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AKTU Advanced Foundation Design (HTGT701) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Geotechnical Engineering
Advanced Foundation Design HTGT701
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Official AKTU syllabus of Advanced Foundation Design (HTGT701) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Geotechnical Engineering – 4 credits, L-T-P 3-1-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Advanced Foundation Design
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CO1. To design the various types of footings.
CO2. To analyze and design pile foundations.
CO3. To Examine and design various machine foundations.
CO4. To design the earth retaining structures.
CO5. To analyze and design the required foundation of bridges.
| Unit-1 | Building Foundation Design: Design of footing, isolated footing and steel grillage, combined footings of rectangular, Trapezoid cantilever types. Mat or raft foundation of dry and saturated soil floating foundations. | 8 |
| Unit-2 | Pile Foundations: Types, load capacity- dynamic formulae, static formula; pile load tests, Vertical load test, lateral load test, Cyclic load test; settlement of piles and pile groups, negative skin friction on single pile and pile groups; IS Code method; Under reamed piles – Load capacity, design and construction. Well Foundations: Methods of construction tilt and shift, remedial measures, bearing capacity, settlement and lateral stability of well foundation. | 8 |
| Unit-3 | Machine Foundations: Types of machine foundations, mathematical models, response of foundation – soil system to machine excitation, cyclic plate load test, block resonance test, criteria for design. Introduction, Identification of expansive soils, Swell potential and swelling pressure, Active depth, Foundation Problems, Foundation practices in expansive soils, Soil Replacement and ‘CNS’ concepts. | 8 |
| Unit-4 | Drilled Shaft: Construction procedures, Design Considerations, Load Carrying Capacity and settlement analysis Design of retaining structures, Design of retaining walls with surcharge loads. Retaining walls resting on piles. | 8 |
| Unit-5 | Design of Bridge Abutments, Design of Foundation for Transmission Towers: - Design of basement walls, Bridges structures Analysis and Design: Design of wells foundation and caissons of different types, Design of bridge pairs resting on piles. | 8 |
Text & References Books:
- B. M Das, Principles of Foundation Engineering, Thomson Brooks/Cole.
- J. E. Bowles, Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- N.P. Kurien, Design of Foundation Systems: Principles & Practices, Narosa, New Delhi 1992.
- H. F. Winterkorn and H Y Fang, Foundation Engineering Hand Book, Galgotia Book source.
- Gopal Ranjan and Rao (1991) Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern Limited, New
- V.N.S. Murthy – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (Fifth Edition).
- K.R. Arora – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
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