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Faculty of Engineering – Scheme & syllabus of M.Tech Course in Geo-Technical Engineering – Sanctioned – Implemented – with effect from 2010-2011 admission - Orders issued.=========================================================

GENERAL AND ACADEMIC BRANCH – IV – ‘E’ SECTION

No.GAIV/E1/7377/2010 Dated, Calicut University. P.O., 19-04-2011.=========================================================Read: 1. U.O. No. GA1/D4/3990/2004 dated 18-10-2010.

2. U.O. No. GA1V/E1/1894/03 (Sub file) dated 13-12-2010.3. Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Studies in

Engineering (PG) held on 25/03/2011 (item No. 1)

4. Orders of Vice-Chancellor in the file of even number dated 08.04.2011.

O R D E R

As per paper read first above, University has granted affiliation for starting M.Tech Course in Geo-Technical Engineering in Civil Engineering department at IES College of Engineering, Chittilappilly, Thrissur for the year 2010-2011.

Vide paper read 2nd above, an expert committee was constituted for the preparation of the syllabus for the M.Tech Course in Geo-Technical Engineering with the following members.

a) Prof. K. O. Varghese, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, R.V. Puram, Thrissur (Convener).

b) Dr. P. Vijayan, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, R.V. Puram, Thrissur.

c) Prof. Anil Kumar. P. S., Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, R.V. Puram, Thrissur.

d) Dr. Kouzer. K. M., Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College, West Hill, Kozhikode.

As per paper read 3rd above, the meeting of Board of Studies in Engineering (PG) held on 25.03.2011 vide item No.1, unanimously resolved to recommend the approval of the syllabus of the M.Tech course in Geo-Technical Engineering.

Considering the urgency of the matter, the Vice-Chancellor has accorded sanction to implement the scheme and syllabus of the M.Tech course in Geo-Technical Engineering, subject to ratification by Academic Council, vide paper read 4th above.

Sanction is therefore accorded for implementing the scheme and syllabus of the M.Tech course in Geo-Technical Engineering with effect from 2010-2011 admission.

Orders are issued accordingly. The syllabus is available in University website.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

PROPOSED SCHEME AND SYLLABUS

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M. TECH.

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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

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Scheme and Syllabus for M. Tech. Programme inGeotechnical Engineering

Semester I

SI no

Course code SubjectHours / Week

ICAESE Total Credits

L T P1 CEG10 101 Advanced

Engineering Mathematics

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

2 CEG10 102 Advanced Soil Mechanics

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

3 CEG10 103 Finite Element Method in Geomechanics

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

4 CEG10 104 Rock Mechanics

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

5 CEG10 105 Elective I 3 1 0 100 100 200 46 CEG10 106 (P) Seminar 0 0 2 100 - 100 27 CEG10 107 (P) Laboratory 0 0 2 100 - 100 28

-Departmental Assistance

- - 6 - - - -

Total 15 5 10 700 500 1200 24

ELECTIVE I

CEG10 105A Applied Soil Mechanics

CEG10 105B Ground Improvement

CEG10 105C Pavement Design

L-Lecture T-Tutorial P-Practical ESE-End Semester Examination

ICA-Internal Continuous Evaluation

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Semester II

SI no



L T P1 CEG10 201 Advanced

Foundation Engineering

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

2 CEG10 202 Structural Design of Foundations & Substructures

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

3 CEG10 203 Soil Dynamics & Machine Foundations

3 1 0 100 100 200 4

4 CEG10 204 Elective II 3 1 0 100 100 200 45 CEG10 205 Elective III 3 1 0 100 100 200 46 CEG10 206 (P) Seminar 0 0 2 100 - 100 27 CEG10 207 (P) Software

Laboratory0 0 2 100 - 100 2

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Departmental Assistance

- - 6 - - - -

Total 15 5 10 700 500 1200 24

ELECTIVE II

CEG10 204A Highway Subgrade and Foundation Analysis

CEG10 204B Modern Techniques in Geotechnical Engineering

CEG10 204C Ground Water Hydrology

ELECTIVE III

CEG10 205A Environmental Geotechnical Engineering

CEG10 205B Reinforced Earth and Geotextiles

CEG10 205C Stability Analysis of Slopes and Embankments

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Semester III

SI no



L T P1 CEG10 301 Elective IV 3 1 0 100 100 200 42 CEG10 302 Elective V 3 1 0 100 100 200 43 CEG10 303 (P) Industrial

Training0 0 0 - 50 50 1

4 CEG10 304 (P) Master Research Project – Phase I

0 0 22 300 300 6

Total 6 2 22 500 250 750 15

NB: The student has to undertake departmental work assigned by HOD

ELECTIVE IV

CEG10 301A Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

CEG10 301B Soil Exploration and Field Testing

CEG10 301C Modelling, Simulation and Computer Applications

ELECTIVE V

CEG10 302A Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

CEG10 302B Shell Foundations

CEG10 302C Remote Sensing and GIS

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Semester IV

SI no

Course code

SubjectHours / Week

Internal Evaluation

ESETotal Credits

L T P Guide EC EE VV

1CEG10 401 (P)

Master Research Project – Phase II

0 0 30 150 150 150 150 600 12

NB: The student has to undertake departmental work assigned by HOD

EC - Evaluation Committee; EE - External Examiner; VV - Viva Voce

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SEMESTER I

CORE SUBJECTS

CEG10 101 ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

Credits: 4

Hours per week: Lecture-3 and Tutorial-1

Objective: To familiarize students in the field of differential equations and wave equations to solve boundary value problems associated with engineering application and to expose the students to various probability distribution techniques to enable them apply statistics in various areas of geotechnical engineering like sampling, analysis, modeling etc.

MODULE 1 Four standard forms of non-linear partial differential equations, linear homogeneous partial differential equations with constant coefficients, one dimensional wave equation, D’Alembert’s solution of one dimensional wave equation, derivation by the method of separation of variables – problems, Laplace equation in Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

MODULE II

Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) - definition and examples of DFT, Properties of DFT, Inverse of DFT, Cyclical convolution and convolution for DFT, Parseval’s theorem for DFT. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT):Definition and examples of FFT.

MODULE III

Probability distributions - Probability & random variables. Discrete and Continuous distributions: Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, Geometric distribution, uniform distribution, normal distribution, gamma distribution, exponential distribution and Weibull distribution.

MODULE IV Moments, moment generating function, sampling distributions, sampling distributions of standard means, chi- square distribution, student’s t - distribution , F - distribution, Point and Interval estimation, Testing of hypothesis, Bivariate distributions Independence, Correlation and Regression .

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References:

1. Grewal, B.S., Higher Engineering Mathematics – Khanna Publishers.

2. Raisinghania, M.D.: Ordinary and Partial differential Equations – S.Chand, India.

3. Ramana, B.V.: Higher Engineering Mathematics – Tata McGraw Hill.

4. Babu Ram: Engineering Mathematics – Pearson education.

5. Ronald. N., Brace well – The Fourier Transform and its Applications – Tata McGraw Hill.

6. Moorthy, M.B.K., – Probability & Statistics, Second edition – SciTech Publications.

7. Johnson, R.A., Miller & Freud – Probability and Statistics for Engineers - Pearson Education Asia 6th edition

Internal continuous assessment: 100 marks

Internal continuous assessment is in the form of periodical tests, assignments, seminars or a combination of all whichever suit best. There will be minimum of two tests per subject. The assessment details are to be announced to students right at the beginning of the semester by the teacher.

End semester Examination: 100 marks

Question Pattern

Two questions of 20 mark each from each module and Answer any 5 questions by choosing at least one question from each module.

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CEG10 102 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICSCredits: 4


Objective: To make students understand soil structure, stress-strain characteristics of 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 of rheological models.

MODULE I

Soil structures, types of bonds, important clay minerals, atomic structure, Base exchange capacity, Clay – water interaction, Lambe’s compaction theory, Field Compaction methods, Structural and engineering properties of compacted soils

MODULE II

Elastic theories – stress- strain relationship, principal stresses and strains, Mohr diagram, Stresses due to distributed line loads, concentrated force, Boussinesque’s and Westergaard’s solutions, isobar diagram, influence diagram, Newmark’s chart, Introduction to constitutive relationships of soils- Mohr-Coulomb model, Duncan and Chang model, Cam clay model, Drucker and Prager Model

MODULE III

Mohr-coulomb equation, Modified Mohr-coulomb equation, Testing of soils- Direct shear, Triaxial, UCC, Shear strength parameters of saturated cohesionless and cohesive soils. Pore pressure coefficient, concept of stress path. Critical state – Critical state line, Roscoe surface, Behaviour of over consolidated samples, Hvorslev surface

MODULE IV

Three dimensional consolidation, sand drains, secondary consolidation, Rheology – Introduction to basic rheological models - Kelvin and Maxwell models, Stability analysis of slopes – Swedish slip circle method, Friction circle method, Bishop method of stability analysis, Taylor stability number, Stability chart

References:

1. Terzaghi, K., and Peck, R.B., “Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice”, Asia Publishing House, Bombay.

2. Terzaghi, K., “Theoretical Soil Mechanics, Wiley, New York.

3. Kurian, N.P., “Design of Foundation Systems – Principles and Practices”, 2nd

Edition, New Delhi, Narosa publishing House.

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4. Ranjan, G., and Rao, A.S.R., “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics”, 2nd Edition, New Age International (P) Limited.

5. Das, M.B., “Advanced Soil Mechanics”, 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, New York.

6. Teng, W.C., ‘Foundation Design”, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

7. Lambe, T.W., and Whitman, R.V., “Soil Mechanics”, John Wiley and Sons.




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CEG10 103 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR GEOMECHANICS

Credits: 4


Objective: To make students appreciate the basic concepts, principles and other formulations in finite element method and its application in geotechnical engineering.

MODULE I

Introduction – the finite element method – historical development – advantages, basic equations of elasticity – strain-displacement relations – theory of stress and deformation, general procedure of finite element analysis, displacement approach, concept of nodes and elements – aspect ratioEnergy principles - stationary principles, Principle of stationary potential energy- Potential energy of an elastic body - Rayleigh-Ritz Method - Finite element form of Rayleigh-Ritz methodCo-ordinate systems – global, local and natural co-ordinates – co ordinate transformation.Shape functions – Lagrangian and Hermition interpolation for one and two dimensional elements - shape functions for C0 and C1 elements - convergence criteria – conforming and non-conforming elements - patch test

MODULE II

Formulation of stiffness matrix – bar element - beam element - plane stress and plane strain problems - triangular elements, Accuracy and mesh locking aspects in plane stress and plane strain analyses – properties of stiffness matrix - consistent element nodal load vector and boundary conditionsIsoparametric elements – introduction – isoparametric bar element - two dimensional isoparametric elements - bilinear quadrilateral element – quadratic quadrilaterals- construction of stiffness matrix for isoparametric elements validity of isoparametric elements - Numerical integration by Gauss quadrature Storage schemes- conservation of computer storage - different methods, node numbering to exploit matrix sparsity

MODULE III

Plate bending elements- Kirchoff theory – Rectangular plate elements – refined quadrilateral element – shear deformation in plates - Mindlin’s theory –plate 4 and plate 8 elements- shear locking problems - selective and reduced integration – spurious modes Shell elements – thin and thick shell - introduction to flat plate and curved elementsFEA in structural dynamics – dynamic equation for single degree of freedom system – Introduction to formulation of mass and damping matrices –lumped mass and consistent mass

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MODULE IV

Soil-structure interaction – introduction to contact modelling- interface elements- stress, strain and stiffness matrices of interface elements- application of interface elements. Modelling of unbounded media and singularities - infinite elements – singularities in one and two dimensions

References:

1. Bathe, K.J., “Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis”, Prentice Hall, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

2. Cook, R.D., “Concepts and applications of finite element analysis”, John Wiley and Sons.

3. Desai, C.S. and Abel, J.F., “Introduction to the Finite Element Method” CBS Publishers, New Delhi.

4. Deb, D., “Finite Element Methods- Concepts and Application in Geomechanics”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

5. Zienkiewicz, O.C. and Taylor, R.L., “Finite Element Method”, (4th edition) McGraw-Hill, London, U.K.

6. Krishnamoorthy C. S., “Finite Element Analysis- Theory and Programming”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.

7. Logan.D.L., “A first Course in the Finite Element Method”, CL Engineering

8. Rajasekaran, S., “Finite Element Analysis”, S. Chand Publishers




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CEG10 104 ROCK MECHANICS

Credits: 4


Objective: To make the students understand engineering properties of rock, classification of rocks, laboratory testing of rocks, failure criteria, tunneling in rocks and various techniques to improve the insitu strength of rocks.

MODULE I

Introduction-Geological formation of rocks, Structural Geology, Classification of rocks, Defects in rock, Physical mechanical properties of rocks, Exploration techniques – RQD and RMR, Laboratory tests for shear strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, elastic constants, Field tests – test for deformability, shear tests and strength tests

MODULE II

Engineering classification of Rock mass, Stress-strain behaviour, Failure criteria for rock masses - Yield criteria for failure theories: maximum stress theories, maximum elastic strain theories etc, and Griffith’s theory of fracture initiation, stresses around open flaw and equation defining fracture

MODULE III

Tunnelling in rocks - different phases and methods of tunnelling, Instrumentation in tunnels, Rock freezing, Rock fall, Improvement techniques for rock – Grouting, Rock bolting

MODULE IV

Rock reinforcement - Mechanism, types of reinforcement, steps involved in installation, Foundations on rock, Rock blasting- explosives, Selection criteria for explosives, steps involved in blasting

References:

1. Verma, B. P., “Rock Mechanics for Engineers” Khanna Publishers

2. Singh, B. and Goel, R. K. “Rock Mass Classification Systems – A Practical Approach in Civil Engineering “Elsevier Publisher.

3. Hoek, E. and Brown, E. T. “Underground Excavations “, Span Press.

4. Hoek, E. and Bray, J D., “Rock Slope Engineering “, Span Press.

5. Brown, E.T., “Rock Characterisation, Testing and Monitoring”, Pergamon Press, London, U.K.

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6. Herget, G., “Stresses in Rock”, Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

7. Hoek, E. and Brown, E.T., “Underground Excavation in Rock”, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London U.K.

8. Goodman, R.E., “Introduction to Rock Mechanics”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., USA.

9. Bieniawski, Z.T., “Engineering Rock Mass Classification”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., USA.

10. Coates, D.F., “Rock Mechanics Principles”, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology, Ottawa, Canada.




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CEG10 105: ELECTIVE I

CEG10 105A APPLIED SOIL MECHANICSCredits: 4


Objective: To build the students’ knowledge in the engineering behaviour of soils such 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, prerequisites and features of arching, Theory of arching in soils. Application of arching in tunnels through c-soils, -soils and c- soils.Soil pressures on conduits- Loads on ditch, negative and positive projecting conduits. Bedding conditions for conduits and types of conduits, Pressures in silos, Janssen’s theory for pressures in silos

MODULE II

Earth pressures and types of retaining structures, Stability analysis of RCC cantilever retaining walls.Sheet piles and Anchored bulkheads-stability analysis of cantilever sheet pile, analysis of anchored bulkheads with free and fixed earth support, Anchorages for bulkheads – design of continuous and individual anchors, anchor plates. Position of anchor walls.

MODULE III

Open cuts-general and local states of plastic equilibrium, Terzaghi’s general wedge theory for earth pressures in cuts, Analysis of Earth pressures in cuts in c-soils, -soils and c- soils. Design of bracings of shallow and deep cuts. Heave at bottom of c-soils, -soils and c- soils.

MODULE IV

Types of Cofferdams, Types of cellular cofferdams- circular and diaphragm, analysis of cellular cofferdam under no submergence and partial submergence conditions.Diaphragm walls, Bored pile walls and prestressed ground anchorsDesign aspects of non-conventional retaining systems - Gabion wall, mechanically stabilised earth walls, soil nailing and shotcreting.

References:

1. Nainan P. Kurian, “Design of Foundation Systems: Principles and Practices” Narosa publishing House New Delhi.

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2. Murthy, V.N.S. “Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering” CRC Press.

3. Karl Terzaghi, Ralph Brazelton, Peck “ Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice “ John Wiley & Sons London

4. Gopal Ranjan, Rao, A.S.R. “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics” New Age International Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

5. Malcolm D. Bolton “ A Guide to Soil Mechanics” Universities press ( India ) Pvt. Ltd , Hyderabad

6. George Passwell “Retaining Walls: Their Design and Construction”, BiblioBazaar, LLC.

7. Narendra Taly “Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures” McGraw Hill Professional.


Internal continuous assessment is in the form of periodical tests, assignments, seminars or a combination of all whichever suit best. There will be a minimum of two tests per subject. The assessment details are to be announced to students right at the beginning of the semester by the teacher.


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CEG10 105B GROUND IMPROVEMENT

Credits: 4


Objective: To enable students to identify problematic soils and their associated issues, propose suitable remedial techniques and design.

MODULE I

Introduction - The need for engineered ground improvement in Geotechnical Engineering, Traditional objectives and classification of Ground modification techniques, Mechanical Modification- Methods of compaction, Shallow compaction techniques, Deep Compaction, Dynamic compaction, Vibro compaction, compaction control tests

MODULE II

Hydraulic Modification-Ground water lowering by well points, deep wells, Vertical Drains and Preloading: Method of providing vertical drainage, preloading without vertical drains, vacuum preloading, electrokinetic dewatering – basic concepts, electrosmosis, practical aspects of electrosmosis.

MODULE III

Modification by inclusions and confinement-Granular Piles/Stone columns: Introduction-Methods of Construction- Ultimate Load Carrying Capacity of Stone Column/Stone Column Groups-Settlement Analysis.Soil nailing: Introduction-Components-Construction Sequences-Failure-Design of Nail Wall System.Anchors: Introduction-Components-Design of Anchors

MODULE IV

Chemical methods: Grouting-Techniques-Grout Characteristics-Equipments-Injection Method-Monitoring. Modification by admixtures: Stabilisation Using Lime, Calcium and Sodium Chloride, Cement.Thermal methods: Stabilisation by heating, Soil Freezing, Area of Application, Cooling by Liquid Nitrogen/by Brine, Advantages & Disadvantages.Expansive Soil: Identification of Expansive Soil-Problems Associated With Expansive Soil-Introduction to CNS (Cohesive Non Swelling) Layer-Treatment by Chemical Additives, Prewetting, Soil Replacement with Compaction Control, Moisture Control, Surcharge Loading, Thermal Methods

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References:

1. Mosely, M.P. “Ground Improvement”, Blackie Academic and Professional.

2. Raj, P. Purushothama, “Ground Improvement Techniques”, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi.

3. US Army Corps of Engineers “Guidelines on Ground improvement for Structures and Facilities”.

4. FHWA manuals

a. Design and Construction of Stone Columns, Volume 1 ,1983 , FHWA-RD-83-026

b. Design and Construction of Stone Columns, Volume 2, 1983, FHWA-RD-83-027

c. Manual for Design & Construction of Soil Nail Walls, 1999, FHWA-SA-96-069R.

d. Permanent Ground Anchors, Volume 1, Final Report 1991 FHWA-DP-90-068

e. Permanent Ground Anchors, Volume 2, Field Demonstration Project Summaries 1991, FHWA-DP-90-068.

f. Prefabricated Vertical Drains, Volume 1, 1986, FHWA-RD-86-168.




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CEG10 105C PAVEMENT DESIGN

Credits: 4


Objective: To train students in assessment of aspects influencing pavement behaviour and to train them in analysis, design of rigid and flexible pavements for different serviceability conditions.

MODULE I

Introduction: Historical developments in pavement engineering, Types and component parts of pavements, Factors affecting design and performance of pavements. Highway and airport pavements.Reliability concepts as applicable for flexible and rigid pavement – Statistical concepts, Probabilistic methods- Methods based on ESAL and different Axle Load.

MODULE II

Stresses and strains in flexible pavements: Stresses and strains in an infinite elastic half space – use of Boussinesq's equations - Burmister's two layer and three layer theories; Wheel load stresses, various factors in traffic wheel loads; Equivalent single wheel load of multiple wheels. Repeated loads and EWL factors;

MODULE III

Flexible pavement design methods for highways and airports: Empirical, semi-empirical and theoretical approaches; Development, principle, design steps of the different pavement design methods including AASHTO, Asphalt Institute, Shell Methods. IRC method of pavement design. Use of software for stress analysis

MODULE IV

Stresses in rigid pavements: Types of stresses and causes; Introduction to Westergaard's equations for calculation of stresses in rigid pavement due to the influence of traffic and temperature; Considerations in rigid pavement analysis, EWL; wheel load stresses, warping stresses, frictional stresses, combined stresses.Rigid pavement design: Design of cement concrete pavement for highways and runways; Design of joints, reinforcements, tie bars, dowel bars. IRC method of design

References:

1. Yoder and Witczak “Principles of Pavement Design “John Wiley and sons

2. Huang H Yang “ Pavement Analysis and Design “ Pearson Prentice Hall

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3. Khanna S. K. And Justo C. E. G., “Highway Engineering “Nemchand and Bros.

4. Kadiyali L. R., “Principles of Highway Engineering” Khanna Publishers New Delhi.

5. Rajib B. Mallick , Tahar El Korchi “ Pavement Engineering – Principles and Practice “ CRC Press

6. Papagiannakis A. T., Masad E. A., “ Pavement Design and Materials “ John Wiley and Sons

7. Clifford Richardson, “The Modern Asphalt Pavement”, Nabu Press.

8. IRC 37 – 2001 “Guidelines for Design of Flexible Pavements”, Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.

9. IRC 58 – 2002 “Guidelines for Design of Rigid Pavements”, Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.




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CEG10 106(P): SEMINARCredits: 2

Hours per week 2

Objective: To train the students to address to a group of people and to present technical topics in a well organised manner to the audience. It is also intended for improvement of communication skills of students, to make them confident in expressing 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.

Individual students are required to choose a topic of their interest from the field of geotechnical engineering preferably from outside the M.Tech syllabus and give a seminar on that topic for about 30 minutes. A committee consisting of at least three faculty members (preferably specialized in geotechnical engineering) shall assess the presentation of the seminar and award marks to the students. Each student shall submit two copies of a write up of his/her seminar topic. One copy shall be returned to the student after duly certifying it by the chairman of the assessing committee and the other will be kept in the departmental library. Internal continuous assessment marks are awarded based on the relevance of the topic, presentation skill, quality of the report and participation.


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CEG10 107 (P) LABORATORYCredits: 2

Hours per week 2

Objective: To train students in laboratory and field-testing methods to determine index, engineering and chemical properties of soils.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1) Atterberg’s Limits

2) Consolidation test – Compression Index.

3) Swell Test

4) Direct Shear Test

5) Vane Shear Test

6) Triaxial Test

7) Tests on Geosynthetic Materials-Tensile Test, Interface Friction

8) UCC Test on Rock

9) Field Density – Rubber Balloon, Wax Coating.

10) Relative Density Test.

11) Block Vibration Test.

12) Study of Standard Penetration Test.

13) Study of Sampling Devices.

14) Study of Plate Load Test.

15) Total Soluble Solids, Calcium Carbonate Test.

16) Total Sulphate Content, Organic Content Test.

17) pH, Cation Exchange Capacity, Conductivity.


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SEMESTER II

CORE SUBJECTS

CEG10 201 ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Credits: 4Hours per week: Lecture-3 and Tutorial-1

Objective: To familiarize students with different types of foundations, analysis and geotechnical 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

Foundation classification; Selection of foundations; Geotechnical design parameters-Bearing capacity – Methods by Terzaghi, Meyerhoff, Hansen and IS Code, settlement, Proportioning of Foundations for equal settlement, loads for design, depth of foundation, concepts of net and gross loads. Analysis of shallow foundations in clay and sand - individual and combined footings, and rafts - floating and partially compensated.

MODULE II

Classification of pile foundations – Selection of pile foundations - friction piles, end bearing piles, laterally loaded piles, Load carrying capacity of individual piles - static formula, IS Method, dynamic formula, Pile load test – pull out test, lateral load test, initial load test, routine load test and cyclic load test, negative skin friction, pile groups, Settlement analysis of individual and group of piles. Piers in clay and sand.

MODULE III

Caissons and well foundations – design aspects of caissons, open caissons, pneumatic caissons, floating caissons, well foundations, monoliths, design and construction aspects of well foundations.Foundations on expansive soils, analysis of under reamed piles. Precautions to be taken while constructing foundations on laterites, fills and rock.

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Soil structure interaction and 'flexible' approach to the design of foundations, Contact Pressure – from theory of Elasticity and Sub grade reaction, Experimental Determination of Sub grade Modulus. Introduction to Soil-structure interaction models - Winkler, Pasternak, Hetenyi and Filonenko-Borodich.

References:

1. Nainan P Kurian “Design of Foundation Systems: Principles And Practices” Narosa publish House New Delhi.

2. Joseph E. Bowles, “Foundation Analysis and Design” McGraw-Hill.

3. Berlinov M., “Foundation Analysis and Design” Mir.

4. Leonards G. A., “Foundation Engineering” Mc Graw Hill, NY.

5. Brahman S. P., “ Foundation Engineering” Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing House , New Delhi

6. Peck, R.B., Hanson, W.E. and Thornburn, T.H., “Foundation Engineering”, 2nd Edition, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New York.

7. Teng, W.C., “Foundation Design”, Prentice-Hall of India (Pvt) Ltd., New Delhi.

8. Tomlinson, M.J., “Foundation Design and Construction”, 5th Edition, English Language Book Society, Longman Group Ltd., Singapore, 1986.

9. Nayak, N.V., “Foundation Design Manual for Practicing Engineers and Civil Engineering Students”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, New York.

10. Winterkorn, H.F. and Fang, H., “Foundation Engineering Handbook”, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York.

11. Robert W. Day: “Foundation Engineering Handbook” Mc Graw Hill.

12. IS: 6403 “Code of Practice for Determination of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

13. IS: 2911 (Part 1) Section 1 to 4 “Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Pile Foundations”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

14. IS: 2911 (Part 4) “Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Pile Foundations – Load Test on Piles”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

15. IS: 8009 (Part I & II) “Code of Practice for Calculation of Settlements of Foundations”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.



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CEG10 202 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES


Objective: 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

Introduction to Limit State Design of reinforced concrete in foundations; Soil pressure for structural design, Conventional structural design of continuous footings, individual footings – rectangular and circular, combined footings – rectangular, trapezoidal and strap.

MODULE II

Raft Foundations – Structural Design of rectangular and circular rafts and mats using conventional method of analysis, Analysis and design of rafts and mats incorporating soil structure interaction using any FEM software.

MODULE III

Structural design of piles including pile caps, under-reamed piles, Structural Design of pier, Well Foundation – Types, Structural Design of Well Foundations.

MODULE IV

Structural design of retaining walls-Reinforced Concrete Cantilever retaining wall, Counterfort retaining wall, Flexible retaining Structures –Sheet Pile Wall, Anchored Bulk Heads.

References:

1. Nainan P. Kurian “Design of Foundation Systems: Principles and Practices”, Narosa publish House, New Delhi.

2. Swami Saran, “Analysis and Design of Substructures”, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.

3. Tomlinson M.J., “Foundation Design and Construction”, Prentice Hall.

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4. Shamsher Prakash, Hari D., Sharma “Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice”, Wiley-IEEE.

5. Nainan P. Kurian “Shell foundations: Geometry, Analysis, Design and Construction”, Alpha Science International Ltd.

6. Tomlinson M.J., John Woodward “Pile Design and Construction Practice”, Routledge.

7. Som N. N., and Das S.C., “Theory and Practice of Foundation Design” Prentice Hall of India.

8. Sharat Chandra Gupta, “Raft Foundations – Design and Analysis with Practical Approach”, New Age International Pvt. Ltd , New Delhi




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CEG10 203 SOIL DYNAMICS AND MACHINE FOUNDATION


Objective: To enhance Students’ knowledge in dynamic loading, theory of vibrations, dynamic soil properties, dynamic earth pressure, dynamic bearing capacity, vibration isolation, liquefaction of soils and to train the students in machine foundation design.

MODULE I

Introduction: Comparison of Soil mechanics and Soil Dynamics, Nature of Dynamic loads, Stress conditions on soil element under earthquake loading, seismic force for pseudo static analysis as per IS Code Theory of Vibration: Definitions, Harmonic motion, free and forced Vibration of a single degree freedom system with and without damping, Theory of vibration, Vibration measuring Instruments. Vibration isolation, spectral response

MODULE II

Dynamic Soil Properties: Dynamic moduli, Dynamic elastic constants. Poission’s Ratio, Damping ratio, Liquefaction parameters, Laboratory techniques, Field tests, Factors affecting shear modulus, Elastic modulus and Elastic Constants.Dynamic Earth Pressure: Pseudo static methods, Displacement methods for active and passive case. Behaviour of Retaining walls during earthquakes. Modification of Coulomb’s theory.Dynamic Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation: Criteria for satisfactory action of footing. Pseudo static analysis, bearing capacity of footings. Dynamic analysis of horizontal and vertical loads.

MODULE III

Principles of Machine Foundation Design: Typical machine and foundations. General requirements of machine foundation; Permissible amplitude, allowable soil pressure. Modes of vibration of a rigid foundation block, Methods of analysis, Linear elastic weightless spring method, Elastic half space method Design procedure for block foundation, IS code practice. Behaviour and design of Machine foundations, Reciprocating Machines, Hammer foundations, Introduction to T.G.foundations

MODULE IV

Vibration Isolation: Force Isolation – Motion Isolation – use of spring and damping materials – vibration control of existing machine foundation – screening of vibration – open trenches – Pile Barriers – salient construction aspects of machine Foundations.Liquefaction of Soils: Definition, Mechanism of liquefaction. Laboratory studies, Cyclic Triaxial test, Cyclic simple shear test. Evaluation of zone of liquefaction in field. Vibration table studies, Field blast studies, Evaluation of liquefaction using Standard Penetration Resistance. Factors affecting liquefaction and measures for avoiding liquefaction.

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References:

1. Swami Saran “Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundation” Galgottia Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

2. Shamsher Prakash “Soil Dynamics” Mc-Graw Hill, New York.

3. Sreenivasalu & Vaidyanathan C. “Handbook of Machine Foundation” Tata McGraw Hill.

4. Kameswara Rao N.S.V., “Vibration Analysis and Foundation Dynamics” Wheeler Publications Ltd.

5. Prakash Puri V.K., “Foundation for Machines: Analysis and Design “John Wiley &Sons New York USA.

6. Rao S. S., “Mechanical Vibrations” Pearson Education Singapore.

7. Alexander Major, “Dynamics in Soil Engineering”, Akademiai, Kiadoa, Budapest.

8. Bhatia K.G., “Foundation for Industrial Machines – Handbook for Practicing Engineers” D - CAD Publishers, New Delhi.

9. IS 2974 – Part I & II “Design Consideration for Machine Foundations”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.




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CEG10 204: ELECTIVE II

CEG10 204A HIGHWAY SUBGRADE AND FOUNDATION ANALYSIS


Objective: To gain thorough knowledge about subgrade soil properties on pavement performance, effect of water in soils, functions and design of subsoil drainage system, various tests for strength evaluation of subgrade soils.

MODULE I

Subgrade: Functions, Importance of subgrade soil properties on pavement performance. Soil Survey: Soil survey procedure for highways and ground water investigation. Identification and significance of soil characteristics, Soil classification for highway engineering purposes, PRA, Revised PRA, CAA, FAA, IS and Unified Classification.

MODULE II

Effect of water in soils - swelling/shrinkage, Soil Moisture movement - ground water, Gravitational water, held water and its classification, water held by capillarity and surface tension, soil suction, factors governing soil suction, Stress in Soils, Cohesion and plasticity in soil, Theories of elastic and plastic behaviour of soils.

MODULE III

Drainage - General principles, Functions and design of subsoil drainage system. Frost action in soil - Frost susceptible soils, Air and soil temperature, Heat flow through soils. Depth of frost penetration, Effects of particle size, water table and pavement thickness on frost heave, loss of strength during frost melting.

MODULE IV

Strength Evaluation of subgrade soils, Laboratory tests - Direct shear test, UCC test, CBR test, Triaxial test, Field tests-Co-efficient of subgrade reaction, Field CBR, North Dakota Cone test. Compaction of Soils - Field and Laboratory methods and equipment – Field Compaction control.

References:

1. Armstrong C. F., “Soil Mechanics in Road Construction”, Edward Arnold London.

2. Rajib B. M., Tahar E. K., “Pavement Engineering – Principles and Practice”, CRC Press.

3. Road Research laboratory, “Soil Mechanics for Road Engineers” Her Majesty’s Stationary Office London.

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4. Fwa T. F., “The Handbook of Highway Engineering” CRC Press.

5. Eldon J. Y., Mathew W: “Principles of Pavement Design” John Wiley and Sons.

6. Sharma R.C. and Sharma S.K., “Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering” Asia Publishing House.




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CEG10 204B MODERN TECHNIQUES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING


Objective: To provide a comprehensive treatise on foundations for various structures like water tanks, chimneys, towers, industrial structures, ground storage tanks etc., impart knowledge in modern instrumentation methods and also thermal, electromagnetic identification techniques of soil.

MODULE I

Foundations for water tanks, silos, Chimneys, Cooling towers, Telecommunication towers, Transmission line towers, Guyed structures, Screw piles and other special foundations.

MODULE II

Foundations for industrial structures, Ground storage tanks, underground power houses, and offshore structures. Foundations in high and low temperature conditions.

MODULE III

Instrumentation in soil engineering, strain gauges- resistance and inductance type, Instrumentation for load measurements, pore water pressure measurements, earth pressure measurements.

MODULE IV

Measurements of ground movements- settlement and heave gauges, piezometers and slope indicators, inclinometer, seepage meter.Techniques to find resistivity of soil. Non destructive methods of testing piles. X-ray, DTA analysis, Photo elasticity methods for structural classification of soil.

References:

a. Jean-Louis Briaud, Foundations for Transmission Line Towers, Proceedings of a session, ASCE Convention in Atlantic City, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 8, New Jersey, April 27, 1987

2. Kurian N. P., Modern Foundations, Tata McGraw Hill.

3. Micropile Design and Construction Guidelines: Implementation Manual, Federal Highway, Administration, US.

4. Hanna T.H., “Foundation Instrumentation”, Trans Tech Publication, Ohio.

5. Leonard G.A., “Foundation Engineering”, McGraw Hill book Co. Inc, New York.

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6. Bishop A. W., & Henkel, Measurement of soil properties in the Triaxial Test”, Edward Arnold, London.




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CEG10 204C GROUND WATER HYDROLOGYCredits: 4


Objective: To make the knowledge base of the student in Hydrology stronger and broader so that they can handle the design and analysis of the environmental systems with confidence.

MODULE I

Introduction: Definition of groundwater, role of groundwater in a hydrological cycle, Groundwater bearing formations, Classification of aquifers, Rock properties affecting ground water vertical distribution- porosity, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity, Specific retention, Specific yield and storage coefficient, Water-yielding Properties, Stratiography, Darcy's law, Integral transforms and mathematical functions - Laplace equation, potential flow lines, flow net, Anisotropy and heterogeneity, Groundwater exploration techniques

MODULE II

Groundwater and well hydraulics: steady unidirectional flow, steady radial flow in to a well in confined and unconfined aquifers, steady flow with uniform discharge, Effect of boundaries, Unsteady radial flow in to a well in confined and unconfined aquifer- Dupuit-Forchheimer assumptions, pumping test analysis -non equilibrium equation for pumping tests, Thies method of solution, Cooper Jacob method, Chow’s methods of solution,Wells : Different types of wells, Construction of wells, Characteristics of well losses.

MODULE III

Groundwater development problems, Ground water use, ground water rights- Indian practice, Resource assessment: Estimation of recharge, Artificial recharge, land subsidence due to ground water withdrawals, Groundwater Quality: Indian and international standards, Coastal aquifers- occurrence, Saline water intrusion, prevention and control of sea water intrusion. Ghyben – Herzberg relation, pollution of groundwater, sources, remedial and preventive measures.

MODULE IV

Groundwater Flow Modelling- Role of groundwater flow models, Analogue method-electric analogue, Hele Shaw analogue, Introduction to numerical modelling. Planning of groundwater development- Constraints on the development, Role of models in ascertaining the feasibility of a pumping/recharge proposal, Planning of optimal groundwater development.

References:

1. Verruijt A., “Theory of Groundwater Flow”, Macmillan and Co Ltd.

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2. Ven Te Chow., “Advances in Hydroscience”, Vol I- Hydraulics of wells- M.S. Hantush, Academic Press.

3. William C. Walton., “Groundwater resource evaluation” McGraw-Hill Book Company

4. Todd D.K., “ Ground Water Hydrology”, John Wiley

5. Garg S.P., “Ground Water & Tube wells”, Oxford & IBH

6. Raghunath H.M., “Ground Water Hydrology”, Wiley Press




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CEG10 205: ELECTIVE III

CEG10 205A ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING


Objective: To make the students aware about Environmental Geotechnics, landfill engineering, and contaminant transport.

MODULE I

Introduction to Environmental Geotechniques-Environmental cycles and their interaction-Soil water environment interaction relating to geotechnical problems-Effect of pollution on soil water behaviour- Sources, production and classification of wastes, chemical reactions in subsurface.

MODULE II

Fly ash characterisation process and utilisation, Landfill engineering - Criteria for selection of sites for waste disposal facilities-parameters controlling the selection of wastes disposal sites - current practices for waste disposal, Liners – types and design - Passive containment systems-Leachate contamination - applications of geomembrane, Land fill gases and their properties, Landfill Gas monitoring systems.

MODULE III

Contaminant Transport phenomena in saturated and partially saturated porous media, contaminant migration and contaminant hydrology, Contaminant site remediationBearing capacity of compacted fills - foundation for waste fill ground, Case studies of foundation failures by ground contamination.

MODULE IV

Long-term behaviour of landfills – Landfill closure Recultivation and aftercare of landfill, Ground modification techniques in waste fill, Remedial measures for contaminated grounds-Remediation technology-Bio-remediation.

References:

1. Edward A., McBean, Frank A. Rovers “Solid Waste Landfill Engineering and Design”, Prentice Hall PTR.

2. Daniel D. E., “Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal”, Chapman & Hall, First edition.

3. Zheng C., “Applied Contaminant Transport Modeling”, John Wiley & sons, First edition.

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4. Hsai-Yang Fang, “Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology”, CRC Press, New York.

5. Sawyer, C. N., McCarty, P. L. and Parkins, G. F., “Chemistry for Environmental Engineers”, McGraw Hill, Singapore.

6. LaGrega, M. D., Buckingham, P. and Evans, J. C., “Hazardous Waste Management”, McGraw Hill, Singapore.

7. Oweis, I. S. and Khera, R. P. “Geotechnology of Waste Management”, PWS Publishing Company, Boston.

8. Sharma, H. D. and Lewis, S. P. “Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization and Landfills”, Wiley, New York.

9. Fang, H. Y., “Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology”, C R C Press, Boca Raton.

10. Mohamed, A. M. O. and Antia, H. E. “Geoenvironmental Engineering”, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

11. Reddi, L. N. and Inyang, H. I., “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Principles and Applications”, Marcel Dekker, New York.




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CEG10 205B REINFORCED EARTH AND GEOTEXTILES


Objective: To introduce the concepts of geosynthetics and reinforced soil, design and construction of Geotextiles and application of geosynthetics in pavements and environmental control.

MODULE I

Introduction to Geosynthetics - Types – Geotextiles - polymer type geotextiles – woven and non-woven geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geo membranes and geocomposites, functions and mechanisms in reinforcement, filtration, drainage, liquid barrier, multiple functions - Materials and manufacturing processes - Mechanical, endurance, hydraulic and degradation properties - Testing and evaluation.

MODULE II

Principles of soil reinforcement - load transfer mechanism and strength development - Design and construction of geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining structures - walls and slopes, Codal provisions, Soil Bearing capacity improvement using reinforcing elements. Gabions - Design and construction of gabions walls - gabion faced reinforced soil retaining structures.

MODULE III

Geosynthetics in pavements- Advantages and disadvantages of placing geosynthetics in surfacing, base, sub base and sub grade layers, Embankments on soft soils, Geosynthetics in roads and railways, separators, drainage and filtering in road pavements, railway tracks, overlay design and constructions, trench drains

MODULE IV

Geosynthetics in Environmental control, liners for ponds and canals, covers and liners for landfills, material aspects and stability considerations, landslides - occurrences and methods of mitigation, Erosion causes, control and construction techniques.

References:

1. Robert M. Koerner, “Designing with Geosynthetics”, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs.

2. Venkatappa Rao G., Surry Narayana Raju G.V.S., “Engineering with Geosynthetics”, Tata McGraw - Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi

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3. Ingold, T.S, “Reinforced Earth”, Thomas Telford Ltd, London.

4. Mandal, J.N., “Reinforced Soil and Geotextiles”, Oxford and IBH Publishers Co. Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.




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CEG10 205C STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES AND EMBANKMENTS


Objective: To provide students with an understanding of landslide phenomenon, analysis of slope stability, embankments and to familiarise them with practical aspects of failures through case studies.

MODULE I

Landslide phenomenon: Types and causes of slope failures, Practical applications, Stability analysis of infinite slopes with or without water pressures; Stability analysis of finite and infinite slopes: concept of factor of safety.

MODULE II

Pore pressure coefficients, Mass analysis, Limit Equilibrium method, Wedge methods, friction circle method; Method of slices, IS Method, Bishop’s method, Jambu’s method.

MODULE III

Effect of seepage, Seepage analysis, Flownets, Stability conditions during construction, Full reservoir and sudden drawdown - cut off walls – Trenches – Importance of drainage and filters Design of slopes in cutting, Embankments and Earth dams.

MODULE IV

Site Investigation of slopes, Reconnaissance, Preliminary and detailed investigation, Investigation for foundations; Advances in stability analysis of slopes, Case studiesFailure and damages, Nature and importance of failures in embankment and foundation - Piping, Differential settlement, Foundation slides, Earthquake damage, creep and anisotropic effects, Reservoir wave action, Dispersive piping.

References:

1. Abramson L. W., Thomas S. Lee, Sharma S. and Boyce G M., “Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods”, Willey Interscience publications 10.

2. Das B. M., “Principles of Geotechnical Engineering”, Thomson Brooks/Cole.

3. Lambe T. W. and Whitman R .V., “Soil Mechanics”, John Wiley & sons.

4. Murthy V .N. S., “Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, UBS

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5. IS: 7894 “Code of Practice for Stability Analysis of Earth Dams”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.




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CEG10 206 (P): SEMINAR

Credits: 2

Hours per week 2

Objective: To train the students to address to a group of people and to present technical topics in a well organised manner to the audience. It is also intended for improvement of communication skills of students, to make them confident in expressing 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.

Individual students are required to choose a topic of their interest from the field of geotechnical engineering, preferably from outside the M.Tech syllabus and give a seminar on that topic for about 30 minutes. A committee consisting of at least three faculty members (preferably specialized in geotechnical engineering) shall assess the presentation of the seminar and award marks to the students. Each student shall submit two copies of a write up of his/her seminar topic. One copy shall be returned to the student after duly certifying it by the chairman of the assessing committee and the other will be kept in the departmental library. Internal continuous assessment marks are awarded based on the relevance of the topic, presentation skill, quality of the report and participation.


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CEG10 207 (P) SOFTWARE LABORATORYCredits: 2

Hours per week 2

Objective: To train students in the modeling and analysis of various geotechnical problems using softwares currently being used in the industry. Students will also become familiar with the approach for linear, non-linear finite element analysis and contact modelling of soil-structure interaction analysis using the programs GEO5, Plaxis and academic FEA bundles of MSC Software Corporation.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1) Analysis of beams on Winkler medium.

2) Analysis of beams on elastic foundation.

3) Analysis of footings on elastic and elasto-plastic mediums.

4) Analysis of rafts on elastic and elasto-plastic mediums.

5) Analysis of piles on elastic and elasto-plastic mediums.

6) Seepage analysis of embankments / dams.

7) Stability analysis of slopes.

8) Analysis of piles using contact modeling.

9) Analysis of retaining structures using contact modeling.

10) Analysis of reinforced earth structures.

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CEG10 301: ELECTIVE IV

CEG10 301A FORENSIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING


Objective: To introduce the concepts of project reconnaissance, forensic geotechnical and foundation engineering.

MODULE I

Project reconnaissance and characterization of the distress, including document search such as plans, codes, and other technical specifications followed in the original design. Diagnostic tests – Analysis of field data – selection of laboratory tests based on actual field parameters to evaluate the behaviour of soil/ground.

MODULE II

Scope and extent of application of Forensic Engineering techniques in geotechnical and foundation failure investigations, settlement of structures, expansive soils, lateral movement, other geotechnical and foundation problems, groundwater and moisture problems.

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Back analysis: Selection of theoretical model - methods of analysis, Instrumentation and Monitoring Development of the most probable failure hypothesis - cross-check with original design.

MODULE IV

Performing reliability checks, Legal issues involving jurisprudence system, insurance, repairs, reducing potential liability, responsibility of geotechnical engineers and contractors.

References:

1. Robert W. Day, “Forensic Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering” Mc Graw Hill.

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2. Malcolm D. Bolton, “A Guide to Soil Mechanics “Universities Press.

3. Saxena, D.S., "Technical, Ethical, and Legal Issues with Forensic Geotechnical Engineering - A Case History", Proceedings, 13th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Kolkata, India, 11 December 2007.

4. Saxena, D.S., "Forensic Geotechnical Engineering Application to Coastal Structures in Florida", Proceedings, International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, 2007

5. Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, 6-7 December 2007.

6. Saxena, D.S., "Forensic (Geo-technical and Foundation) Engineering Case History", National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, 10 July 2005.

7. Saxena, D.S., "Forensic Engineering in Applied Civil Engineering and Geo- Domain", Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, New York, 13-17 April 2004.

8. Saxena, D.S., "Geo-Technical and Geo-Forensic Case Histories", Department of Geotechnical Engineering, IIT, Chennai, India, 11 March 2005.




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CEG10 301B SOIL EXPLORATION AND FIELD TESTING


Objective: To familiarize the students with principles of exploration, geophysical methods, modern methods of drilling, sampling, offshore investigation and instrumentation.

MODULE I

Principles of exploration - geophysical methods – electrical method, seismic method, and sounding methods. field tests - penetration tests, procedures and methods, data interpretation, field vane shear, In-situ shear and bore hole shear test, pressure meter test, utility, correction and data interpretation, plate load test–monotonic and cyclic; field permeability test.

MODULE II

Modern methods of boring and drilling, exploration techniques, non-displacement and displacement methods, drilling in difficult subsoil conditions, stabilization of boreholes, bore logs.

MODULE III

Soil Sampling - disturbed and undisturbed soil sampling, advanced sampling techniques, offshore sampling, types of samplers, design criteria for samplers, preservation and handling of samples.

MODULE IV

Investigation below sea/river bed – methods and equipments – interpretation of offshore exploration, Instrumentation in soil engineering - strain gauges - resistance and inductance type - load cells, earth pressure cells - settlement and heave gauges - piezometers and slope indicators - inclinometer, case studies, data and report preparation.

References:

1. Bowles, J.E., “Physical and Geotechnical Properties of Soils”, McGraw-Hill Book Company.

2. Bowles, J.E., “Foundation Analysis and Design”, McGraw-Hill New York, N.Y., USA.

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3. Dunnicliff, J. and Green, G.E., “Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., USA.

4. Gopal Ranjan and Rao, A.S.R., “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics”, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi.

5. Lunne, T., Robertson, P.K. and Powell, J.J.M., “Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice”, Blackie Academic & Professional, London.

6. Pansu M, Gautheyrou J., Loyer J. Y., “Soil Analysis” Taylor and Francis

7. Burt G. Look “Handbook of Geotechnical Investigation and Design Tables Taylor & Francis Group

8. Roy E. Hunt “Geotechnical Engineering Investigation handbook” CRC Press

9. Ulrich Smotczyk “Geotechnical Engineering Handbook Vol 1, 2 & 3 “Wiley Publications




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CEG10 301C MODELLING, SIMULATION & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS


Objective: To make the students understand systems and models, validation of simulation and probability distributions.

MODULE I

Systems and Models: Fundamentals of systemic approach, System modelling, Classification of models, Model structure, Linear, non-linear, time-invariant, time-variant models, State-space models, Distributed parameter models, System Synthesis, Direct and Inverse Problems, Role of optimization, Role of computers. Examples from Civil Engineering. Preliminary Data Processing; Regression Analysis: Linear and Multiple Regression Analysis, Analysis of Residues, Tests of goodness of fit.

MODULE II

Parsimony criterion Spatial Distribution: Polynomial surfaces, Krigging, Spline functions, Cluster Analysis, Numerical Production of Contour Maps Time Series Analysis: Auto-cross correlation analysis, Identification of trend, Spectral analysis, Identification of dominant cycles, Smoothening techniques. Filters, Forecasting Model Building: Choice of Model Structure: A priori considerations, Selection based upon preliminary data analysis, comparing model structures Model Calibration: Role of historical data. Direct and Indirect methods of solving Inverse problem.

MODULE III

Validation Simulation: Random variables: Basic concepts, Probability density and distribution functions, Expectation and standard deviation of discrete and continuous random variables and their functions, Covariance and correlation.

MODULE IV

Commonly used theoretical Probability distributions (uniform, normal, binomial, Poisson's and negative exponential), Fitting distributions to raw data, Kolmogrov-Smirnov's tests of the goodness of fit, central limit theorem, various algorithms for generation of Random numbers. Queueing theory: Elements, Deterministic queues, Applications Monte Carlo simulation: Basic concepts, Generation of synthetic observations. Statistical interpretation of the output, Evaluation of definite integrals, Role in Civil Engineering, Examples.

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Lab Work - Each student/a group of students shall conduct computer aided modelling and simulation studies on a civil engineering system of his/their interest.

References:

1. Desai, C.S. and Christian, J.T., “Numerical Methods on Geotechnical Engineering”, McGraw Hill, New York, N.Y., USA.

2. Hornbeck, R.W., “Numerical Methods”, Quantum Publishers, New York, N.Y., USA.

3. Christian P. R., George C., “Monte Carlo statistical methods” Springer, 2004.

4. Edgar H. C., David A. H. and Jerome V. S., “Probability Distributions” Addison-Wesley.




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CEG10 302: ELECTIVE V

CEG10 302A EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING


Objective: To enable the students understand the basics of earthquake seismology and related aspects, ground response analysis, liquefaction and seismic slope stability analysis.

MODULE I

Earthquake seismology - Causes of earthquake, Continual drift and plate tectonics, Earthquake fault sources, Seismic waves, Elastic rebound theory, Quantification of earthquake, Intensity and magnitudes, Earthquake source models.Earthquake ground motion - Seismograph, Characteristics of ground motion, Effect of local site conditions on ground motions, Design earthquake, Design spectra, Development of site specification and code based design.

MODULE II

Ground response analysis - One dimensional ground response analysis, Linear approaches, Equivalent linear approximation of non-linear approaches. Use of any software for analysis of structures under earthquake loading.

MODULE III

Liquefaction and lateral spreading - Liquefaction related phenomena, liquefaction susceptibility - historical, geological, compositional and state criteria. Evaluation of liquefaction by cyclic stress and cyclic strain approaches, lateral deformation and spreading, criteria for mapping liquefaction hazard zones. Seismic design of foundations - Seismic design requirements for foundation, Seismic bearing capacity, Seismic settlement, Design loads.

MODULE IV

Seismic slope stability analysis - Internal stability and weakening instability, seismic design of retaining walls - design consideration, dynamic response of retaining walls, seismic displacement of retaining walls.

References:

1. Steven. C. Kramer, “A text Book on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Prentice hall International series

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2. Das, B. M., “A text Book on principles of soil Dynamics”, Brooks, Code.

3. Prakash, S., “A text Book on soil Dynamics”, Tata McGraw Hill.

4. Kramer S.L., “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Prentice Hall, New Jersery.

5. Seco E Pinto ,“Seismic behaviour of ground and Geotechnical structures”, A.A.Balkener, Rotterdam

6. Naeim F., “The seismic design Handbook”, Kluwer Academic Publication, London, 2nd Edition.

7. Bolt B.A., “Earthquakes”, W.H.Freeman and Company, New York, 4th Edition

8. Lourie W., “Fundamentals of geophysics”, Cambridge university press, UK

9. Wang J.G.Z.Q. and Tim Law J.K., “Siting in Earthquake zones”, A.A.Balkener, Rotterdam

10. Ferrito J.M., “Seismic design criteria for soil liquefaction”, Tech. Report of Naval Facilities service center, Port Hueneme, California.




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CEG10 302B SHELL FOUNDATIONSCredits: 4


Objective: 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 the latest trends in this area.

MODULE I

Shells in Foundations: -Geometrical Aspects –shell as a structural form, structural efficiency of shells, Classification of shells, shells in structural foundations, Different types of shells used in foundations, Use of shell foundationsGeotechnical Design of Shell Foundations and Soil-Structure Interaction –Introduction, the two phases of foundation design, geotechnical design of shell foundations ,Geotechnical design of a hypar shell footing in clay and sand, soil structure interaction models, contact pressures under shell foundations.

MODULE II

Membrane Analysis of Foundation Shells-Introduction, General system of loads on foundations, Real and pseudo stress resultants, membrane stresses in foundation shells- hyperbolic paraboloid, Introduction to conical shells, Elliptic paraboloidal shell.Bending Analysis of Foundation Shells- Introduction, Approximate solution (Vreendenburgh’s analysis), Rigorous solutions, Numerical solutions, bending analysis of hyperbolic paraboloidal umbrella footing, Gioncu’s analysis, Experimental investigations, Finite element technique.

MODULE III

Ultimate Strength Analysis of Foundation Shells – Introduction, Ultimate strength of hyperbolic paraboloidal Individual footings, Failure hypothesis, Derivation of an expression for the ultimate strength of a square hypar footing based on ‘diagonal failure mechanism’, Limitations, Simplified expression for the internal work by the shell, Influence of contact pressure distribution on ultimate strength, Derivation of an expression for the ultimate strength of the hypar footing for “ridge failure”, Test results, Model Tests.

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structural efficiency of shells in foundations, comparative cost analysis of shell foundations.

Construction of Shell Foundations – Introduction, In-situ construction, Precast construction, Installation, Remote compaction of the core soil below the precast shell footings, Industrial production, Case histories, other uses of shells in substructureResearch on Shell Foundations – Latest trends in Shell Foundations, Model studies.

References:

1. Nainan P.Kurian., “Shell Foundations Geometry, Analysis and Construction”, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

2. Nainan P.Kurian., “Design of foundation systems: principles and practices.” Third edition, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

3. Varghese P.C., “Design of Reinforced Concrete Foundations” PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

4. Leonards G. A .,“ Foundation Engineering “ Mc Graw Hill , NY

5. Brahman S. P., “ Foundation Engineering” Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing House, New Delhi.

6. Tomlinson M.J., “Foundation Design and Construction” Prentice Hall.




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CEG10 302C REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

Credits: 4


Objective: To provide a comprehensive treatise on Remote Sensing and the Geographic Information System.

MODULE I

Remote sensing - Fundamentals: Definition - Scope - types and chronological development – ideal and real remote sensing system. Comparison of conventional survey, aerial remote sensing and satellite remote sensing - advantages and limitation of satellite remote sensing.

EMR and Remote Sensing: Energy sources - Electro Magnetic Radiation – Spectral regions - Energy Interaction in the atmosphere - atmospheric windows – Energy Interaction with earth surface features - spectral reflectance patterns for different region of EMR. Factors affecting remote sensing signatures. Platforms – data capture types and systems - data recording method.

MODULE II

Remote Sensors: Electro-optical sensor systems - LANSAT, SPOT, IRS and IKONS sensors - scanning and orbiting mechanisms - resolution: spatial, spectral, radiometric and temporal resolution of the satellites. Multi concepts in remote sensing Other resources satellite programs of the world - need for geostationary satellite programs - sensor characteristics - meteorological, ocean monitoring and telecommunication satellites.

MODULE III

GIS and spatial data: Definition - maps and spatial information - components of GIS - people and GIS, Geographic data presentation - maps – mapping process – coordinate systems – transformations – map projections – geo referencing - data acquisition, spatial and attributes data modeling and management - spatial entitiesGeographic Data Representation, Storage, Quality and Standards: Storage - Digital representation of data, Data structures and database management systems – Raster data representation – Vector data representation – Concepts and definitions of data quality – Components of data quality – Assessment of data quality

MODULE IV

GIS Data Processing, Analysis and Modeling: Raster based GIS data processing – Vector based GIS data processing – Queries – Spatial analysis – Descriptive statistics

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– Spatial autocorrelation – Quadrant counts and nearest neighbour analysis – Network analysis – Surface modeling – DTM.GIS Applications: (in one of the following areas using any GIS Software)

Applications of GIS in Environment monitoring, Land information, Geotechnical engineering

References:

1. Anji Reddy, M., Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, B.S.Publications, Hyderabad.

2. Lo, C.P. & Yeung A.K.W., Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.

3. Burrough, P.A., Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford Publication.

4. Clarke, K., Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems, Prentice Hall, New Jersy.

5. DeMers, M.N., Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

6. Geo Information Systems – Applications of GIS and Related Spatial Information Technologies, ASTER Publication Co., Chestern (England).

7. Jeffrey, S. & John E., Geographical Information System – An Introduction, Prentice-Hall.

8. Marble, D.F., Galkhs HW & Pequest, Basic Readings in Geographic Information Systems, Sped System Ltd., New York.




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CEG10 303 (P): INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Credits: 1

Hours per week -30 (during the period of training)

The students have to undergo an industrial training of minimum two weeks in an industry during the break after semester II and the training shall be completed within 15 calendar days from the start of semester III. The students shall submit a report of the training undergone and present the contents of the report before the evaluation committee for the End Semester Examination. Evaluation committee will award the marks for the End Semester Examination in industrial training based on training quality, contents of the report and presentation.

End semester examination: Marks 50

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CEG10 304(P): MASTER RESEARCH PROJECT PHASE 1

Credits: 6

Hours per week: 22

Objective: To improve the professional competency and research aptitude by touching the areas which are not covered by theory or laboratory classes. The project work aims to develop the work practice in students to apply theoretical and practical tools/techniques to solve real life problems related to industry and current research.

The project work can be a design project/experimental project and or computer simulation project on any of the topics in GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING or related topics. The project work is allotted individually on different topics. As far as possible the students shall be encouraged to do their project work in the parent institute itself. If found essential, they may be permitted to do their project outside the parent institute subject to the conditions in clause 10 of M.Tech regulations. Department will constitute an Evaluation Committee to review the project work. The student is required to undertake the Master Research Project (Phase 1) during the third semester and the same is continued in the 4th semester (Phase 2). Phase 1 consists of preliminary thesis work, two reviews of the work and the submission of preliminary report. First review assesses the topic, objectives, methodology and expected results. Second review evaluates the progress of the work, preliminary report and scope of the work which is to be completed in the 4th semester. The Evaluation committee consists of at least three faculty members of which internal guide and another expert in the specified area of the project shall be two essential members.

Internal Continuous Assessment:

Guide Evaluationcommittee

First review 50 50Second review 100 100

Total: 300 marks

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SEMESTER IV

CEG10 401 (P): MASTERS RESEARCH PROJECT PHASE 2

Credits: 12Hours per week: 30

Objective: To improve the professional competency and research aptitude by touching the areas which are not covered by theory or laboratory classes. The project work aims to develop the work practice in students to apply theoretical and practical tools/techniques to solve real life problems related to industry and current research.

Master Research Project Phase 2 is a continuation of project phase 1 started in the third semester. Towards the end of the semester there would be a pre submission presentation before the evaluation committee to assess the quality and quantum of the work done. This would be a pre qualifying exercise for the students for getting approval by the departmental committee for the submission of the thesis. At least one technical paper is to be prepared for possible publication in journal or conference. The technical paper is to be submitted along with the thesis. The final evaluation of the project will be external.

Internal Continuous Assessment:

Guide Evaluationcommittee

First review 50 50Second review 100 100

End Semester Examination:

Project Evaluation by external examiner: 150 marks

Viva Voce by external / internal examiner: 150 marks (75 each)

Total: 600 marks

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