Academic and Resource Planning Division

To: Dean, ARP Division Date:26.04.2017

Through: _____________________

Form for changing the description of a course

1. Name of Department and campus proposing the change: Civil Engineering, Hyderabad, Pilani, and Dubai

2. Details of the course for which change in description (s) is (are) being sought:

S.NO. Course No. Name of Course L P U

CE F313 Foundation Engineering 3 0 3

3. Existing course description(write topics only):

General requirement for satisfactory performance of shallow foundations, Bearing capacity, general, local and
punching shear failures, corrections for size, shape, depth, water table, compressibility, etc., methods based on
in situ tests, footings subjected to eccentric- inclined loads, footings on layered soils and slopes, contact
pressure distributions, proportioning of shallow foundations - isolated, combined, circular, annular, raft, etc.,
Deep foundations, piles, pile groups, under-reamed piles, pre-cast, driven cast in situ and bored piles, shaft and
base resistances, down drag, pile load tests, settlement of piles, pile group, various methods for laterally loaded
pile analysis, Pier and well foundations, Indian case histories, soil stabilization and ground improvement
techniques, methods for difficult or problematic ground conditions - soft soils, loose sands, seismic conditions,
expansive or collapsible soils, etc., preloading, vertical drains, stone columns, heavy tamping, grouting, etc.
repair and strengthening measures for foundations. Earth Pressure theories, Coulomb and Rankine approaches,
smooth and rough walls, inclined backfill, depth of tension crack, Retaining structures: gravity, cantilever,
counter fort, reinforced earth walls, etc., design and checks for stability, Stability of slopes, limit equilibrium
methods, methods of slices and simplified Bishop, factors of safety, machine foundations for different type of
machines, introduction to designing with geosynthetics, for various applications, introduction to geotechnical
earthquake engineering and liquefaction of soils, computer applications in foundation design.

4. Proposed course description:

Earth Pressure theories, Retaining structures, design and checks for stability, General requirement for
satisfactory performance of shallow foundations, general, local and punching shear failures, bearing capacity,
settlement, tilt and rotation of foundations, proportioning of Shallow Foundations, footings on layered soils and
slopes, Deep foundations, capacity of single and group Piles, laterally loaded pile, Stability of slopes,
Introduction to Ground Improvement Techniques and geosynthetics with applications, Introduction to machine
foundations for different type of machines, Introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering and
liquefaction of soils, computer applications in foundation design.

5. Justification for the change in course description:

Curriculum review experts and CCDCA observed that the existing course content is too large to be effectively
taught over 41-42 lectures, with adequate importance to the critical topics.
Elaborate description of each topic may be removed from Handout 1.
Earth Pressure Theories and Retaining Walls to be covered before shallow and deep foundations.
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6. Have the proposed changes been discussed in Departmental committee on academics (DCA ) and
the cross campus Departmental Committee on Academics (CCDCA)?
Yes. And Yes. Consensus reached.

Signature of Head of the department

[A signed hard copy of this form is to be submitted to campus Associate Dean, ARP for record. A
softcopy in MS word with file name as Department Name_Campus (eg. EEE_Pilani) to be sent
to arp@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in]