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CE6502 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
LTPC
3003
OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge on common method of sub soil investigation and design of
foundation. At the end of this course student acquires the capacity to investigate the
soil condition and to select and design a suitable foundation.
UNIT I SITE INVESTIGATION AND SELECTION OF FOUNDATION 9
Scope and objectives – Methods of exploration – auguring and boring – Wash boring and
rotary drilling – Depth of boring – Spacing of bore hole – Sampling techniques –
Representative and undisturbed sampling – methods - Split spoon sampler, Thin wall
sampler, Stationery piston sampler – Penetration tests (SPT and SCPT) - Bore log report –
Data interpretation - strength parameters and Liquefaction potential - Selection of
foundation based on soil condition.
UNIT II SHALLOW FOUNDATION 9
Introduction – Location and depth of foundation – Codal provisions – bearing capacity of
shallow foundation on homogeneous deposits – Terzaghi’s formula and BIS formula –
factors affecting bearing capacity – problems – Bearing capacity from in-situ tests (SPT,
SCPT and plate load)Allowable bearing pressure – Seismic considerations in bearing
capacity evaluation. Determination of Settlement of foundations on granular and clay
deposits – Total and differential settlement – Allowable settlements – Codal provision –
Methods of minimizing total and differential settlements.
UNIT III FOOTINGS AND RAFTS 9
Types of footings – Contact pressure distribution: Isolated footing – Combined footings –
Types and proportioning – Mat foundation – Types and applications – Proportioning –
Floating foundation
– Seismic force consideration – Codal Provision.
UNIT IV PILE FOUNDATION 9
Types of piles and their function – Factors influencing the selection of pile – Carrying
capacity of single pile in granular and cohesive soil – static formula – dynamic formulae
(Engineering news and Hileys) – Capacity from insitu tests (SPT and SCPT) – Negative
skin friction – uplift capacity- Group capacity by different methods (Feld’s rule, Converse –
Labarra formula and block failure criterion) – Settlement of pile groups – Interpretation of
pile load test (routine test only) – Under reamed piles – Capacity under compression and
uplift.
UNIT V RETAINING WALLS 9
Plastic equilibrium in soils – active and passive states – Rankine’s theory – cohesionless
and cohesive soil – Coulomb’s wedge theory – Condition for critical failure plane – Earth
pressure on retaining walls of simple configurations – Culmann Graphical method –
pressure on the wall due to line load – Stability analysis of retaining walls.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Students will have the ability to select type of foundation required for the soil at a
place and able to design shallow, foundation, deep foundation and retaining
structures.
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TEXTBOOKS:
1. Murthy, V.N.S., “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, CBS Publishers and
Distributers Ltd., New Delhi, 2007.
2. Gopal Ranjan and Rao A.S.R. “Basic and Applied soil mechanics”, New Age
InternationalPvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2005.
3. Purushothama Raj. P., “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, 2nd Edition,
Pearson Education, 2013
4. Varghese, P.C., ”Foundation Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited,
New Delhi, 2005.
REFERENCES:
1. Das, B.M. “Principles of Foundation Engineering” 5 th edition, Thompson Asia Pvt.
Ltd., Singapore, 2003.
2. Kaniraj, S.R. “Design aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Tata
McGrawHill Publishing company Ltd., New Delhi, 2002.
3. Punmia, B.C. "Soil Mechanics and Foundations”, Laxmi Publications Pvt.Ltd., New
Delhi,2005
4. Venkatramaiah, C. “Geotechnical Engineering”, New Age International Publishers,
New Delhi, 2007 (Reprint)
5. Arora K.R. “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi, 2005.
6. IS 6403 : 1981 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Breaking capacity of shallow foundation”, Bureau
of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1998
7. IS8009 (Part1):1976 (Reaffirmed 1998) “Shallow foundations subjected to
symmetrical static vertical loads”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1999
8. IS8009 (Part2):1980 (Reaffirmed 1995) “Deep foundations subjected to symmetrical
static vertical loading”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1992
9. IS2911(Part1):1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Concrete Piles” Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, 1994
10. IS2911(Part2):1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Timber Piles”,Bureau of Indian Standards,
New Delhi, 2007
11. IS2911(Part 3) :1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Under Reamed Piles”,Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, 1998
12. IS2911 (Part 4) :1979 (Reaffirmed 1997) “Load Test on Piles”, Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, 1997
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