Ground Improvement
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The official GTU curriculum for Ground Improvement (subject code ME03033011) as prescribed for C(RE · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 33 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 (ME03033011)Unit 1 Introduction
- Engineering properties of soft
- weak and compressible deposits and potential problems associated with these deposits
- Need of Ground Improvement
- Classification of Ground Improvement methods and its selection
Unit 2 Mechanical modification
- In-situ deep dynamic compaction of cohesionless soil
- stone columns
- injection grouting
- admixture and reinforcement its concept and application
- dewatering systems
- preloading and vertical drains
- rapid compaction
- design step and procedure
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
- Grout materials
- suitability of grouting methods for different types of soil
- Grout characteristics
- physical and chemical properties of grout
- types of grouting and its application
- Allowable grout pressure
- Rheological aspects of coarse and fine grouts
- performance aspect of coarse and fine grouts
Unit 5 Geosynthetic in ground improvement
- Type of soil reinforcement
- selection of stabilization/improvement of ground using Geotextiles
- function of Geosynthetics
- shallow foundations on reinforced earth
- analysis and design of shallow foundations using geosynthetic reinforcements
- design of geosynthetic reinforced earth wall and its performance
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