Amravati University Engineering Syllabus

Can you please give here syllabus for M.E. Civil (Geotechnical Engineering (F.T.) program of Amravati University?

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As per your request here I am giving you syllabus for M.E. Civil (Geotechnical Engineering (F.T.) program of Amravati University.

Syllabus for M.E. Civil (Geotechnical Engineering (F.T.):

SEMESTER – I

1SFGE1 GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

Clay mineralogy - Atomic bonds, Clay minerals. Clay-water relations,
Electrical effects,cation exchange, Clay mineral identification.
Soil stabilization – Principle, Different methods of soil stabilization
Granular stabilization
Chemical stabilization - Principle, Different methods, Different
chemicals used, Engineering properties and behavior of chemically
stabilized soils.

Cement stabilization - Types, Mechanism, Properties, Factors
influencing, Applications, Laboratory testing for stabilized soil.
Lime stabilization - Soil-lime reaction, Types and properties,
Effectiveness of lime treatment,Mixture design Ash and slag
stabilization - Fly-ash stabilization.
Bituminous stabilization - Classification, mechanism, Laboratory
testing Thermal and electro kinetic stabilization – Thermal, Heating
and freezing, Electro-osmosis.

Construction methods for stabilized soils.
Deep Compaction of Granular soil – Introduction, Vibration methods
– Vibration methods – Vibro-flotation, Vibro compaction, Blasting,
Displacement methods. Stone-gravel and sand column, Design of
stone columns, Compaction piles, Dynamic consolidation, Preloading
method.

Stabilization of soft soil – Lime columns – Bearing capacity, Principle,
Bearing capacity of lime group, Total and differential settlement,
Application of lime column method, Quality control methods, Design
of lime column foundations.
Sand drains, Granular trench stabilization
Grouting – Grouting techniques – Permeation grouting, Hydro facture
grouting, Compaction grouting, Jet grouting, Types of grouts, Design
of soil grouting program, Grouting equipment, Quality control and
testing.

1SFGE2 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS

Concept of stress, strain, Principal stresses & strains, Invariant,
Octahedral Stresses & strains. Stress-strain relations, Special
Matrices, Plane stress, Plane strain problems, Mohr’s diagram.
Stresses & displacements in elastic soil mass – Line force,
Distributed line loads, concentrated force and distributed loads at
the surface of semi-infinite mass, Soil bodies exhibiting non
homogeneous attributes, Influence of anisotropy in soil bodies,
constitutive equations and models.

Soil strength – Yield criteria, Theories of failure, Effective stress
principle, Stress path in various drainage conditions. Limiting
equilibrium for analysis of slopes stability.

Earth pressure and retaining walls - Earth pressure theories,
Analytical and graphical methods for determination of earth pressure,
Proportioning of retaining walls, Stability analysis of retaining walls
– Stability against sliding, overturning, bearing capacity and settlement.
Braced cuts – Lateral earth pressure in cuts, Stability of braced
cuts Three dimensional consolidation – Equation, Solution of 3-D

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