Catalog Description: Project course on design of foundations and other soil structures using geotechnical design methodologies
Pre-requisite(s):
EGN 3331
CWR 3201
Designation: One of the Six Required Capstone Design Courses for CE
Contribution of course to meeting the Professional Component:
| Math & Science Topic | 0.0 credit hours |
| Engineering Topics | 3.0 credit hours |
| General Education Topics | 0.0 credit hours |
| Class Schedule: | Laboratory Schedule: | ||
| Number of sessions per week | 1 | Number of sessions per week | 1 |
| Duration of each session | 2 hrs | Duration of each session | 2 hrs |
Course Objectives:
· Project course dealing with planning, analysis and design of fundamental
as well as advanced theory of geotechnical engineering and foundation.
· A comprehensive study of soil classification on site, laboratory testing
of soil parameters and foundation design of structures
Topics:
· Topographic Survey and Soil Sample Collections
· Sub soil exploration
· Experimental and theoretical measurements of soil parameters
· Prediction and field measurement methodologies
· Shear strength of soils
· Mohr- Coulomb failure criteria
· Test methods and experimental measurement of soil parameters
· Soil behaviors by Stress path methods
· Design of retaining structures
· Definition of active and passive earthquake pressures
· Derivation of active and passive earth quake pressures against retaining
structure
· Pressure diagrams of active and passive earthquakes against retaining
structures
· Design (types of structures) and stability (factor of safety) of any
retaining structure
· Dynamic lateral earth pressure and design equations
· Design of shallow and deep foundations
· Failure criteria of foundation soil
· Application of theoretical soil bearing capacity equations
· Design and analysis of shallow foundation based on Terzaghi's bearing
capacity equation and others
· Design of pile foundation based on soil bearing capacity parameters
· Slope stability analysis of earth embankments
· Factor of safety against shear failure parameters
· Application of infinite and finite slope stability equations based
on plane and circular failure surfaces and method of slices
· Computer solutions
· Engineering report preparation
· Contents of report
· Cost estimation of project
Textbook(s):
· Principles of Foundation Engineering, B.M. Das, PWS Publishers (2000).
· Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, B.M. Das, PWS Publishers (2002).
Reference(s):
N/A
Relationship of the
course to Program Outcomes:
· This course addresses the following program outcomes - 2, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9 and 10.
· More specifically, this course is used to APPLY concepts of economics,
collection of information, and teamwork and is used to ASSESS the topics of
data analysis, written and oral communications, comprehensive design project
work and real-world applications.