ETCE – 417 L T C

Paper : Advanced Geotechnical Engineering 3 1 4

INSTRUCTIONS TO PAPER SETTERS MAXIMUM MARKS : 75
1 Question No. 1 should be compulsory and cover the entire syllabus. This question should have
objective or short answer type questions. It should be of 25 marks.
2 Every unit should have two questions. However, student may be asked to attempt only 1 question
Should be of 12.5 marks.

Unit-I
Soil Dynamics Introduction: One Dimensional wave propagation, One Dimensional Wave in layered body,
impedance ratio, angle of refraction, critical angle of incidence, introduction of attenuation of stress waves,
Definitions of Material Damping & Radiation Damping in soil.
Measurements of Wave Propagation Velocity, Shear Modulus, Thickness of soil layers etc; Field Tests like Low
Strain Test, Seismic Reflection Test, Seismic Refraction Test for Horizontal Layering and inclined or irregular
layering, Suspension Logging Test, Steady States Vibration (Raleigh wave) Test, Seismic Cross Hole Test,
Seismic Down Hole Test, Seismic Cone Test, Details and interpretation of Standard Penetration Test & Cone
Penetration Tests. Laboratory Tests: Cyclic Triaxial Shear Test, Introduction of Centrifuge and Shaking Table
Test.
Liquefaction of soils : Flow Liquefaction and cyclic Mobility, Types of Liquefaction susceptibility Criteria,
Initiation of Liquefaction, Mechanism of liquefaction, Effects of Liquefaction like loss of strength & settlement,
loss of stiffness, lateral forces, piping, boiling, lateral spreading etc., Assessment of liquefaction by
laboratory and Field Tests in brief, Liquefaction as defined in IS 1893. Liquefaction Remediation like
Replacement/Dewatering, Densification, vertical drains, Grouting, Deep Mixing etc.
(No. of Hours: 10)
Unit-II
Machine Foundation: Types of Machine Foundations, General Requirements, Design Data, Dynamic Loads
induced in simple Crank Mechanism, Permissible Amplitudes and Bearing Pressure, General Theory of
Transmissibility of force for Vibrating machines in brief, Analysis & Design of Block Type Machine
Foundations : Brief review of Empirical Methods based on considering Soil as a Semi infinite Elastic Solid
and Soil as a spring, Barkans Method of Analysis for Block Foundations including Vertical sliding, rocking
and yawing of vibrations. Introduction of codes related with Machine Foundations.
(No. of Hours: 10)

Unit-III
Foundation on Expansive Soils: Identification of expensive soils by field inspection & Laboratory Tests,
general mechanism and characterization of swelling, Types of Damages in Building on expensive clay. Design
of foundation on expensive soils like under-reamed piles, Computation of collapse settlement, Retaining walls
in expansive soils, Treatment of cracked buildings.
Reinforced Soils & Geo-synthetics: Reinforced earth and its Mechanism, Reinforcement and its interaction
with soil. Applications, Reinforced Soil Structure with vertical faces, Analysis and Design of reinforced earth
wall, Reinforced Soil Embankments, Open Excavation using Soil Nails Stabilization of slopes using soil nails,
reinforcement of Soil, beneath Unpaved Roads & beneath foundations for bearing capacity improvements.
Use of Geo-membrane, Types of Geo-synthetics, Functions of Geo-synthetics, Properties of Geo-synthetics,
Functional Requirements, Designing with Geo-synthetics.
(No. of Hours: 10)
Unit-IV
Environmental Geo-technology: Contamination due to land fills, subsurface contamination due to lechate &
its effects. One dimensional analysis of contaminant transport, contaminated sites, Containment of solid
waste in landfills, Vertical barrier for containment. Geo-technical reuse of construction and industrial waste
materials.
Case study of Ash disposal from Thermal power plant, Ash pond and its design with/without geo-textiles,
Environmental impact & control.
(No. of Hours: 10)
Suggested Readings:
1. Kramer S.L-Geo-technical earthquake Engineering, Pearsons Education.
2. Swami Saran- Soil Dynamic & Machine Foundation, Golgotia.
3. V.N.S. Murthy -Advanced Foundation Engineering, CBS Publishers & Distributors.
4. C. Venkatramaiah-Geo-Technical Engineering, New Age International Publishers.
5. Gulati-Datta - Geo-Technical Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers.
6. Edited by Hsai-Yang-Fang-Foundation Engineering Handbook, CBS Publishers & Distributors.
7. Shamsher Prakash Puri & V.K., John-Willey & Sons-Foundation Engineering for
 Machines, Analysis and Design”,
8. S. Bhattacharya -Design of Foundation in Seismic Areas: Princples and Applications, Published
by National Information Centre of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
9. Srinivasulu P., Vaidyanathan C.V -Handbook of Machine Foundations, SERC, Madras,
Tata McGrow Hill.
10. IS 5249- 1969, Bureau of Indian Standard, Delhi.
11. IS 2974 Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Machine Foundations for
Reciprocating Engines.
12. IS 2974 Foundation for Impact-type Machines (e.g. forge hammers).
13. IS 2974 Foundation for rotary-type machines (reinforced concrete foundations for steam
turbo- generators).
14. IS 2974 Foundation for rotary type of machines of low frequency.
15. IS 2974 Foundation for impact-type machines other than hammers (forging and stamping press,
pig breakers, elevators and hoist towers).
16. IS 5249-1969 Method of test for determination of in situ dynamic properties of soil.
17. IS 1904-1966 Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings: Foundations
18. (Print Revision).
19. Anil K. Chopra -Dynamics of Structures “(Third Edition) Published by Pearson Education.