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UNIT-1

Introduction to soil exploration, methods of boring and drilling, soil sampling and sampler, in-
situ tests, SPT, CPT, DCPT, geophysical methods; soil resistivity methods seismic refraction methods. [8]


UNIT-2
Bearing capacity of shallow foundation, design criteria, factors affecting bearing capacity,
factors influencing selection of depth of foundation, modes of shear failures, types of shallow
foundations, contact pressure under rigid and flexible footings, Terzaghi’s, Meyerhof, Hansen’s
bearing capacity theories, IS code method
Settlement of shallow foundations: components of settlement & its estimation, immediate,
consolidation, & differential settlements. [8]


UNIT-3
Design of shallow foundation; principles of design of footing, design of isolated footings and
strip footing.
Deep foundation; introduction, necessity of deep foundations, pile installation, pile groups, group
action of piles in sand and clay, group efficiency of piles, settlement of piles, negative skin
friction, single and double under reamed piles. [8]

UNIT-4
Introduction, shapes and characteristics of wells, components of well foundation, forces acting
on well foundation, sinking of wells, causes and remedies of tilts and shifts.
Retaining walls: introduction, types of retaining structures, support systems for flexible retaining
walls (struts, anchoring), construction methods, introduction and uses of sheet piles. [8]


UNIT-5
Geotechnical properties of reinforced soil, use of soil reinforcement, shallow foundation on soil
with reinforcement, design considerations, idealized soil, foundation and interface behaviour,
elastic models of soil behaviour. [8]


Reference Books:
1) Alamsingh; Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; CBS Publishers & Distributors,
Delhi
2) Taylor D.W.; Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics; Asia Publishing House, Mumbai
3) Das Braja M; Principles of Geotechnical Engineering; Thomson Asia Pvt. Ltd.
4) Joseph E. Bowles: Foundation analysis and design. McGraw-Hill Higher Education
5) Gopal Ranjan, Rao A.S.R.; Basic and applied soil mechanics; New age int. (p) ltd.
6) Arora K.R.; Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Standard Pub., Delhi
7) B.C. Punamia; Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Laxmi Pub. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
8) V. N. S. Murthy; Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering; Sai Kripa Technical
Consultants, Banglore
9) P. Purushothama Raj; Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; Pearson Education.
10) I.H. Khan – Text Book of Geotechnical Engineering
11) C. Venkataramaiah – Geotechnical Engineering
12) Shenbaga R Kaniraj- Design Aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
13) Gulati, S.K., “Geotechnical Engineering” McGraw Hill Education (India), Pvt. Ltd.,
Noida.

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