Ground Improvement Techniques
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The official GTU curriculum for Ground Improvement Techniques (subject code ME01000031) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 31 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME01000031)Unit 1 Introduction Concepts of soil type and its physical and mechanical
- relevance on engineering properties of soil including soil structure changes
- Engineering properties of soft
- weak and compressible deposits and problems associated with these deposits
Unit 2 Mechanical modification dynamic compaction, impact loading,
- compaction by blasting
- stone columns
- Hydraulic modification: dewatering systems
- preloading and vertical drains
- electro-kinetic dewatering
- compaction piles heavy tamping
- deep mixing
- granular columns
- micro piles
- ground freezing and thawing
- heat treatment
- its concept and application
- geothermal piles
Unit 3 Chemical modification and Stabilization Modification by
- admixtures (lime
- lime-fly ash, hydroxides
- carbonates etc.
- inorganic stabilizers)
- stabilization using industrial Wastes
- Lime columns
- bituminous stabilization
Unit 4 Grouting Classification, Grout materials, physical and chemical
- Rheological aspects of coarse and fine grouts
- penetrability andperformance aspect of coarse and fine grouts
- Various application of grouting
Unit 5 Soil Reinforcement and its Application
- Type of soil reinforcement
- selection of stabilization/improvement of ground using Geotextiles
- shallow foundations on reinforced earth
- analysis and design of shallow foundations using geosynthetic reinforcements
- road designs with geosynthetics
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