Unit 1 General requirements, bearing capacity computations, settlement

• use of field tests like SPT as per relevant IS code 05 10

Unit 2 Shallow foundations

5 lecture hours

• different types
• proportioning of footings for equal contact pressures
• eccentrically loaded footings
• soil design of combined footings
• strap footing
• C.P under rigid and Flexible footing

Unit 3 Rafts

5 lecture hours

• different types
• bearing capacity and settlement computations of raft on different soil deposits
• determination of contact pressure under raft
• concept of floating foundation buoyancy raft
• Modulus of subgrade reaction

Unit 4 Pile foundation

10 lecture hours

• vertical and lateral load capacity of a pile
• settlement analysis of pile group
• under reamed piles
• IS code provisions
• pile load test
• Piled raft foundation and analysis

Unit 5 Well foundations

1 lecture hours

• different types
• stability analysis and basic concepts

Unit 6 Dynamic analysis of foundations

10 lecture hours

• dynamic soil properties
• natural frequency of machine foundation-soil system
• different types of machine foundations
• static and dynamic criteria for soil-foundation system
• design of block foundations per IS code

Unit 7 Foundations on expansive soils, waffle slab/raft, concept of CNS layer,

• chemical stabilization etc. 02 05

Unit 8 Liquefaction

2 lecture hours

• Factors and mitigation methods