Pre-requisite(s)
None
Recommended Book(s)
Foundation Analysis And Design By Joseph E. Bowles (5th Edition), McGraw-Hill 57
Principles Of Foundation Engineering By Braja M. Das 5th Ed, Thomson-Engineering
Reference Book(s)
Soil Mechanics In Engineering Practice By K. Terzaghi And R. B. Peck John Wiley And Sons, 3rd Edition
Elements Of Foundation Design By G. N. Smith And E. L. Pole
Harper Collins Distribution Services (February 12, 1981)
Foundation Design: Principles And Practices, Donald P. Coduto
Prentice Hall; 2nd Edition (July 20, 2000)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To enhance the skills related to bearing capacity and settlement evaluation of soils.
2. To apply principles of soil mechanics to engineering problems pertaining to retaining structures, foundations and embankments.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
| CLO:1 Gain thebasic concepts related to bearing capacity and settlement evaluation of soils.
CLO:2 Have a skill to apply the principles of soil mechanics to engineering problems pertaining to retaining structures, foundations and embankments. CLO:3 Learnsoil improvements techniques and principles of soil dynamics. |
COURSE CONTENTS
- Classification Of Soil By ASTM Method.
- To Determine The Bearing Capacity Of Soil By Plate Load Test.
- To Collect Sub Surface Information By Using Standard Penetration Test.
- To Determine (Shear Strength Parameters) The Strength And Stress Strain Relationship Of Soil By Triaxial Compression Test.
- To Determine (Shear Strength Parameters) The Strength And Stress Strain Relationship Of Soil By Shear Box Test.
- To Determine (Shear Strength Parameters) The Strength And Stress Strain Relationship Of Soil By Unconfined Compression Test.
- To Determine (Shear Strength Parameters) The Strength And Stress Strain Relationship Of Soil By Vane Shear Test.
- To Determine The Modulus Of Compressibility, Compression Index, Pre-Consolidation Pressure And Coefficient Of Consolidation By Odometer Test.
- Study Of Soil Improvement Techniques.
MAPPING OF CLOs TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Mapping of CLOs to Lab Practical of Geo-Technical & Foundation Engineering Lab |
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CLO-1 (Basic Concepts) |
CLO-2 (Apply Principles) |
CLO-3 (Learn Soil Improvement Techniques And Soil Dynamics) |
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| Classification of soil by ASTM method. |
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| To determine the bearing capacity of soil by plate load test. |
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| To collect sub surface information by using standard penetration test. |
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| To determine (Shear strength parameters) the strength and stress strain relationship of soil by triaxial compression test. |
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| To determine (Shear strength parameters) the strength and stress strain relationship of soil by shear box test. |
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| To determine (Shear strength parameters) the strength and stress strain relationship of soil by unconfined compression test. |
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| To determine (Shear strength parameters) the strength and stress strain relationship of soil by vane shear test. |
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| To determine the modulus of compressibility, compression index, pre-consolidation pressure and coefficient of consolidation by oedometer test. |
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| Study of soil improvement techniques. |
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CLO-1 (Basic Concepts) |
CLO-2 (Apply Principles) |
CLO-3 (Learn Soil Improvement Techniques And Soil Dynamics) |
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Practice (40%) |
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Midterm Exam (20%) |
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Final Exam (40%) |
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