Subject Code: CE3L005 Subject Name: Foundation Engineering L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit:  3
Pre-requisite(s): None
Introduction, examples of foundation problems, site characterization, soil exploration, site investigation methods, in-situ tests, Bearing capacity: general, local and punching shear failure, effect of size, shape, depth and water table, Settlement of foundations: elastic, consolidation and total settlement, Types of foundation: shallow and deep foundations, isolated, combined, mat etc., contact pressure distribution, basics of design of shallow foundation, deep foundation type, load transfer mechanism in piles, pile capacity, laterally loaded pile, test pile and pile load test, efficiency of pile group, settlement of pile, earth pressure theories: Rankine’s theory, Coulomb’s theory, Stability analysis of earth retaining structures - gravity, cantilever, counterfort, Slope stability: finite slopes and infinite slopes, Bishop’s simplified method, method of slices.
  Text/Reference Books:
  1. Bowles E.Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill Higher, USA.
  2. Das B.M.Principles of Foundation Engineering, Cengage Learning.
  3. Das B.M.Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Cengage Learning.
  4. Budhu M.Soil mechanics and foundations, Wiley Publishers, New Delhi.
  5. Murthy V.N.S.Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engg, UBSPD.
  6. Khan I.H.A text book of Geotechnical Engg, Prentice Hall India.
  7. Gopal Ranjan and Rao A.S.R. Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
  8. Bowles J.E. Foundation analysis and design, McGraw-Hill Publishers.