PTCE3503 Foundation Engineering Syllabus:

PTCE3503 Foundation Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Part time Regulation 2023

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To impart knowledge to plan and execute a detail site investigation programme, to select geotechnical design parameters and type of foundations. Also to familiarize the students for the geotechnical design of different type of foundations and retaining walls.

UNIT I SITE INVESTIGATION AND SELECTION OF FOUNDATION

Scope and objectives – Methods of exploration – Auguring and boring – Wash boring and rotary drilling – Depth and spacing of bore holes – Soil samples – Representative and undisturbed – Sampling methods – Split spoon sampler, Thin wall sampler, Stationary piston sampler – Penetration tests (SPT and SCPT) – Data interpretation – Strength parameters and Evaluation of Liquefaction potential – Selection of foundation based on soil condition- Bore log report.

UNIT II BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATION

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 – 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

Types of Isolated footing, Combined footing, Mat foundation – Contact pressure and settlement distribution – Proportioning of foundations for conventional rigid behaviour – Minimum depth for rigid behaviour – Applications – Floating foundation – Special foundations – Seismic force consideration – Codal provision

UNIT IV PILE FOUNDATION

Types of piles and their functions – 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, SCPT) – Negative skin friction – Uplift capacity- Group capacity by different methods (Field’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 – Codal provision.

UNIT V RETAINING WALLS

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 – Codal provision.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Graduate will demonstrate an ability to plan and execute a detailed site investigation to select geotechnical design parameters and type of foundation
CO2 Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design shallow foundations, its component or process as per the needs and specifications.
CO3 Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design combined footings and raft foundations, its component or process as per the needs and specifications.
CO4 Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design deep foundations, its component or process as per the needs and specifications.
CO5 Graduate will demonstrate an ability to design retaining walls, its component or process as per the needs and specifications.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Murthy, V.N.S., “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, CBS Publishers and Distributers Ltd., New Delhi, 2015.
2. Gopal Ranjan and Rao A.S.R. “Basic and Applied soil mechanics”, New Age International (P) Ltd, New Delhi,2006.

REFERENCES:

1. Das, B.M. “Principles of Foundation Engineering” (Eigth edition), Thompson Asia Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, 2017.
2. Kaniraj, S.R. “Design aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill publishing company Ltd., New Delhi, 2017.
3. Varghese, P.C.,”Foundation Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2012.
4. Punmia, B.C., “Soil Mechanics and Foundations”, Laxmi Publications Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 2017.