8CE4.2-ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING                                   L 3

Unit 1

Shallow foundation

: Methods of estimation of bearing capacity computation of bearing capacity

factors, Effect of eccentric and inclined loads effect of water table on bearing capacity,

Moyerhof’s analysis, Bearing capacity of stratified soils, Methods of estimation of settlement of

.

Unit 2

Limits of settlements for various structures, Indian Standard Code Provisions (IS: 1904, 6403,

8009). Determination of allowable bearing capacity as per IS code. Schemartman’s method, Dee

beer’s and Mortin method of finding out settlement from static cone penetration test. Methods of

finding out bearing capacity from plate load test, standard penetration test data.

Unit 3

Pile foundations

: types of pile and their use, modes of failure. Bearing capacity and settlement of

pile foundation. Types of piles, Allowable load, Pile load test, Dynamic and static formulae.

Bearing Capacity factors. Pile group bearing capacity and settlement. Negative skin friction.

Behavior of piles under lateral loading. Winkler’s assumption. Pile resistance and deflection

under lateral loads, elastic method, Brooms method.

Unit 4

Foundation on difficult Soils:

Collapsible soil; identification, Collapse settlement: foundation

design. Sanitary land fills settlement of sanitary land fill.

Expensive soils

: Behaviour of expansive soil, foundation practices, under-reamed piles. Methods

of finding out load carrying capacity of under reamed piles in clayey and sandy soil. Provision of

IS 2911 Part III-1980 for design of under-reamed pile foundations.

Unit 5

Raft foundation:

common types of raft, combined footing.  Bearing capacity of raft, differential

settlement of raft; semi empirical method of design of raft foundation.

Well foundations

: design and construction. Bearing capacity, settlement and lateral resistance.