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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT(Abstract)
Faculty of Engineering Scheme & syllabus of M.Tech Course in
GeoTechnical Engineering Sanctione! "m#lemente! $ith effectfrom %'%'' a!mission r!ers issue!.
GENERAL AND ACADEMIC BRANCH IV E SECTION
*o.GA"+,E',---,%' /ate!0 Calicut 1ni2ersity. 3..0 '45%''.6ea!7 '. 1.. *o. GA',/5,44,%5 !ate! '8'%'.
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. Minutes of the meeting of the 9oar! of Stu!ies inEngineering(3G) hel! on %:,,%'' (item *o. ')
5. r!ers of +iceChancellor in the file of e2en number !ate!8.5.%''.
O R D E R
As #er #a#er rea! first abo2e0 1ni2ersity has grante!affiliation for starting M.Tech Course in GeoTechnicalEngineering in Ci2il Engineering !e#artment at "ES College ofEngineering0 Chittila##illy0 Thrissur for the year %'%''.
+i!e #a#er rea! %n! abo2e0 an e;#ert committee $asconstitute! for the #re#aration of the syllabus for the M.TechCourse in GeoTechnical Engineering $ith the follo$ing members.
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Consi!ering the urgency of the matter0 the +iceChancellorhas accor!e! sanction to im#lement the scheme an! syllabus of
the M.Tech course in GeoTechnical Engineering0 sub=ect toratification by Aca!emic Council0 2i!e #a#er rea! 5thabo2e.
Sanction is therefore accor!e! for im#lementing thescheme an! syllabus of the M.Tech course in GeoTechnicalEngineering $ith effect from %'%'' a!mission.
r!ers are issue! accor!ingly. The syllabus is a2ailable in1ni2ersity $ebsite.
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ToThe 3rinci#al0"ES College of Engineering0Chittila##illy0 Thrissur.
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System A!ministrator ($ith a reuest tou#loa! in the 1ni2ersity $ebsite urgently)3S to +C ,3A to 6egistrar,3A to CE,E; Sn,EG,
Chairman0 9oar! of Stu!ies in Engineering (1G),(3G), /ean0 Faculty of Engineering,SF/FC
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
PROPOSED SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
of
M. TECH.
in
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
(CIVIL ENGINEERING)
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Schee !n" S#$$!%&' fo M. Tech. Po!e inGeo*echnic!$ Enineein
See'*e I
SIno
Co&'e co"e S&%+ec*
Ho&' ,-ee
ICA
ESE To*!$ Ce"i*'L T P
1 CEG10 101 AdvancedEngineering
Mathematics
3 1 0 100 100 200 4
2 CEG10 102 Advanced Soil
Mechanics3 1 0 100 100 200 4
3 CEG10 103 Finite ElementMethod in
Geomechanics
3 1 0 100 100 200 4
4 CEG10 104 Roc
Mechanics3 1 0 100 100 200 4
! CEG10 10! Elective " 3 1 0 100 100 200 4
# CEG10 10# $%) Seminar 0 0 2 100 & 100 2
' CEG10 10' $%) (aorator* 0 0 2 100 & 100 2
+&
,e-artmental
Assistance& & # & & & &
.otal 1! ! 10 '00 !00 1200 24
ELECTIVE I
CEG10 10!A A--lied Soil Mechanics
CEG10 10! Grond "m-rovement
CEG10 10!C %avement ,esign
(&(ectre .&.torial %&%ractical ESE&End Semester Eamination
"CA&"nternal Continos Evalation
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See'*e II
SIno
Co&'e co"e S&%+ec*
Ho&' ,-ee
ICA
ESE To*!$ Ce"i*'L T P
1 CEG10 201 Advanced
FondationEngineering
3 1 0 100 100 200 4
2 CEG10 202 Strctral,esign o
Fondations Sstrctres
3 1 0 100 100 200 4
3 CEG10 203 Soil ,*namics
MachineFondations
3 1 0 100 100 200 4
4 CEG10 204 Elective "" 3 1 0 100 100 200 4
! CEG10 20! Elective """ 3 1 0 100 100 200 4
# CEG10 20# $%) Seminar 0 0 2 100 & 100 2
' CEG10 20' $%) Sotare
(aorator*0 0 2 100 & 100 2
+&
,e-artmental
Assistance& & # & & & &
.otal 1! ! 10 '00 !00 1200 24
ELECTIVE II
CEG10 204A 5igha* Sgrade and Fondation Anal*sis
CEG10 204 Modern .echni6es in Geotechnical Engineering
CEG10 204C Grond 7ater 5*drolog*
ELECTIVE III
CEG10 20!A Environmental Geotechnical Engineering
CEG10 20! Reinorced Earth and Geotetiles
CEG10 20!C Stailit* Anal*sis o Slo-es and Emanments
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See'*e III
SIno
Co&'e co"e S&%+ec*
Ho&' ,-ee
ICA
ESE To*!$ Ce"i*'L T P
1 CEG10 301 Elective "8 3 1 0 100 100 200 4
2 CEG10 302 Elective 8 3 1 0 100 100 200 4
3 CEG10 303 $%) "ndstrial.raining
0 0 0 & !0 !0 1
4 CEG10 304 $%) MasterResearch
%ro9ect :
%hase "
0 0 22 300 300 #
.otal # 2 22 !00 2!0 '!0 1!
;< .he stdent has to ndertae de-artmental or assigned * 5=,
ELECTIVE IV
CEG10 301A Forensic Geotechnical Engineering
CEG10 301 Soil E-loration and Field .esting
CEG10 301C Modelling> Simlation and Com-ter A--lications
ELECTIVE V
CEG10 302A Earth6ae Geotechnical Engineering
CEG10 302 Shell Fondations
CEG10 302C Remote Sensing and G"S
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See'*e IV
SIno
Co&'eco"e
S&%+ec*
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In*en!$E/!$&!*ion ESE To*!l Ce"i*'
L T P G&i"e EC EE VV
1CEG10401 $%)
Master
Research%ro9ect :
%hase ""
0 0 30 1!0 1!0 1!0 1!0 #00 12
;< .he stdent has to ndertae de-artmental or assigned * 5=,
EC & Evalation Committee? EE & Eternal Eaminer? 88 & 8iva 8oce
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SEMESTER I
CORE SUB0ECTS
CEG12 121 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To familiarize students in the field of differential equations and waveequations to solve boundary value problems associated with engineeringapplication and to expose the students to various probability distribution techniques
to enable them apply statistics in various areas of geotechnical engineering likesampling, analysis, modeling etc.
MODULE 1For standard orms o non&linear -artial dierential e6ations> linear homogeneos-artial dierential e6ations ith constant coeicients> one dimensional ave
e6ation> ,@Alemert@s soltion o one dimensional ave e6ation> derivation * the
method o se-aration o variales : -rolems> (a-lace e6ation in Cartesian>c*lindrical and s-herical coordinates
MODULE II
,iscrete Forier .ransorm $,F.) & deinition and eam-les o ,F.> %ro-erties o,F.> "nverse o ,F.> C*clical convoltion and convoltion or ,F.> %arseval@s
theorem or ,F. Fast Forier .ransorm $FF.) %oisson distrition> Geometric distrition>
niorm distrition> normal distrition> gamma distrition> e-onentialdistrition and 7eill distrition
MODULE IVMoments> moment generating nction> sam-ling distritions> sam-ling distritions
o standard means> chi& s6are distrition> stdent@s t & distrition > F & distrition>
%oint and "nterval estimation> .esting o h*-othesis> ivariate distritions"nde-endence> Correlation and Regression
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CEG12 12;ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICSCe"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3To make students understand soil structure, stress-strain characteristicsof soils, the mechanism of failure, the factors that affects the shear strength and the
various test procedures to determine the shear strength. Also to impart knowledge
about three dimensional consolidation, secondary consolidation and basics ofrheological models.
MODULE I
Soil strctres> t*-es o onds> im-ortant cla* minerals> atomic strctre> ase
echange ca-acit*> Cla* : ater interaction> (ame@s com-action theor*> FieldCom-action methods> Strctral and engineering -ro-erties o com-acted soils
MODULE II
Elastic theories : stress& strain relationshi-> -rinci-al stresses and strains> Mohr
diagram> Stresses de to distrited line loads> concentrated orce> ossines6e@sand 7estergaard@s soltions> isoar diagram> inlence diagram> ;emar@s chart>
"ntrodction to constittive relationshi-s o soils& Mohr&Colom model> ,ncan and
Chang model> Cam cla* model> ,rcer and %rager Model
MODULE III
Mohr&colom e6ation> Modiied Mohr&colom e6ation> .esting o soils& ,irect
shear> .riaial> CC> Shear strength -arameters o satrated cohesionless andcohesive soils %ore -ressre coeicient> conce-t o stress -ath Critical state :
Critical state line> Roscoe srace> ehavior o over consolidated sam-les> 5vorslev
srace
MODULE IV
.hree dimensional consolidation> sand drains> secondar* consolidation> Rheolog* :"ntrodction to asic rheological models & Belvin and Maell models> Stailit*anal*sis o slo-es : Sedish sli- circle method> Friction circle method> isho-
method o stailit* anal*sis> .a*lor stailit* nmer> Stailit* chart
Refeence'3
1 .eraghi> B> and %ec> R> HSoil Mechanics in Engineering %racticeI> Asia
%lishing 5ose> oma*2 .eraghi> B> H.heoretical Soil Mechanics> 7ile*> ;e Jor
3 Brian> ;%> H,esign o Fondation S*stems : %rinci-les and %racticesI> 2nd
Edition> ;e ,elhi> ;arosa -lishing 5ose
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4 Ran9an> G> and Rao> ASR> Hasic and A--lied Soil MechanicsI> 2ndEdition>
;e Age "nternational $%) (imited
! ,as> M> HAdvanced Soil MechanicsI> 2ndEdition> .a*lor Francis> ;e
Jor
# .eng> 7C> KFondation ,esignI> %rentice&5all o "ndia %vt (td> ;e ,elhi
' (ame> .7> and 7hitman> R8> HSoil MechanicsI> ohn 7ile* and Sons
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
"nternal continos assessment is in the orm o -eriodical tests> assignments>
seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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CEG12 128 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR GEOMECHANICS
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3To make students appreciate the basic concepts, principles and otherformulations in finite element method and its application in geotechnical
engineering.
MODULE I
"ntrodction : the inite element method : historical develo-ment : advantages> asic
e6ations o elasticit* : strain&dis-lacement relations : theor* o stress anddeormation> general -rocedre o inite element anal*sis> dis-lacement a--roach>conce-t o nodes and elements : as-ect ratio
Energ* -rinci-les & stationar* -rinci-les> %rinci-le o stationar* -otential energ*&%otential energ* o an elastic od* & Ra*leigh&Rit Method & Finite element orm o
Ra*leigh&Rit method
Co&ordinate s*stems : gloal> local and natral co&ordinates : co ordinatetransormation
Sha-e nctions : (agrangian and 5ermition inter-olation or one and todimensional elements 7 sha-e nctions or C0and C1elements & convergence criteria
: conorming and non&conorming elements & -atch test
MODULE II
Formlation o stiness matri : ar element & eam element & -lane stress and -lane
strain -rolems & trianglar elements> Accrac* and mesh locing as-ects in -lane
stress and -lane strain anal*ses : -ro-erties o stiness matri & consistent elementnodal load vector and ondar* conditions
"so-arametric elements : introdction : iso-arametric ar element & to dimensionaliso-arametric elements & ilinear 6adrilateral element : 6adratic 6adrilaterals&
constrction o stiness matri or iso-arametric elements validit* o iso-arametric
elements & ;merical integration * Gass 6adratre
Storage schemes& conservation o com-ter storage & dierent methods> nodenmering to e-loit matri s-arsit*
MODULE III
%late ending elements& Bircho theor* : Rectanglar -late elements : reined
6adrilateral element : shear deormation in -lates & Mindlin@s theor* :-late 4 and-late + elements& shear locing -rolems & selective and redced integration :
s-rios modes
Shell elements : thin and thic shell & introdction to lat -late and crved elementsFEA in strctral d*namics : d*namic e6ation or single degree o reedom s*stem :
"ntrodction to ormlation o mass and dam-ing matrices :lm-ed mass andconsistent mass
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MODULE IV
Soil&strctre interaction : introdction to contact modelling& interace elements&stress> strain and stiness matrices o interace elements& a--lication o interaceelements Modelling o nonded media and singlarities & ininite elements :singlarities in one and to dimensions
Refeence'3
1 athe> B> HFinite Element %rocedres in Engineering Anal*sisI> %rentice 5all>%rentice&5all o "ndia %vt (td> ;e ,elhi
2 Coo> R,> HConce-ts and a--lications o inite element anal*sisI> ohn 7ile*
and Sons
3 ,esai> CS and Ael> F> H"ntrodction to the Finite Element MethodI CS%lishers> ;e ,elhi
4 ,e> ,> HFinite Element Methods& Conce-ts and A--lication in
GeomechanicsI> %5" (earning %vt (td
! Lienieic> =C and .a*lor> R(> HFinite Element MethodI> $4th edition)
McGra&5ill> (ondon> B
# Brishnamoorth* C S> HFinite Element Anal*sis& .heor* and %rogrammingI>.ata McGra 5ill %lishing Com-an* (imited> ;e ,elhi
' (ogan,(> HA irst Corse in the Finite Element MethodI> C( Engineering+ Ra9asearan> S> HFinite Element Anal*sisI> S Chand %lishers
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
"nternal continos assessment is in the orm o -eriodical tests> assignments>
seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
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CEG12 124 ROC< MECHANICS
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To make the students understand engineering properties of rock,classification of rocks, laboratory testing of rocks, failure criteria, tunneling inrocks and various techniques to improve the insitu strength of rocks.
MODULE I
"ntrodction&Geological ormation o rocs> Strctral Geolog*> Classiication o
rocs> ,eects in roc> %h*sical mechanical -ro-erties o rocs> E-lorationtechni6es : RD, and RMR> (aorator* tests or shear strength> tensile strength>leral strength> elastic constants> Field tests : test or deormailit*> shear tests and
strength tests
MODULE II
Engineering classiication o Roc mass> Stress&strain ehavior> Failre criteria or
roc masses & Jield criteria or ailre theories< maimm stress theories> maimm
elastic strain theories etc> and Griith@s theor* o ractre initiation> stresses arondo-en la and e6ation deining ractre
MODULE III
.nnelling in rocs & dierent -hases and methods o tnnelling> "nstrmentation intnnels> Roc reeing> Roc all> "m-rovement techni6es or roc : Groting> Roc
olting
MODULE IV
Roc reinorcement & Mechanism> t*-es o reinorcement> ste-s involved in
installation> Fondations on roc> Roc lasting& e-losives> Selection criteria ore-losives> ste-s involved in lasting
Refeence'3
1 8erma> %> HRoc Mechanics or EngineersI Bhanna %lishers
2 Singh> and Goel> R B HRoc Mass Classiication S*stems : A %ractical
A--roach in Civil Engineering HElsevier %lisher
3 5oe> E and ron> E . Hndergrond Ecavations H> S-an %ress
4 5oe> E and ra*> ,> HRoc Slo-e Engineering H> S-an %ress
! ron> E.> HRoc Characterisation> .esting and MonitoringI> %ergamon%ress> (ondon> B
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# 5erget> G> HStresses in RocI> alema> Rotterdam> .he ;etherlands
' 5oe> E and ron> E.> Hndergrond Ecavation in RocI> "nstittion o
Mining and Metallrg*> (ondon B
+ Goodman> RE> H"ntrodction to Roc MechanicsI> ohn 7ile* Sons> ;eJor> ;J> SA
ieniasi> L.> HEngineering Roc Mass ClassiicationI> ohn 7ile* andSons> ;e Jor> ;J> SA
10 Coates> ,F> HRoc Mechanics %rinci-lesI> Canada Centre or Mineral and
Energ* .echnolog*> =ttaa> Canada
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
"nternal continos assessment is in the orm o -eriodical tests> assignments>
seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
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CEG12 12=3 ELECTIVE I
CEG12 12=A APPLIED SOIL MECHANICSCe"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To build the students knowledge in the engineering behaviour of soilssuch as arching, soil pressure on conduits and silos. Also to gain knowledge in
geotechnical design of different types of earth retaining structures.
MODULE I
Arching in soils> -rere6isites and eatres o arching> .heor* o arching in soilsA--lication o arching in tnnels throgh c&soils> &soils and c& soils
Soil -ressres on condits& (oads on ditch> negative and -ositive -ro9ecting condits
edding conditions or condits and t*-es o condits> %ressres in silos> anssen@s theor*or -ressres in silos
MODULE II
Earth -ressres and t*-es o retaining strctres> Stailit* anal*sis o RCC cantileverretaining alls
Sheet -iles and Anchored lheads&stailit* anal*sis o cantilever sheet -ile> anal*siso anchored lheads ith ree and ied earth s--ort> Anchorages or lheads :
design o continos and individal anchors> anchor -lates %osition o anchor alls
MODULE III
=-en cts&general and local states o -lastic e6ilirim> .eraghi@s general edge
theor* or earth -ressres in cts> Anal*sis o Earth -ressres in cts in c&soils> &soils and c& soils ,esign o racings o shallo and dee- cts 5eave atottom o c&soils> &soils and c& soils
MODULE IV
.*-es o Coerdams> .*-es o celllar coerdams& circlar and dia-hragm> anal*siso celllar coerdam nder no smergence and -artial smergence conditions
,ia-hragm alls> ored -ile alls and -restressed grond anchors,esign as-ects o non&conventional retaining s*stems & Gaion all> mechanicall*
stailised earth alls> soil nailing and shotcreting
Refeence'3
1 ;ainan % Brian> H,esign o Fondation S*stems< %rinci-les and %racticesI;arosa -lishing 5ose ;e ,elhi
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2 Mrth*> 8;S HGeotechnical Engineering< %rinci-les and %ractices o Soil
Mechanics and Fondation EngineeringI CRC %ress
3 Barl .eraghi> Ral-h raelton> %ec H Soil Mechanics in Engineering
%ractice H ohn 7ile* Sons (ondon4 Go-al Ran9an> Rao> ASR Hasic and A--lied Soil MechanicsI ;e Age
"nternational %vt (td> ;e ,elhi
! Malcolm , olton H A Gide to Soil MechanicsI niversities -ress $ "ndia )
%vt (td > 5*deraad
# George %assell HRetaining 7alls< .heir ,esign and ConstrctionI>ilioaaar> ((C
' ;arendra .al* H,esign o Reinorced Masonr* StrctresI McGra 5ill
%roessional
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
"nternal continos assessment is in the orm o -eriodical tests> assignments>
seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e a minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
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Destion ! < 20 mars
Destion # < 20 mars
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Destion + < 20 mars
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CEG12 12=B GROUND IMPROVEMENT
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To enable students to identify problematic soils and their associatedissues, propose suitable remedial techniques and design.
MODULE I
"ntrodction & .he need or engineered grond im-rovement in GeotechnicalEngineering> .raditional o9ectives and classiication o Grond modiication
techni6es> Mechanical Modiication& Methods o com-action> Shallo com-action
techni6es> ,ee- Com-action> ,*namic com-action> 8iro com-action> com-actioncontrol tests
MODULE II
5*dralic Modiication&Grond ater loering * ell -oints> dee- ells> 8ertical,rains and %reloading< Method o -roviding vertical drainage> -reloading ithot
vertical drains> vacm -reloading> electroinetic deatering : asic conce-ts>electrosmosis> -ractical as-ects o electrosmosis
MODULE III
Modiication * inclsions and coninement&Granlar %iles/Stone colmns Calcimand Sodim Chloride> Cement
.hermal methods< Stailisation * heating> Soil Freeing> Area o A--lication>
Cooling * (i6id ;itrogen/* rine> Advantages ,isadvantagesE-ansive Soil< "dentiication o E-ansive Soil&%rolems Associated 7ith E-ansive
Soil&"ntrodction to C;S $Cohesive ;on Selling) (a*er&.reatment * ChemicalAdditives> %reetting> Soil Re-lacement ith Com-action Control> Moistre Control>
Srcharge (oading> .hermal Methods
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Refeence'3
1 Mosel*> M% HGrond "m-rovementI> lacie Academic and %roessional
2 Ra9> % %rshothama> HGrond "m-rovement .echni6esI> (ami
%lications> ;e ,elhi
3 S Arm* Cor-s o Engineers HGidelines on Grond im-rovement orStrctres and FacilitiesI
4 F57A manals
a ,esign and Constrction o Stone Colmns> 8olme 1 >1+3 > F57A&R,&+3&02#
,esign and Constrction o Stone Colmns> 8olme 2> 1+3>
F57A&R,&+3&02'
c Manal or ,esign Constrction o Soil ;ail 7alls> 1> F57A&
SA&0#R
d %ermanent Grond Anchors> 8olme 1> Final Re-ort 11 F57A&,%&0&0#+
e %ermanent Grond Anchors> 8olme 2> Field ,emonstration %ro9ect
Smmaries 11> F57A&,%&0&0#+
%rearicated 8ertical ,rains> 8olme 1> 1+#> F57A&R,&+#&1#+
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o to
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CEG12 12=C PAVEMENT DESIGN
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To train students in assessment of aspects influencing pavementbehaviour and to train them in analysis, design of rigid and flexible pavements for
different serviceability conditions.
MODULE I
"ntrodction< 5istorical develo-ments in -avement engineering> .*-es and com-onent-arts o -avements> Factors aecting design and -erormance o -avements 5igha*and air-ort -avements
Reliailit* conce-ts as a--licale or leile and rigid -avement : Statisticalconce-ts> %roailistic methods& Methods ased on ESA( and dierent Ale (oad
MODULE II
Stresses and strains in leile -avements< Stresses and strains in an ininite elastichal s-ace : se o ossines6s e6ations & rmisters to la*er and three la*er
theories? 7heel load stresses> varios actors in traic heel loads? E6ivalent single
heel load o mlti-le heels Re-eated loads and E7( actors?
MODULE III
Fleile -avement design methods or higha*s and air-orts< Em-irical> semi&
em-irical and theoretical a--roaches? ,evelo-ment> -rinci-le> design ste-s o thedierent -avement design methods inclding AAS5.=> As-halt "nstitte> Shell
Methods "RC method o -avement design se o sotare or stress anal*sis
MODULE IV
Stresses in rigid -avements< .*-es o stresses and cases? "ntrodction to
7estergaards e6ations or calclation o stresses in rigid -avement de to theinlence o traic and tem-eratre? Considerations in rigid -avement anal*sis> E7(?
heel load stresses> ar-ing stresses> rictional stresses> comined stresses
Rigid -avement design< ,esign o cement concrete -avement or higha*s andrna*s? ,esign o 9oints> reinorcements> tie ars> doel ars "RC method o design
Refeence'3
1 Joder and 7itca H%rinci-les o %avement ,esign Hohn 7ile* and sons
2 5ang 5 Jang H %avement Anal*sis and ,esign H %earson %rentice 5all
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3 Bhanna S B And sto C E G> H5igha* Engineering H;emchand and
ros
4 Badi*ali ( R> H%rinci-les o 5igha* EngineeringI Bhanna %lishers ;e,elhi
! Ra9i Mallic > .ahar El Borchi H %avement Engineering : %rinci-les and
%ractice H CRC %ress
# %a-agiannais A .> Masad E A> H %avement ,esign and Materials H ohn7ile* and Sons
' Cliord Richardson> H.he Modern As-halt %avementI> ;a %ress
+ "RC 3' : 2001 HGidelines or ,esign o Fleile %avementsI> "ndian Roads
Congress> ;e ,elhi
"RC !+ : 2002 HGidelines or ,esign o Rigid %avementsI> "ndian RoadsCongress> ;e ,elhi
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tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
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CEG12 12>(P)3 SEMINARCe"i*'3 ;
Ho&' 5e 6ee ;
O%+ec*i/e3To train the students to address to a group of people and to present
technical topics in a well organised manner to the audience. !t is also intended forimprovement of communication skills of students, to make them confident inexpressing their views with clarity and to make them capable of taking part in
debates. This will help create self esteem and confidence that are essential for
engineers.
"ndividal stdents are re6ired to choose a to-ic o their interest rom the ield ogeotechnical engineering -reeral* rom otside the M.ech s*llas and give a
seminar on that to-ic or aot 30 mintes A committee consisting o at least three
aclt* memers $-reeral* s-ecialied in geotechnical engineering) shall assess the-resentation o the seminar and aard mars to the stdents Each stdent shall
smit to co-ies o a rite - o his/her seminar to-ic =ne co-* shall e retrnedto the stdent ater dl* certi*ing it * the chairman o the assessing committee and
the other ill e e-t in the de-artmental lirar* "nternal continos assessment
mars are aarded ased on the relevance o the to-ic> -resentation sill> 6alit* othe re-ort and -artici-ation
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CEG12 12? (P) LABORATORYCe"i*'3 ;
Ho&' 5e 6ee ;
O%+ec*i/e:To train students in laboratory and field-testing methods to determine
index, engineering and chemical properties of soils.
LIST OF E@PERIMENTS
1) Attererg@s (imits
2) Consolidation test : Com-ression "nde
3) Sell .est
4) ,irect Shear .est
!) 8ane Shear .est
#) .riaial .est
') .ests on Geos*nthetic Materials&.ensile .est> "nterace Friction
+) CC .est on Roc
) Field ,ensit* : Rer alloon> 7a Coating
10) Relative ,ensit* .est
11) loc 8iration .est
12) Std* o Standard %enetration .est
13) Std* o Sam-ling ,evices
14) Std* o %late (oad .est
1!) .otal Solle Solids> Calcim Caronate .est
1#) .otal Sl-hate Content> =rganic Content .est
1') -5> Cation Echange Ca-acit*> Condctivit*
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SEMESTER II
CORE SUB0ECTS
CEG12 ;21 ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To familiarize students with different types of foundations, analysis andgeotechnical design of shallow foundations, pile foundations, caissons and well
foundations. Also to acquaint students with foundations provided in various soil
conditions, flexible analysis and soil-structure interaction models.
MODULE I
Fondation classiication? Selection o ondations? Geotechnical design -arameters&
earing ca-acit* : Methods * .eraghi> Me*erho> 5ansen and "S Code>settlement> %ro-ortioning o Fondations or e6al settlement> loads or design> de-th
o ondation> conce-ts o net and gross loads Anal*sis o shallo ondations in cla*and sand & individal and comined ootings> and rats & loating and -artiall*
com-ensated
MODULE II
Classiication o -ile ondations : Selection o -ile ondations & riction -iles> endearing -iles> laterall* loaded -iles> (oad carr*ing ca-acit* o individal -iles & static
ormla> "S Method> d*namic ormla> %ile load test : -ll ot test> lateral load test>
initial load test> rotine load test and c*clic load test> negative sin riction> -ilegro-s> Settlement anal*sis o individal and gro- o -iles %iers in cla* and sand
MODULE III
Caissons and ell ondations : design as-ects o caissons> o-en caissons> -nematic
caissons> loating caissons> ell ondations> monoliths> design and constrction
as-ects o ell ondationsFondations on e-ansive soils> anal*sis o nder reamed -iles %recations to e
taen hile constrcting ondations on laterites> ills and roc
MODULE IV
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Soil strctre interaction and leile a--roach to the design o ondations> Contact
%ressre : rom theor* o Elasticit* and S grade reaction> E-erimental,etermination o S grade Modls "ntrodction to Soil&strctre interaction
models & 7inler> %asterna> 5eten*i and Filoneno&orodich
Refeence'3
1 ;ainan % Brian H,esign o Fondation S*stems< %rinci-les And %racticesI
;arosa -lish 5ose ;e ,elhi
2 ose-h E oles> HFondation Anal*sis and ,esignI McGra&5ill
3 erlinov M> HFondation Anal*sis and ,esignI Mir
4 (eonards G A> HFondation EngineeringI Mc Gra 5ill> ;J
! rahman S %> H Fondation EngineeringI .ata Mc Gra 5ill %lishing
5ose > ;e ,elhi
# %ec> R> 5anson> 7E and .hornrn> .5> HFondation EngineeringI>2ndEdition> 7ile* Eastern (td> ;e Jor
' .eng> 7C> HFondation ,esignI> %rentice&5all o "ndia $%vt) (td> ;e
,elhi
+ .omlinson> M> HFondation ,esign and ConstrctionI> !thEdition> English
(angage oo Societ*> (ongman Gro- (td> Singa-ore> 1+#
;a*a> ;8> HFondation ,esign Manal or %racticing Engineers and CivilEngineering StdentsI> ,han-at Rai and Sons> ;e Jor
10 7interorn> 5F and Fang> 5> HFondation Engineering 5andooI> 8an
;ostrand Reinhold Com-an*> ;e Jor
11 Roert 7 ,a*< HFondation Engineering 5andooI Mc Gra 5ill
12 "S< #403 HCode o %ractice or ,etermination o earing Ca-acit* o Shallo
FondationsI> rea o "ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
13 "S< 211 $%art 1) Section 1 to 4 HCode o %ractice or ,esign and Constrction
o %ile FondationsI> rea o "ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
14 "S< 211 $%art 4) HCode o %ractice or ,esign and Constrction o %ileFondations : (oad .est on %ilesI> rea o "ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
1! "S< +00 $%art " "") HCode o %ractice or Calclation o Settlements o
FondationsI> rea o "ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
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choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
Destion 3 < 20 mars
Destion 4 < 20 mars
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CEG12 ;2;STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS ANDSUBSTRUCTURES
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To expertise students in structural design of shallow foundations, piles,well foundations, and retaining walls with the theoretical knowledge in limit state
design and steel design of sheet pile walls
MODULE I
"ntrodction to (imit State ,esign o reinorced concrete in ondations? Soil -ressreor strctral design> Conventional strctral design o continos ootings>
individal ootings : rectanglar and circlar> comined ootings : rectanglar>tra-eoidal and stra-
MODULE II
Rat Fondations : Strctral ,esign o rectanglar and circlar rats and mats singconventional method o anal*sis> Anal*sis and design o rats and mats incor-orating
soil strctre interaction sing an* FEM sotare
MODULE III
Strctral design o -iles inclding -ile ca-s> nder&reamed -iles> Strctral ,esign
o -ier> 7ell Fondation : .*-es> Strctral ,esign o 7ell Fondations
MODULE IV
Strctral design o retaining alls&Reinorced Concrete Cantilever retaining all>
Conterort retaining all> Fleile retaining Strctres :Sheet %ile 7all> Anchoredl 5eads
Refeence'3
1 ;ainan % Brian H,esign o Fondation S*stems< %rinci-les and %racticesI>;arosa -lish 5ose> ;e ,elhi
2 Sami Saran> HAnal*sis and ,esign o SstrctresI> =ord "5
%lishing Co3 .omlinson M> HFondation ,esign and ConstrctionI> %rentice 5all
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4 Shamsher %raash> 5ari ,> Sharma H%ile Fondations in Engineering
%racticeI> 7ile*&"EEE
! ;ainan % Brian HShell ondations< Geometr*> Anal*sis> ,esign and
ConstrctionI> Al-ha Science "nternational (td
# .omlinson M> ohn 7oodard H%ile ,esign and Constrction %racticeI>Rotledge
' Som ; ;> and ,as SC> H.heor* and %ractice o Fondation ,esignI
%rentice 5all o "ndia
+ Sharat Chandra G-ta> HRat Fondations : ,esign and Anal*sis ith
%ractical A--roachI> ;e Age "nternational %vt (td > ;e ,elhi
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *
choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
Destion 3 < 20 mars
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Mo"&$e 8
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CEG12 ;28SOIL DYNAMICS AND MACHINE FOUNDATION
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To enhance "tudents knowledge in dynamic loading, theory ofvibrations, dynamic soil properties, dynamic earth pressure, dynamic bearingcapacity, vibration isolation, liquefaction of soils and to train the students in
machine foundation design.
MODULE I
"ntrodction< Com-arison o Soil mechanics and Soil ,*namics> ;atre o ,*namic
loads> Stress conditions on soil element nder earth6ae loading> seismic orce or
-sedo static anal*sis as -er "S Code
.heor* o 8iration< ,einitions> 5armonic motion> ree and orced 8iration o asingle degree reedom s*stem ith and ithot dam-ing> .heor* o viration>8iration measring "nstrments 8iration isolation> s-ectral res-onse
MODULE II
,*namic Soil %ro-erties< ,*namic modli> ,*namic elastic constants %oission@sRatio> ,am-ing ratio> (i6eaction -arameters> (aorator* techni6es> Field tests>
Factors aecting shear modls> Elastic modls and Elastic Constants
,*namic Earth %ressre< %sedo static methods> ,is-lacement methods or active and-assive case ehavior o Retaining alls dring earth6aes Modiication o
Colom@s theor*,*namic earing Ca-acit* o Shallo Fondation< Criteria or satisactor* action o
ooting %sedo static anal*sis> earing ca-acit* o ootings ,*namic anal*sis o
horiontal and vertical loads
MODULE III
%rinci-les o Machine Fondation ,esign< .*-ical machine and ondations General
re6irements o machine ondation? %ermissile am-litde> alloale soil -ressreModes o viration o a rigid ondation loc> Methods o anal*sis> (inear elastic
eightless s-ring method> Elastic hal s-ace method ,esign -rocedre or locondation> "S code -ractice ehavior and design o Machine ondations>Reci-rocating Machines> 5ammer ondations> "ntrodction to .Gondations
MODULE IV
8iration "solation< Force "solation : Motion "solation : se o s-ring and dam-ingmaterials : viration control o eisting machine ondation : screening o viration :
o-en trenches : %ile arriers : salient constrction as-ects o machine Fondations.(i6eaction o Soils< ,einition> Mechanism o li6eaction (aorator* stdies>
C*clic .riaial test> C*clic sim-le shear test Evalation o one o li6eaction in
ield 8iration tale stdies> Field last stdies> Evalation o li6eaction singStandard %enetration Resistance Factors aecting li6eaction and measres or
avoiding li6eaction
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Refeence'3
1 Sami Saran HSoil ,*namics and Machine FondationI Galgottia
%lication %vt (td> ;e ,elhi
2 Shamsher %raash HSoil ,*namicsI Mc&Gra 5ill> ;e Jor
3 Sreenivasal 8aid*anathan C H5andoo o Machine FondationI .ata
McGra 5ill
4 Bamesara Rao ;S8> H8iration Anal*sis and Fondation ,*namicsI7heeler %lications (td
! %raash %ri 8B> HFondation or Machines< Anal*sis and ,esign Hohn7ile* Sons ;e Jor SA
# Rao S S> HMechanical 8irationsI %earson Edcation Singa-ore
' Aleander Ma9or> H,*namics in Soil EngineeringI> Aademiai> Biadoa>da-est
+ hatia BG> HFondation or "ndstrial Machines : 5andoo or %racticing
EngineersI , & CA, %lishers> ;e ,elhi
"S 2'4 : %art " "" H,esign Consideration or Machine FondationsI>rea o "ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e a minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
Destion 3 < 20 mars
Destion 4 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e 8
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CEG12 ;243 ELECTIVE II
CEG12 ;24AHIGH-AY SUBGRADE AND FOUNDATION ANALYSIS
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To gain thorough knowledge about subgrade soil properties onpavement performance, effect of water in soils, functions and design of subsoil
drainage system, various tests for strength evaluation of subgrade soils.
MODULE I
Sgrade< Fnctions> "m-ortance o sgrade soil -ro-erties on -avement
-erormance Soil Srve*< Soil srve* -rocedre or higha*s and grond aterinvestigation "dentiication and signiicance o soil characteristics> Soil classiication
or higha* engineering -r-oses> %RA> Revised %RA> CAA> FAA> "S and niiedClassiication
MODULE II
Eect o ater in soils & selling/shrinage> Soil Moistre movement & grond ater>Gravitational ater> held ater and its classiication> ater held * ca-illarit* and srace
tension> soil sction> actors governing soil sction> Stress in Soils> Cohesion and
-lasticit* in soil> .heories o elastic and -lastic ehavior o soils
MODULE III
,rainage & General -rinci-les> Fnctions and design o ssoil drainage s*stem Frost
action in soil & Frost ssce-tile soils> Air and soil tem-eratre> 5eat lo throghsoils ,e-th o rost -enetration> Eects o -article sie> ater tale and -avement
thicness on rost heave> loss o strength dring rost melting
MODULE IV
Strength Evalation o sgrade soils> (aorator* tests & ,irect shear test> CC test>
CR test> .riaial test> Field tests&Co&eicient o sgrade reaction> Field CR>;orth ,aota Cone test Com-action o Soils & Field and (aorator* methods and
e6i-ment : Field Com-action control
Refeence'3
1 Armstrong C F> HSoil Mechanics in Road ConstrctionI> Edard Arnold
(ondon
2 Ra9i M> .ahar E B> H%avement Engineering : %rinci-les and %racticeI>
CRC %ress
3 Road Research laorator*> HSoil Mechanics or Road EngineersI 5erMa9est*@s Stationar* =ice (ondon
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4 Fa . F> H.he 5andoo o 5igha* EngineeringI CRC %ress
! Eldon J> Mathe 7< H%rinci-les o %avement ,esignI ohn 7ile* and
Sons
# Sharma RC and Sharma SB> H%rinci-les and %ractice o 5igha*EngineeringI Asia %lishing 5ose
In*en!$ con*in&o&' !''e''en*3 122 !'
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e a minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *
choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
Destion 1 < 20 mars
Destion 2 < 20 mars
Mo"&$e ;
Destion 3 < 20 mars
Destion 4 < 20 mars
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Destion ! < 20 mars
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CEG12 ;24B MODERN TECHNI:UES IN GEOTECHNICALENGINEERING
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To provide a comprehensive treatise on foundations for variousstructures like water tanks, chimneys, towers, industrial structures, ground storagetanks etc., impart knowledge in modern instrumentation methods and also thermal,
electromagnetic identification techniques of soil.
MODULE I
Fondations or ater tans> silos> Chimne*s> Cooling toers> .elecommnication
toers> .ransmission line toers> G*ed strctres> Scre -iles and other s-ecial
ondations
MODULE II
Fondations or indstrial strctres> Grond storage tans> ndergrond -oer
hoses> and oshore strctres Fondations in high and lo tem-eratre conditions
MODULE III
"nstrmentation in soil engineering> strain gages& resistance and indctance t*-e>
"nstrmentation or load measrements> -ore ater -ressre measrements> earth-ressre measrements
MODULE IV
Measrements o grond movements& settlement and heave gages> -ieometers andslo-e indicators> inclinometer> see-age meter
.echni6es to ind resistivit* o soil ;on destrctive methods o testing -iles
N&ra*> ,.A anal*sis> %hoto elasticit* methods or strctral classiication o soil
Refeence'3
!. ean&(ois riad> Fondations or .ransmission (ine .oers> %roceedingso a session> ASCE Convention in Atlantic Cit*> ASCE Geotechnical S-ecial
%lication ;o +>;e erse*> A-ril 2'> 1+'
2 Brian ; %> Modern Fondations> .ata McGra 5ill
3 Micro-ile ,esign and Constrction Gidelines< "m-lementation Manal>
Federal 5igha*> Administration> S
4 5anna .5> HFondation "nstrmentationI> .rans .ech %lication> =hio
! (eonard GA> HFondation EngineeringI> McGra 5ill oo Co "nc> ;e
Jor
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# isho- A 7> 5enel> Measrement o soil -ro-erties in the .riaial .estI>
Edard Arnold> (ondon
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eginning o the semester * the teacher
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CEG12 ;24C GROUND -ATER HYDROLOGYCe"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To make the knowledge base of the student in #ydrology stronger andbroader so that they can handle the design and analysis of the environmental
systems with confidence.
MODULE I
"ntrodction< ,einition o grondater> role o grondater in a h*drological c*cle>
Grondater earing ormations> Classiication o a6iers> Roc -ro-erties aecting
grond ater vertical distrition& -orosit*> -ermeailit*> h*dralic condctivit*>
transmissivit*> S-eciic retention> S-eciic *ield and storage coeicient> 7ater&*ielding %ro-erties> Stratiogra-h*> ,arc*s la> "ntegral transorms andmathematical nctions & (a-lace e6ation> -otential lo lines> lo net> Anisotro-*
and heterogeneit*> Grondater e-loration techni6es
MODULE II
Grondater and ell h*dralics< stead* nidirectional lo> stead* radial lo in to a
ell in conined and nconined a6iers> stead* lo ith niorm discharge> Eect
o ondaries> nstead* radial lo in to a ell in conined and nconined a6ier&,-it&Forchheimer assm-tions> -m-ing test anal*sis &non e6ilirim e6ation or
-m-ing tests> .hies method o soltion> Coo-er aco method> Cho@s methods osoltion>7ells < ,ierent t*-es o ells> Constrction o ells> Characteristics o ell
losses
MODULE III
Grondater develo-ment -rolems> Grond ater se> grond ater rights& "ndian
-ractice> Resorce assessment< Estimation o recharge> Artiicial recharge> landssidence de to grond ater ithdraals> Grondater Dalit* Role omodels in ascertaining the easiilit* o a -m-ing/recharge -ro-osal> %lanning o
o-timal grondater develo-ment
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2 8en .e Cho> HAdvances in 5*droscienceI> 8ol "& 5*dralics o ells& MS
5antsh> Academic %ress
3 7illiam C 7alton> HGrondater resorce evalationI McGra&5ill oo
Com-an*
4 .odd ,B> H Grond 7ater 5*drolog*I> ohn 7ile*
! Garg S%> HGrond 7ater .e ellsI> =ord "5
# Raghnath 5M> HGrond 7ater 5*drolog*I> 7ile* %ress
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tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
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choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
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CEG12 ;2=3 ELECTIVE III
CEG12 ;2=A ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To make the students aware about $nvironmental %eotechnics, landfillengineering, and contaminant transport.
MODULE I
"ntrodction to Environmental Geotechni6es&Environmental c*cles and theirinteraction&Soil ater environment interaction relating to geotechnical -rolems&Eect o -olltion on soil ater ehavior& Sorces> -rodction and classiication o
astes> chemical reactions in ssrace
MODULE II
Fl* ash characterisation -rocess and tilisation> (andill engineering & Criteria or
selection o sites or aste dis-osal acilities&-arameters controlling the selection oastes dis-osal sites & crrent -ractices or aste dis-osal> (iners : t*-es and design &
%assive containment s*stems&(eachate contamination & a--lications o geomemrane>
(and ill gases and their -ro-erties> (andill Gas monitoring s*stems
MODULE III
Contaminant .rans-ort -henomena in satrated and -artiall* satrated -oros media>
contaminant migration and contaminant h*drolog*> Contaminant site remediationearing ca-acit* o com-acted ills & ondation or aste ill grond> Case stdies o
ondation ailres * grond contamination
MODULE IV
(ong&term ehavior o landills : (andill closre Recltivation and atercare olandill> Grond modiication techni6es in aste ill> Remedial measres orcontaminated gronds&Remediation technolog*&io&remediation
Refeence'3
1 Edard A> Mcean> Fran A Rovers HSolid 7aste (andill Engineering and
,esignI> %rentice 5all %.R
%. ,aniel , E> HGeotechnical %ractice or 7aste ,is-osalI> Cha-man 5all>First edition
. Lheng C> HA--lied Contaminant .rans-ort ModelingI> ohn 7ile* sons>
First edition
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4 5sai&Jang Fang> H"ntrodction to Environmental Geotechnolog*I> CRC
%ress> ;e Jor
! Sa*er> C ;> McCart*> % ( and %arins> G F> HChemistr* or
Environmental EngineersI> McGra 5ill> Singa-ore
# (aGrega> M ,> cingham> % and Evans> C> H5aardos 7asteManagementI> McGra 5ill> Singa-ore
' =eis> " S and Bhera> R % HGeotechnolog* o 7aste ManagementI> %7S
%lishing Com-an*> oston
+ Sharma> 5 , and (eis> S % H7aste Containment S*stems> 7aste
Stailiation and (andillsI> 7ile*> ;e Jor
Fang> 5 J> H"ntrodction to Environmental Geotechnolog*I> C R C %ress>oca Raton
10 Mohamed> A M = and Antia> 5 E HGeoenvironmental EngineeringI>Elsevier> Amsterdam
11 Reddi> ( ; and "n*ang> 5 "> HGeoenvironmental Engineering< %rinci-les
and A--licationsI> Marcel ,eer> ;e Jor
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tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
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choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
Mo"&$e 1
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CEG12 ;2=B REINFORCED EARTH AND GEOTE@TILES
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To introduce the concepts of geosynthetics and reinforced soil, designand construction of %eotextiles and application of geosynthetics in pavements andenvironmental control.
MODULE I
"ntrodction to Geos*nthetics & .*-es : Geotetiles & #olymer ty#e geote;tiles
$o2en an! non$o2en geote;tiles0 geogrids> geonets> geo memranes andgeocom-osites> nctions and mechanisms in reinorcement> iltration> drainage>
li6id arrier> mlti-le nctions & Materials and manactring -rocesses &
Mechanical> endrance> h*dralic and degradation -ro-erties & .esting andevalation
MODULE II
%rinci-les o soil reinorcement & load transer mechanism and strength develo-ment &,esign and constrction o geos*nthetic reinorced soil retaining strctres & alls
and slo-es> Codal -rovisions> Soil earing ca-acit* im-rovement sing reinorcingelements
Gaions & ,esign and constrction o gaions alls & gaion aced reinorced soil
retaining strctres
MODULE III
Geos*nthetics in -avements& Advantages and disadvantages o -lacing geos*nthetics
in sracing> ase> s ase and s grade la*ers> Emanments on sot soils>Geos*nthetics in roads and raila*s> se-arators> drainage and iltering in road
-avements> raila* tracs> overla* design and constrctions> trench drains
MODULE IV
Geos*nthetics in Environmental control> liners or -onds and canals> covers and liners
or landills> material as-ects and stailit* considerations> landslides & occrrences andmethods o mitigation> Erosion cases> control and constrction techni6es
Refeence'3
1 Roert M Boerner> H,esigning ith Geos*ntheticsI> %rentice 5all>Engleood Clis
2 8enata--a Rao G> Srr* ;ara*ana Ra9 G8S> HEngineering ithGeos*ntheticsI> .ata McGra & 5ill %lishing Com-an* (td> ;e ,elhi
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3 "ngold> .S> HReinorced EarthI> .homas .elord (td> (ondon
4 Mandal> ;> HReinorced Soil and GeotetilesI> =ord and "5 %lishers
Co %vt (td> ;e ,elhi
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
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CEG12 ;2=C STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES AND EMBAN %ractical a--lications>Stailit* anal*sis o ininite slo-es ith or ithot ater -ressres? Stailit* anal*sis
o inite and ininite slo-es< conce-t o actor o saet*
MODULE II
%ore -ressre coeicients> Mass anal*sis> (imit E6ilirim method0 7edge
methods> riction circle method? Method o slices> "S Method> isho-@s method>
am@s method
MODULE III
Eect o see-age> See-age anal*sis> Flonets> Stailit* conditions dring
constrction> Fll reservoir and sdden dradon & ct o alls : .renches :"m-ortance o drainage and ilters ,esign o slo-es in ctting> Emanments and
Earth dams
MODULE IV
Site "nvestigation o slo-es> Reconnaissance> %reliminar* and detailed investigation>
"nvestigation or ondations? Advances in stailit* anal*sis o slo-es> Case stdies
Failre and damages> ;atre and im-ortance o ailres in emanment andondation & %i-ing> ,ierential settlement> Fondation slides> Earth6ae damage>
cree- and anisotro-ic eects> Reservoir ave action> ,is-ersive -i-ing
Refeence'3
1 Aramson ( 7> .homas S (ee> Sharma S and o*ce G M> HSlo-e Stailit*
and Stailiation MethodsI> 7ille* "nterscience -lications 10
2 ,as M> H%rinci-les o Geotechnical EngineeringI> .homson roos/Cole
3 (ame . 7 and 7hitman R 8> HSoil MechanicsI> ohn 7ile* sons
4 Mrth* 8 ; S> H%rinci-les o Soil Mechanics and Fondation EngineeringI>S
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! "S< '+4 HCode o %ractice or Stailit* Anal*sis o Earth ,amsI> rea o
"ndian Standards> ;e ,elhi
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
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Destion 1 < 20 mars
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CEG12 ;2> (P)3 SEMINAR
Ce"i*'3 ;
Ho&' 5e 6ee ;
O%+ec*i/e3To train the students to address to a group of people and to presenttechnical topics in a well organised manner to the audience. !t is also intended for
improvement of communication skills of students, to make them confident inexpressing their views with clarity and to make them capable of taking part in
debates. This will help create self esteem and confidence that are essential forengineers.
"ndividal stdents are re6ired to choose a to-ic o their interest rom the ield ogeotechnical engineering> -reeral* rom otside the M.ech s*llas and give a
seminar on that to-ic or aot 30 mintes A committee consisting o at least three
aclt* memers $-reeral* s-ecialied in geotechnical engineering) shall assess the-resentation o the seminar and aard mars to the stdents Each stdent shall
smit to co-ies o a rite - o his/her seminar to-ic =ne co-* shall e retrnedto the stdent ater dl* certi*ing it * the chairman o the assessing committee and
the other ill e e-t in the de-artmental lirar* "nternal continos assessment
mars are aarded ased on the relevance o the to-ic> -resentation sill> 6alit* othe re-ort and -artici-ation
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CEG12 ;2? (P) SOFT-ARE LABORATORYCe"i*'3 ;
Ho&' 5e 6ee ;
O%+ec*i/e7To train students in the modeling and analysis of various geotechnicalproblems using softwares currently being used in the industry. "tudents will alsobecome familiar with the approach for linear, non-linear finite element analysis
and contact modelling of soil-structure interaction analysis using the programs%$&', (laxis and academic )$A bundles of *"+ "oftware +orporation.
LIST OF E@PERIMENTS
1) An!$#'i' of %e!' on -in$e e"i&.
;) An!$#'i' of %e!' on e$!'*ic fo&n"!*ion.
3) An!$#'i' of foo*in' on e$!'*ic !n" e$!'*o75$!'*ic e"i&'.
4) An!$#'i' of !f*' on e$!'*ic !n" e$!'*o75$!'*ic e"i&'.
!) An!$#'i' of 5i$e' on e$!'*ic !n" e$!'*o75$!'*ic e"i&'.
>) See5!e !n!$#'i' of e%!nen*' , "!'.
?) S*!%i$i*# !n!$#'i' of '$o5e'.
) An!$#'i' of 5i$e' &'in con*!c* o"e$in.
) An!$#'i' of e*!inin '*&c*&e' &'in con*!c* o"e$in.
12) An!$#'i' of einfoce" e!*h '*&c*&e'.
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SEMESTER III
CEG12 8213 ELECTIVE IV
CEG12 821A FORENSIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To introduce the concepts of proect reconnaissance, forensicgeotechnical and foundation engineering.
MODULE I
%ro9ect reconnaissance and characteriation o the distress> inclding docment search
sch as -lans> codes> and other technical s-eciications olloed in the originaldesign
,iagnostic tests : Anal*sis o ield data : selection o laorator* tests ased on actal
ield -arameters to evalate the ehavior o soil/grond
MODULE II
Sco-e and etent o a--lication o Forensic Engineering techni6es in geotechnical
and ondation ailre investigations> settlement o strctres> e-ansive soils> lateralmovement> other geotechnical and ondation -rolems> grondater and moistre
-rolems
MODULE III
ac anal*sis< Selection o theoretical model & methods o anal*sis> "nstrmentation
and Monitoring,evelo-ment o the most -roale ailre h*-othesis & cross&chec ith original
design
MODULE IV
%erorming reliailit* checs> (egal isses involving 9ris-rdence s*stem> insrance>
re-airs> redcing -otential liailit*> res-onsiilit* o geotechnical engineers and
contractors
Refeence'3
1 Roert 7 ,a*> HForensic Geotechnical and Fondation EngineeringI Mc Gra5ill
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2 Malcolm , olton> HA Gide to Soil Mechanics Hniversities %ress
3 Saena> ,S> O.echnical> Ethical> and (egal "sses ith Forensic Geotechnical
Engineering & A Case 5istor*O> %roceedings> 13th Asian Regional Conerence on
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering> Bolata> "ndia> 11 ,ecemer200'
4 Saena> ,S> OForensic Geotechnical Engineering A--lication to Coastal
Strctres in FloridaO> %roceedings> "nternational S*m-osim on GeotechnicalEngineering> Grond "m-rovement and Geos*nthetics or 5man Secrit* and
Environmental %reservation> Asian "nstitte o .echnolog* $A".)> ango>
.hailand> 200'
! Engineering> Grond "m-rovement and Geos*nthetics or 5man Secrit* andEnvironmental %reservation> Asian "nstitte o .echnolog* $A".)> ango>
.hailand> #&' ,ecemer 200'
# Saena> ,S> OForensic $Geo&technical and Fondation) Engineering Case5istor*O> ;ational Academ* o Forensic Engineers $;AFE) Seminar> Chicago>"llinois> 10 l* 200!
' Saena> ,S> OForensic Engineering in A--lied Civil Engineering and Geo&
,omainO> Fith "nternational Conerence on Case 5istories in GeotechnicalEngineering> ;e Jor> ;e Jor> 13&1' A-ril 2004
+ Saena> ,S> OGeo&.echnical and Geo&Forensic Case 5istoriesO> ,e-artment oGeotechnical Engineering> "".> Chennai> "ndia> 11 March 200!
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o totests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
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CEG12 821B SOIL E@PLORATION AND FIELD TESTING
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To familiarize the students with principles of exploration, geophysicalmethods, modern methods of drilling, sampling, offshore investigation andinstrumentation.
MODULE I
%rinci-les o e-loration & geo-h*sical methods : electrical method> seismic method>and sonding methods ield tests & -enetration tests> -rocedres and methods> data
inter-retation> ield vane shear> "n&sit shear and ore hole shear test> -ressre metertest> tilit*> correction and data inter-retation> -late load test:monotonic and c*clic?
ield -ermeailit* test
MODULE II
Modern methods o oring and drilling> e-loration techni6es> non&dis-lacement and
dis-lacement methods> drilling in diiclt ssoil conditions> stailiation o
oreholes> ore logs
MODULE III
Soil Sam-ling & distred and ndistred soil sam-ling> advanced sam-ling
techni6es> oshore sam-ling> t*-es o sam-lers> design criteria or sam-lers>-reservation and handling o sam-les
MODULE IV
"nvestigation elo sea/river ed : methods and e6i-ments : inter-retation o oshore
e-loration> "nstrmentation in soil engineering & strain gages & resistance andindctance t*-e & load cells> earth -ressre cells & settlement and heave gages &-ieometers and slo-e indicators & inclinometer> case stdies> data and re-ort
-re-aration
Refeence'3
1 oles> E> H%h*sical and Geotechnical %ro-erties o SoilsI> McGra&5ill
oo Com-an*
2 oles> E> HFondation Anal*sis and ,esignI> McGra&5ill ;e Jor>
;J> SA
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3 ,nnicli> and Green> GE> HGeotechnical "nstrmentation or Monitoring
Field %erormanceI> ohn 7ile* Sons> ;e Jor> ;J> SA
4 Go-al Ran9an and Rao> ASR> Hasic and A--lied Soil MechanicsI> 7ile*
Eastern (imited> ;e ,elhi
! (nne> .> Roertson> %B and %oell> M> HCone %enetration .esting inGeotechnical %racticeI> lacie Academic %roessional> (ondon
# %ans M> Gathe*ro > (o*er J> HSoil Anal*sisI .a*lor and Francis
' rt G (oo H5andoo o Geotechnical "nvestigation and ,esign .ales
.a*lor Francis Gro-
+ Ro* E 5nt HGeotechnical Engineering "nvestigation handooI CRC %ress
lrich Smotc* HGeotechnical Engineering 5andoo 8ol 1> 2 3 H7ile*
%lications
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tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
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CEG12 821C MODELLING SIMULATION COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Ce"i*'3 4Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To make the students understand systems and models, validation ofsimulation and probability distributions.
MODULE I
S*stems and Models< Fndamentals o s*stemic a--roach> S*stem modelling>Classiication o models> Model strctre> (inear> non&linear> time&invariant> time&
variant models> State&s-ace models> ,istrited -arameter models> S*stem S*nthesis>
,irect and "nverse %rolems> Role o o-timiation> Role o com-ters Eam-lesrom Civil Engineering %reliminar* ,ata %rocessing? Regression Anal*sis< (inear
and Mlti-le Regression Anal*sis> Anal*sis o Resides> .ests o goodness o it
MODULE II
%arsimon* criterion S-atial ,istrition< %ol*nomial sraces> Brigging> S-line
nctions> Clster Anal*sis> ;merical %rodction o Contor Ma-s .ime SeriesAnal*sis< Ato&cross correlation anal*sis> "dentiication o trend> S-ectral anal*sis>
"dentiication o dominant c*cles> Smoothening techni6es Filters> Forecasting
Model ilding< Choice o Model Strctre< A -riori considerations> Selection ased-on -reliminar* data anal*sis> com-aring model strctres Model Caliration< Role
o historical data ,irect and "ndirect methods o solving "nverse -rolem
MODULE III
8alidation Simlation< Random variales< asic conce-ts> %roailit* densit* and
distrition nctions> E-ectation and standard deviation o discrete and continosrandom variales and their nctions> Covariance and correlation
MODULE IV
Commonl* sed theoretical %roailit* distritions $niorm> normal> inomial>
%oissons and negative e-onential)> Fitting distritions to ra data> Bolmogrov&Smirnovs tests o the goodness o it> central limit theorem> varios algorithms or
generation o Random nmers Deeing theor*< Elements> ,eterministic 6ees>A--lications Monte Carlo simlation< asic conce-ts> Generation o s*nthetic
oservations Statistical inter-retation o the ot-t> Evalation o deinite integrals>
Role in Civil Engineering> Eam-les
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(a 7or & Each stdent/a gro- o stdents shall condct com-ter aided modelling
and simlation stdies on a civil engineering s*stem o his/their interest
Refeence'3
1 ,esai> CS and Christian> .> H;merical Methods on Geotechnical
EngineeringI> McGra 5ill> ;e Jor> ;J> SA
2 5ornec> R7> H;merical MethodsI> Dantm %lishers> ;e Jor>
;J> SA
3 Christian % R> George C> HMonte Carlo statistical methodsI S-ringer> 2004
4 Edgar 5 C> ,avid A 5 and erome 8 S> H%roailit* ,istritionsI
Addison&7esle*
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
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CEG12 82;3 ELECTIVE V
CEG12 82;A EARTH:UA Continal drit and -late tectonics>Earth6ae alt sorces> Seismic aves> Elastic reond theor*> Dantiication o
earth6ae> "ntensit* and magnitdes> Earth6ae sorce modelsEarth6ae grond motion & Seismogra-h> Characteristics o grond motion> Eect o
local site conditions on grond motions> ,esign earth6ae> ,esign s-ectra>
,evelo-ment o site s-eciication and code ased design
MODULE II
Grond res-onse anal*sis & =ne dimensional grond res-onse anal*sis> (inear
a--roaches> E6ivalent linear a--roimation o non&linear a--roaches se o an*sotare or anal*sis o strctres nder earth6ae loading
MODULE III
(i6eaction and lateral s-reading & (i6eaction related -henomena> li6eactionssce-tiilit* & historical> geological> com-ositional and state criteria Evalation o
li6eaction * c*clic stress and c*clic strain a--roaches> lateral deormation and
s-reading> criteria or ma--ing li6eaction haard ones Seismic design oondations & Seismic design re6irements or ondation> Seismic earing ca-acit*>
Seismic settlement> ,esign loads
MODULE IV
Seismic slo-e stailit* anal*sis & "nternal stailit* and eaening instailit*> seismic
design o retaining alls & design consideration> d*namic res-onse o retaining alls>seismic dis-lacement o retaining alls
Refeence'3
1 Steven C Bramer> HA tet oo on Geotechnical Earth6ae EngineeringI>%rentice hall "nternational series
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2 ,as> M> HA tet oo on -rinci-les o soil ,*namicsI> roos> Code
3 %raash> S> HA tet oo on soil ,*namicsI> .ata McGra 5ill
4 Bramer S(> HGeotechnical Earth6ae EngineeringI> %rentice 5all> ;e
erser*! Seco E %into >HSeismic ehavior o grond and Geotechnical strctresI>
AAalener> Rotterdam
# ;aeim F> H.he seismic design 5andooI> Bler Academic %lication>(ondon> 2nd Edition
' olt A> HEarth6aesI> 75Freeman and Com-an*> ;e Jor> 4th
Edition
+ (orie 7> HFndamentals o geo-h*sicsI> Camridge niversit* -ress> B
7ang GLD and .im (a B> HSiting in Earth6ae onesI>
AAalener> Rotterdam
10 Ferrito M> HSeismic design criteria or soil li6eactionI> .ech Re-ort o
;aval Facilities service center> %ort 5eneme> Caliornia
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seminars or a comination o all hichever sit est .here ill e minimm o to
tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at theeginning o the semester * the teacher
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.o 6estions o 20 mar each rom each modle and Anser an* ! 6estions *choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
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CEG12 82;B SHELL FOUNDATIONSCe"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To provide knowledge in basic geometrical aspects in shell foundations,geotechnical design, membrane and bending analysis, ultimate strength analysis,
structural design and construction of shell foundation and make aware about thelatest trends in this area.
MODULE I
Shells in Fondations< &Geometrical As-ects :shell as a strctral orm> strctraleicienc* o shells> Classiication o shells> shells in strctral ondations> ,ierent
t*-es o shells sed in ondations> se o shell ondations
Geotechnical ,esign o Shell Fondations and Soil&Strctre "nteraction :"ntrodction> the to -hases o ondation design> geotechnical design o shell
ondations >Geotechnical design o a h*-ar shell ooting in cla* and sand> soilstrctre interaction models> contact -ressres nder shell ondations
MODULE II
Memrane Anal*sis o Fondation Shells&"ntrodction> General s*stem o loads onondations> Real and -sedo stress resltants> memrane stresses in ondation
shells& h*-erolic -araoloid> "ntrodction to conical shells> Elli-tic -araoloidal
shellending Anal*sis o Fondation Shells& "ntrodction> A--roimate soltion
$8reendenrgh@s anal*sis)> Rigoros soltions> ;merical soltions> endinganal*sis o h*-erolic -araoloidal mrella ooting> Gionc@s anal*sis> E-erimental
investigations> Finite element techni6e
MODULE III
ltimate Strength Anal*sis o Fondation Shells : "ntrodction> ltimate strength o
h*-erolic -araoloidal "ndividal ootings> Failre h*-othesis> ,erivation o an
e-ression or the ltimate strength o a s6are h*-ar ooting ased on Kdiagonalailre mechanism@> (imitations> Sim-liied e-ression or the internal or * the
shell> "nlence o contact -ressre distrition on ltimate strength> ,erivation o ane-ression or the ltimate strength o the h*-ar ooting or Hridge ailreI> .est
reslts> Model .ests
MODULE IV
Strctral design o shell ondation : "ntrodction> limit state design o shellondations> design o h*-erolic -araoloidal shell ondations> critical sections>
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strctral eicienc* o shells in ondations> com-arative cost anal*sis o shell
ondations
Constrction o Shell Fondations : "ntrodction> "n&sit constrction> %recast
constrction> "nstallation> Remote com-action o the core soil elo the -recast shellootings> "ndstrial -rodction> Case histories> other ses o shells in sstrctre
Research on Shell Fondations (atest trends in Shell Fondations> Model stdies
Refeence'3
1 ;ainan %Brian> HShell Fondations Geometr*> Anal*sis and ConstrctionI>
;arosa %lishing 5ose> ;e ,elhi
2 ;ainan %Brian> H,esign o ondation s*stems< -rinci-les and -racticesI.hirdedition,;arosa %lishing 5ose> ;e ,elhi
3 8arghese %C> H,esign o Reinorced Concrete FondationsI %5" (earning%vt (td
4 (eonards G A >H Fondation Engineering H Mc Gra 5ill > ;J
! rahman S %> H Fondation EngineeringI .ata Mc Gra 5ill %lishing
5ose> ;e ,elhi
# .omlinson M> HFondation ,esign and ConstrctionI %rentice 5all
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tests -er s9ect .he assessment details are to e annonced to stdents right at the
eginning o the semester * the teacher
En" 'ee'*e E9!in!*ion3 122 !'
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choosing at least one 6estion rom each modle
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Destion 1 < 20 mars
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Mo"&$e ;
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CEG12 82;C REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
Ce"i*'3 4
Ho&' 5e 6ee3 Lec*&e78 !n" T&*oi!$71
O%+ec*i/e3 To provide a comprehensive treatise on emote "ensing and the%eographic !nformation "ystem.
MODULE I
Remote sensing & Fndamentals< ,einition & Sco-e & t*-es and chronological
develo-ment : ideal and real remote sensing s*stem Com-arison o conventionalsrve*> aerial remote sensing and satellite remote sensing & advantages and limitationo satellite remote sensing
EMR and Remote Sensing< Energ* sorces & Electro Magnetic Radiation : S-ectralregions & Energ* "nteraction in the atmos-here & atmos-heric indos : Energ*
"nteraction ith earth srace eatres & s-ectral relectance -atterns or dierentregion o EMR Factors aecting remote sensing signatres %latorms : data ca-tre
t*-es and s*stems & data recording method
MODULE II
Remote Sensors< Electro&o-tical sensor s*stems & (A;SA.> S%=.> "RS and "B=;S
sensors & scanning and oriting mechanisms & resoltion< s-atial> s-ectral> radiometric
and tem-oral resoltion o the satellitesMlti conce-ts in remote sensing =ther resorces satellite -rograms o the orld &
need or geostationar* satellite -rograms & sensor characteristics & meteorological>
ocean monitoring and telecommnication satellites
MODULE III
G"S and s-atial data< ,einition & ma-s and s-atial inormation & com-onents o G"S &-eo-le and G"S> Geogra-hic data -resentation & ma-s : ma--ing -rocess : coordinates*stems : transormations : ma- -ro9ection