Earth retaining structures, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.
REFERENCES:
- Bowles, J.E. – Foundation Analysis and Design, 5th Edition, BBS Publisher, 2009.
- Donald P Coduto – Foundation Design Principles and Practices, 2nd edition, Pearson, Indian edition, 2012
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Infrastructure Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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