18CV62: Applied Geotechnical Engineering CIVIL Syllabus for BE 6th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Applied Geotechnical Engineering detailed Syllabus for Civil Engineering (CIVIL), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all other VTU CIVIL 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU CIVIL 6th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for applied geotechnical engineering is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Module 1

Soil Exploration: Introduction, Objectives and Importance, Stages and Methods of exploration- Test pits, Borings, Geophysical methods, stabilization of boreholes, Sampling techniques, Undisturbed, disturbed and representative samples, Geophysical exploration and Bore hole log. Drainage and Dewatering methods, estimation of depth of GWT (Hvorslev’s method).

Module 2

Stress in Soils: Introduction, Boussinesq’s and Westergaard’s theory concentrated load, circular and rectangular load, equivalent point load method, pressure distribution diagrams and contact pressure, Newmark’s chart. Foundation Settlement: Types of settlements and importance, Computation of immediate and consolidation settlement, permissible differential and total settlements (IS 8009 part 1).

Module 3

Module 4

Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation: Types of foundations, Determination of bearing capacity by Terzaghi’s and BIS method (IS: 6403), Modes of shear failure, Factors affecting Bearing capacity of soil. Effect of water table and/or eccentricity on bearing capacity of soil, field methods of determining bearing capacity of soil: SPT and plate load test.

Module 5

Pile Foundations: Types and classification of piles, single loaded pile capacity in cohesionless and cohesive soils by static and Dynamic formulas, efficiency of Pile group, group capacity of piles in cohesionless and cohesive soils, negative skin friction, pile load tests, Settlement of piles, under reamed piles (only introductory concepts-no derivation).

Course Outcomes:

Question paper pattern:

The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
Each full question will be for 20 marks.
There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

Murthy V.N.S., Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, UBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi.
K.R. Arora, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Standard Publisher Distributors, New Delhi.
P C Varghese, Foundation Engineering, PHI India Learning Private Limited, New Delhi.
Punmia B C, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering-(2017), 16thEdition, Laxmi Publications co., New Delhi.

Reference Books:

For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE 6th Sem Civil Engineering, visit (CIVIL) 6th Sem Syllabus Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE results, visit VTU BE all semester results direct links.

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