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Contents Exam
Hours
Marks
Module 1
The need and importance of foundations, factors influencing the choice 14 25
of foundations, types of shallow and deep foundations, Loads on
foundations; geotechnical limit states for foundations and performance
requirements; foundation movements and its effects on structures,
differential settlement and angular distortion, allowable settlement;
variability and uncertainties of the ground and their influence on
foundation design and construction; Introduction to soil-foundation-
structure interaction, influence of relative stiffness of structure,
foundation and soil, contact pressure distribution below footings and
rafts, brief overview of subgrade models, modulus of subgrade reaction
for design of footings and rafts; bearing capacity - theories of Terzaghi,
Meyerhoff and Brinch Hansen

Module 2
Depth of foundation, bearing capacity footings and rafts, drained and 14 25
undrained analysis, layered soils, eccentric, inclined and lateral loads,
footings and rafts on intermediate geomaterials, footings on rocks;
Settlement of footings and rafts – settlements using elastic theories,
settlement of foundations on sand - Schmertmann’s and Hough’s
method, consolidation settlements of footings and rafts on clay; IS code
provisions.

Module 3
Classification of piles based on method of installation, effects of 14 25
installation, shaft resistance of driven and bored piles in coarse grained
and fine-grained soils, shaft resistance of bored piles in residual soils
and intermediate geomaterials, end bearing resistance of bored and
driven piles in coarse grained and fine-grained soils, residual soils and
IGM’s, capacity of piles socketted into rock, negative skin friction;
lateral capacity of piles – free and fixed head, short and long piles,
depth of fixity, Brom’s method for short piles, p-y curves for laterally
loaded piles, uplift capacity of piles; IS code provisions.
Module 4
Pile groups, settlement of pile groups; Common defects in bored piles, 14 25
Pile termination criteria, Pile integrity testing, pile load tests – static and
dynamic tests; Compensated foundations – concepts, design principles,
uplift, down-drag; Piled rafts – use of piles to control settlements of raft
foundations, design principles; Well foundations – types, various
components and their design, stability analysis, sinking; Foundations
for towers – stability against uplift, overturning, sliding.

Textbooks
1. Salgado, R., The Engineering of Foundations, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2011
2. Tomlinson, M.J., Foundation Design and Construction, Pearson Education, 2001
3. Tomlinson, M.J. and Woodward, J.C. Pile Design and Construction Practice, CRC
Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
4. Fleming, K., Weltman, A., Randolph, M., and Elson K. Piling Engineering, Taylor &
Francis, 2009

References
1. Bowles, J.E., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill, 1996
2. Coduto, D.P., Foundation Design Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, 2001
3. Nayak, N.V. Foundation Design Manual, Dhanpat Rai Publications, 2012.
4. Relevant IS Codes