Advanced Foundation Design detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CV834), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other civil 8th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Civil 8th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective -5 subjects do refer to Professional Elective -5. The detail syllabus for advanced foundation design is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Gain knowledge of about advanced topics of foundation design and analyses, supplementing their comprehensive knowledge acquired in basic foundation engineering course (15CV53)
- Develop profound understanding of shallow and deep foundation analyses
- Develop understanding of choice of foundation design parameters
- Learn about cause and effect of dynamic loads on foundation
Module 1
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Module 2
Design of combined footings by Rigid method, Combined footings (rectangular & trapezoidal), strap footings. Types of rafts, bearing capacity & settlements of raft foundation, Design of raft foundation – Conventional rigid method, Elastic methods, Coefficient of sub-grade reaction, IS code (IS-2950) procedure
Module 3
Introduction Necessity of pile foundations, Classification, Load bearing capacity of single pile by Static formula, Dynamic formula, Pile load test and Penetration tests. Introduction, Pile groups, group action of piles in sand and clay, group efficiency of piles, settlement of piles, negative skin friction, laterally loaded piles and under reamed piles.
Module 4
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Module 5
Machine Foundations: Introduction, free and forced vibrations, Types of Machine foundations, degrees of freedom of a block foundation, general criteria for design of machine foundation, vibration analysis of a machine foundation, determination of natural frequency, vibration isolation and control.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Estimate the size of isolated and combined foundations to satisfy bearing capacity and settlement criteria.
- Estimate the load carrying capacity and settlement of single piles and pile groups including laterally loaded piles
- Understand the basics of analysis and design principles of well foundation, drilled piers and caissons
- Understand basics of analysis and design principles of machine foundations
Program
Course Objectives:
- Engineering knowledge
- Problem analysis
- Interpretation of data
Text Books:
- Punmia B.C., Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Laxmi Publications Co., India
- Donald P. Coduto, Geotechnical Engineering Principles & Practices, Prenticehall of India Ltd, India
- Murthy V.N.S., Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, CRC Press, New York.
Reference Books:
- Bowles J.E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill Pub. Co. New York.
- Swami Saran, Analysis and Design of Substructures, Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., India
- R.B. Peck, W.E. Hanson & T.H. Thornburn, Foundation Engineering, Wiley Eastern Ltd., India
- Braja, M. Das, Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Cengage Learning, India
- Bureau of Indian Standards: IS-1904, IS-6403, IS-8009, IS-2950, IS-2911 and all other relevant codes.
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Civil, 2017 regulation do visit Civil 8th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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