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SF9323 GROUND IMPROVEMENT SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY ME SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 2nd SEMESTER SYLLABUS REGULATION 2009 2011 2012-2013

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SF9323 GROUND IMPROVEMENT SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY ME SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 2nd SEMESTER SYLLABUS REGULATION 2009 2011 2012-2013 BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY SECOND SEMESTER M.E SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS, TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS,EXAM PORTIONS,QUESTION BANK,PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS,MODEL QUESTION PAPERS, CLASS NOTES, IMPORTANT 2 MARKS, 8 MARKS, 16 MARKS TOPICS. IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011 2012-2013 (ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI,TRICHY,MADURAI,TIRUNELVELI,COIMBATORE), 2009 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2010

SF9323 GROUND IMPROVEMENT L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I DEWATERING 10
Introduction - Scope and necessity of ground improvement in Geotechnical
engineering basic concepts and philosophy. Drainage - Ground Water lowering by
well points, deep wells, vacuum and electro-osmotic methods. Stabilization by
thermal and freezing techniques.
UNIT II COMPACTION AND SAND DRAINS 8
Insitu compaction of granular and cohesive soils, Shallow and Deep compaction
methods - sand piles – concept, design, factors influencing compaction. Blasting
and dynamic consolidation – Preloading with sand drains, fabric drains, wick drains
etc. – Theories of sand drain – design and relative merits of above methods.
UNIT III STONE COLUMN, LIME PILES AND SOIL NAILING 9
Stone column, lime piles – Functions – Methods of installation – design, estimation of
load carrying capacity and settlement. Root piles and soil nailing - methods of
installation – Design and Applications – case studies.
UNIT IV EARTH REINFORCEMENT 8
Earth reinforcement – Principles and basic mechanism of reinforced earth, simple
design, Synthetic and natural fibre based Geotextiles and their applications.
Filtration, drainage, separation, erosion control – case studies.
UNIT V GROUTING 10
Grouting – Types of grout – Suspension and solution grouts – Basic requirements of
grout. Grouting equipment – injection methods - jet grouting – grout monitoring –
Electro – chemical stabilization – Stabilization with cement, lime etc. – Stabilization of
expansive clays.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES: 1. Koerner, R.M., Designing with Geosynthetics, Third Edition, Prentice Hall,
1997.
2. Jewell, R.A., Soil Reinforcement with Geotextiles, CIRIA, London, 1996.
3. Jones, J.E.P., Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structure, Butterworths, 1985.
4. Ramanatha Ayyar, T.S., Ramachandran Nair, C.L. and Balakrishnan Nair, N.,
Comprehensive Reference book on Coir Geotextiles, Centre for development
of Coir Technology, 2002.
5. Rowe, R.K., Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001
6. Moseley, M.D., Ground Treatment, Blackie Academic and Professional, 1998.
7. Das, B.M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Fourth Edition, PWS
Publishing, 1999.
8. Koerner, R.M. and Welsh, J.P., Construction and Geotechnical Engineering
using Synthetic Fabrics, John Wiley, 1990.
9. Hehn, R.W., Practical Guide to Grouting of Underground Structures, ASCE,
1996.
10. Shroff, A.V., Grouting Technology in Tunneling and Dam, Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co. Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 1999.
11. Lee. C.F., Lau, L.K.., Ng., C.W.W., Kwong A.K., Pang., P.L.R., Yin, J.K., and
Yue, Z.Q., Soft soil engineering, Proceedings, Third international conference
on soft soil engineering, A.A. Balkema Publishers, 2001.

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