Foundation Engineering
BEG 362 CI
Year: III Semester: II
Teaching Schedule Examination Scheme Total Marks
Hours/week Final Internal Assessments
Theory Practical Theory Practical
L T P Duration Marks Duration Marks
3 3 - 3 80 - - 20 - 100
Course objective:
The objective of this course is to provide the basic knowledge, concept and introduction of tools
that can be used to determine soil structure interaction. This course includes a review of
principles of soil mechanics and deal with a variety of foundations and retaining walls.
Course Contents:
1.0 Introduction (2 hrs)
1.1 Soil/foundation interaction
1.2 Function of foundation and its types
1.3 Factors influencing the choice of a foundation
2.0 Site Investigation (5 hrs)
2.1 Objectives, stages and methods of site investigation
2.2 Sampling of soils, samplers, sample area
2.3 Field measurement of consistency and relative density
2.4 Plate loads test and In-situ permeability test
2.5 Ground water observation
2.6 Bore Hole logs
2.7 Preservation, transportation and storage of samples
2.8 Laboratory tests on soils
2.9 Preparation of site investigation reports
3.0 Earth pressure and Retaining Structures (9 hrs)
3.1 Types of earth pressure
3.2 Steady state equilibrium and earth pressure at elastic and plastic equilibrium
3.3 Active and passive conditions
3.4 Modified failure envelope of line
3.5 Rankine state of plastic equilibrium
3.6 Strains associated with Rankine’s states
3.7 Local state of plastic equilibrium, deformation and boundary conditions
3.8 Rankine’s earth pressure theory
3.9 Active earth pressure on cohesion less backfill
3.10 Active and passive earth pressure on backfill
3.11 Active thrust by trial wedges and limitations of the method
3.12 Influence of wall friction
3.13 Coulomb’s earth pressure theory and its graphical solution
3.14 Limitations of Coulomb’s wedge theory
3.15 Selection of soil parameters for earth pressure computations
3.16 Stability analysis of an earth retaining structure
4.0 Bearing capacity and Settlement of Shallow Foundations (6 hrs)
4.1 Types of failures
4.2 Types of bearing capacity, and influencing factors
4.3 Panker, Ranking and Bells theories
4.4 Modes of foundation failure
4.5 Pandlt’s theory
4.6 Terzaghi’s general bearing capacity theory
4.7 Extension of Terzaghi’s theory
4.8 Introduction to recent bearing capacity theories
4.9 Ultimate bearing capacity of cohesion less and cohesive soils
4.10 Effects of various factors on bearing capacity
4.11 Types of settlement and relationship
4.12 Limitations of the methods for predicting settlement
4.13 Bearing capacity from In-situ tests
5.0 Design of Spread foundation (3 hrs)
5.1 Common types of spread footings and their uses
5.2 Depth of footings
5.3 Design procedure
5.4 Bearing capacity and settlement of spread footings
5.5 Permissible settlement
5.6 Proportioning of spread footing for uniform settlement
5.7 Stresses on lower strata
5.8 Design of spread footings on firm soil above soft layers
5.9 Construction of spread footing
6.0 Mat Foundations (3 hrs)
6.1 Types of mat foundation and their uses
6.2 Bearing capacity and settlement of mat foundation
6.3 Design of mat foundation in sand and clay
6.4 Construction of mat foundations
7.0 Pile Foundation (6 hrs)
7.1 Types of piles, advantages and disadvantages
7.2 Classification of piles and their selection
7.3 Soil-pile interaction
7.4 Carrying capacity of piles in clay and sand
7.5 Pile driving formulae
7.6 Group action of pile
7.7 Bearing capacity and settlement of pile group
7.8 Negative skin friction
7.9 Piles resisting uplift
7.10 Piles resistance under the action of inclined loading
7.11 Pile load test
7.12 Construction of pile foundation
7.13 Damage, alignment and effect of pile driving
8.0 Pier Foundations (2 hrs)
8.1 Function of piers and their types
8.2 Bearing capacity and settlement of piers
8.3 Skin friction on pier shafts
8.4 Design of piers in sand and clay
8.5 Construction of pier foundations
9.0 Well or caisson Foundation (2 hrs)
9.1 Use of caisson foundation and their types
9.2 Bearing capacity of caissons in sand and clay
9.3 Design of caissons
9.4 Sinking of caissons
10.0 Sheet piles and coffers Dams (5 hrs)
10.1 Common types of sheet piles and their uses
10.2 Classification of sheet piled walls
10.3 Design of Cantilever and Anchored sheet piled walls
10.4 Construction of sheet piled walls
10.5 Common types of coffer dams and their uses
10.6 Design of braced coffer dams
10.7 Construction of braced coffer dams
11.0 Geo-technical processes (2 hrs)
11.1 Ground water in excavation and methods of its control
11.2 Foundation stabilisation and underpinning
Field Visit:
One day local site visit based on site investigation.
References:
1. “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, K.R. Arora, CBS Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi, 1988.
2. “Soil Mechanics in Engineering practice”, Terzaghi, K and Peck, R.B. John Wiley, 2nd
Edition, New York, 1967.
3. “Foundation Engineering” B.M. Das.
