{"id":9226,"date":"2018-08-27T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/jntuh\/?p=9226"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:25:56","slug":"jntuh-m-tech-2017-2018-r17-detailed-syllabus-ground-improvement-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/jntuh\/jntuh-m-tech-2017-2018-r17-detailed-syllabus-ground-improvement-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"JNTUH M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) Detailed Syllabus Ground Improvement Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"Ground Improvement Techniques Detailed Syllabus for Infrastructure Engineering M.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.\r\n\r\nThe detailed syllabus for Ground Improvement Techniques M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.\r\n\r\nM.Tech. I Year I Sem.\r\n\r\nCourse Objective:<\/strong> 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.\r\n\r\nCourse Outcome:<\/strong> Depending on the site conditions, students will be able to identify suitable ground improvement technique for specific project and its implications.\r\n\r\nUnit-I : Introduction to Engineering Ground Modification:<\/strong> 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.\r\n\r\nUnit-II : Mechanical Modification \u2013<\/strong> Principles of soil densification \u2013 Properties of Compacted soil, Compaction control tests, Specification of compaction requirements, Blasting, Vibrocompaction, Dynamic Tamping and Compaction piles.\r\n\r\nUnit-III : Hydraulic Modification \u2013<\/strong> 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.\r\n\r\nUnit-IV : Physical and Chemical Modification \u2013<\/strong> Modification by admixtures, Shotcreting and Guniting Technology, Modification at depth by grouting, Crack Grouting and compaction grouting, Jet grouting, Thermal Modification, Ground freezing.\r\n\r\nUnit-V : Modification by Inclusions and Confinement<\/strong> – 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.\r\n\r\nTEXT BOOKS<\/strong>\r\n