Introduction to soil foundation interaction    problems, soil behaviour, foundation behaviour, interface behaviour, concept    of subgrade modulus, effects/parameters influencing subgrade modulus soil    foundation interaction analysis, Winkler, elastic continuum, two parameter    elastic model, Elastic Plastic behaviour, time dependent behaviour, elastic    analysis of single pile, theoretical solutions for settlement and load    distributions, analysis of pile group, interaction analysis, Load deflection    prediction for laterally loaded piles, other applications.
         
         
        Text/Reference Books:        
        
        - Selvadurai A. P. S. Elastic analysis of soil foundation    interaction, Elsevier Science.
 
        - Davis R. O. and Selvadurai A. P. S. Plasticity and Geomechanics, Cambridge    University Press.
 
        - Davis R. O. and Selvadurai A. P. S. Elasticity and Geomechanics, Cambridge    University Press.
 
        - Poulos H. G. and Davis E. H. Pile Foundation Analysis and Design,    Wiley
 
        - Bull J. W. Soil structure interaction: numerical analysis and modelling,    Spon. 
 
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