NPTEL Syllabus
Foundation Analysis and Design - Web course
COURSE OUTLINE
This course Foundation analysis and design goes deeper into the various aspects of
foundation engineering along with bringing out the advanced theories and practical
knowledge of foundation engineering. Each topic will be developed in logical progression
with up-to-date information with reference to codal provisions. The topics cover are
settlement and bearing capacity, shallow spread footings, mats and deep foundations, http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
foundation models, contact pressure distribution for footings, rafts, piles, soil structure
interaction studies and case studies. The advanced course material on foundation
engineering will be very useful to undergraduate students, post-graduate students,
teachers and practitioners. A number of problems will be solved to illustrate the concepts
clearly.
NPTEL
Civil
Engineering
Contents: Settlement and bearing capacity; shallow spread footings, mats and deep
foundations; foundation models, contact pressure distribution for footings, rafts, piles;
retaining structures, soil structure interaction studies, case studies
Pre-requisites:
COURSE DETAIL
Sl.
No
Topic
No. of Hours
Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical
Engineering
Coordinators:
Shallow Foundations Terzaghis, Meyerhoff, Hansens bearing
capacity theories, based on SPT, layered soils, eccentric and
inclined loads, Bearing capacity on slopes, Foundation
settlements
10
Design of Combined and Raft Foundations Design of combined
footings
04
Design of Retaining walls Lateral earth pressure, Retaining wall
stability.
06
Pile Foundations Load transfer mechanism, Pile capacity in
various soil types, negative skin friction, group action, settlements,
laterally loaded vertical piles
08
Drilled Piers and Caissons Design considerations, bearing
capacity equations, Settlements, Lateral loads, Types of caissons,
stability analysis
04
Foundation models and soil structure interaction studies
06
Case studies
02
Total
40
Dr. Nihar Ranjan Patra
Department of Civil
EngineeringIIT Kanpur
References:
1. Das, B. M.Advanced Soil Mechanics,Hemisphere Publishing Corporation
2. Bowles, J. Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill Book Company
3. Tomlinson, M. J. Foundation Design and construction, ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOK
SOCIETY AND PITMAN, London
4. Selvadurai, A. P. S. Elastic Analysis of Soil Foundation Interaction., ELSEVIER
SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK
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