Unit 1 Foundation Classification and Soil exploration/investigation

8 lecture hours

• Types of foundation
• Factors affecting the selection of type of foundations
• steps in choosing types of foundation based on soil condition
• Objectives and planning of exploration program
• methods of exploration-depth of boring
• Soil samples and samplers- Methods of sampling
• field penetration tests: SPT, SCPT
• Introduction to geophysical methods
• Bore log and report writing and Data interpretation

Unit 2 Shallow Foundation

10 lecture hours

• significant depth
• design criteria
• modes of shear failures
• Detail study of bearing capacity theories (Prandtl
• Vesic etc)
• bearing capacity determination using IS Code (IS 6403)
• Presumptive bearing capacity
• Settlements: components of settlement & its estimation (IS 8009)
• permissible settlement
• Proportioning of footing for equal settlement
• Allowable bearing pressure
• Bearing capacity from in-situ tests (SPT
• SCPT, PLT, DCPT)
• Factors affecting bearing capacity
• Bearing capacity of raft/mat foundation as per codal provisions
• Contact pressure under rigid and flexible footings
• Floating foundation
• Types of pavements & its design

Unit 3 Pile Classifications & Load Transfer Principle of Pile foundation

• load transfer mechanism
• types of piles and their function
• factors influencing selection of pile
• their method of installation and their load carrying characteristics for cohesive and granular soils
• piles subjected to vertical loads- pile load carrying capacity 10 Subject Code: 3160613 w.e.f