Foundation Engineering Syllabus — Government College of Engineering a…
Full syllabus, topics and curated resources for Foundation Engineering (Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu).
Site investigation, bearing capacity, shallow and pile foundations, and stability of retaining walls
- Subject code: CEP-6603
- University: Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Course: BE (2022 onwards)
- Branch: Civil
- Semester: 6
Foundation Engineering syllabus
Unit 1: Site Investigation and Selection of Foundation
- Scope and Objectives of Site Investigation
- Methods of Exploration - Auguring and Boring
- Wash Boring and Rotary Drilling
- Depth of Boring and Spacing of Bore Holes
- Sampling Techniques - Representative and Undisturbed Samples
- Split Spoon Sampler
- Thin Wall Sampler
- Stationary Piston Sampler
- Bore Log Report and Data Interpretation
- Strength Parameters and Liquefaction Potential
- Selection of Foundation Based on Soil Condition
Unit 2: Bearing Capacity and Settlement
- Location and Depth of Foundation
- Codal Provisions for Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
- Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Formula
- BIS Bearing Capacity Formula
- Factors Affecting Bearing Capacity
- Bearing Capacity from In-Situ Tests
- Allowable Bearing Pressure
- Seismic Considerations in Bearing Capacity Evaluation
- Settlement of Foundations on Granular Deposits
- Settlement of Foundations on Clay Deposits
- Total and Differential Settlement
Unit 3: Shallow Foundation
- Types of Footings
- Contact Pressure Distribution
- Isolated Footing
- Combined Footing Proportioning
- Mat Foundation - Types and Applications
- Floating Foundation
Unit 4: Pile Foundation
- Types of Piles and their Function
- Factors Influencing the Selection of Pile
- Carrying Capacity of Single Pile in Granular Soil
- Carrying Capacity of Single Pile in Cohesive Soil
- Static Formula for Pile Capacity
- Dynamic Formula for Pile Capacity
- Pile Capacity from In-Situ Tests
- Negative Skin Friction
- Uplift Capacity of Piles
- Group Capacity of Piles by Different Methods
- Settlement of Pile Groups
- Interpretation of Pile Load Test
- Under-Reamed Piles
Unit 5: Retaining Walls - Earth Pressure and Stability
- Plastic Equilibrium in Soils
- Active and Passive Earth Pressure States
- Rankine's Theory for Cohesionless Soil
- Rankine's Theory for Cohesive Soil
- Coulomb's Wedge Theory
- Condition for Critical Failure Plane
- Earth Pressure on Retaining Walls of Simple Configurations
- Culmann's Graphical Method
- Pressure on the Wall due to Line Load
- Stability Analysis of Retaining Walls