Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering Notes Download

 Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering Syllabus Details



Topics Covered

  • Geo-technical Engineering : Soil exploration - planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests and inter-relationships; Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and Shearing resistance, Earth pressure theories and stress distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo-synthetics.
  • Foundation Engineering: Types of foundations & selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, design and testing of shallow & deep foundations; Slope stability analysis, Earthen embankments, Dams and
  •  Earth retaining structures: types, analysis and design, Principles of ground modifications.