DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, IIT DELHI

M.Tech. (Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering) CEG

New Structure

Total Credits = 48
1. Programme Core (PC) Lecture/Practical Credits (excluding project) = 18 (12L+6P)
2. Credits for the M.Tech. Project (excluding core/practical courses) = 18 (6+12)
3. Programme Elective (PE) Course Credits = 12 (4*3 = 12)

Semester-wise Structure

Summer
Ist Semester IInd Semester IIIrd Semester IVth Semester
Semester
(Sem.
(Sem. Credits) (Sem. Credits) (Sem. Credits) (Sem. Credits)
Credits)
CVL700 CVL702 CVD800 CVD801
CVL701 CVL703 PE-4
CVP700 CVP800
PE-1 PE-2
PE-3
Total = 12 Credits Total = 15 Credits Total = 9 Credits Total = 12 Credits

List of Program Core Courses (PC):

1. CVL700 - Engineering Behaviour of Soils

2. CVL701 - Site Investigation and Foundation Design
3. CVL702 - Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics
4. CVL703 - Geoenvironmental Engineering
5. CVP700 - Soil Engineering Lab
6. CVP800 - Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engg Lab
7. CVD800 - Major Project Part-1
8. CVD801 - Major Project Part-2

List of Program Electives (PE):

1. CVL704 - Finite Element Method in Geotechnical Engineering

2. CVL705 - Slopes and Retaining Structures
3. CVL706 - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnical Engg.
4. CVL707 - Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis
5. CVL708 - Geotechnology of Waste Disposal Facilities
6. CVL709 - Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
7. CVL800 - Emerging Topics in Geotechnical Engineering
8. CVL801 - Constitutive Modelling in Geotechnics
9. CVD700* - Minor Project
10. CVS800 - Independent Study
*CVD700 may be considered as core course in place of CVP800, for Part-Time Students

Major Changes: Based on the feedback and the requirement of the industry, the courses have been
modified/restructured to take into account the present need of the industry as well as recent developments.
Significant self-study component is introduced through restructuring.
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MINOR PROJECT TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title MINOR PROJECT
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 0-0-6

4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVD700
6. Status PROGRAMME ELECTIVE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NONE
(course no./title)

8. Supersedes any existing course NONE

9. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
10. FACULY WHO WILL SUPERVISE PROJECT STUDY
ALL GEOTECHNICAL SECTION FACULTY
11. Will the PROJECT SUPERVISION require MAY BE INVITED ON REQUEST BY
any visiting faculty? FACULTY SUPERVISOR/STUDENT
12. PROJECT objective (about 50 words):
(1) TO EXPLORE A PRESCRIBED PROBLEM BASED ON LABORATORY
AND/OR NUMERICAL MODELLING BASED APPROACHES
(2) TO EXPLORE DESIGN METHODOLOGIES IN THE AREA OF
GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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13. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 SPECIFIC TO THE PROBLEM TAKEN UP FOR THE STUDY OPEN

14. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Author name and initials, Title, Edition, Publisher, Year.
RELEVANT, CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ARTICLES, REPORTS AND BOOKS

15. Resources required for the STUDY (itemized & student access requirements, if any)
19.1 Software YES
19.2 Hardware YES
19.3 PRESENTATION aides YES
(videos, etc.)
19.4 Laboratory YES
19.5 Equipment YES
19.6 Classroom infrastructure NO
19.7 Site visits MAY BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE STUDY

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR OF
(< 45 characters)
SOILS
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL700
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre <20 %, CVL222
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting NO
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn (i) Engineering behaviour of soils under static conditions and (ii)
enable the students to use appropriate parameters
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Origin, nature and distribution of soils. Description of individual particle. Clay
mineralogy, clay-water-electrolytes. Soil fabric and structure. Effective stress
principle. Steady state flow in soils. Effect of flow on effective stress.
Determination of coefficient of permeability. Consolidation. one, two, three and
redial consolidation. Various consolidation tests and determination of
parameters. Stress-path. Traixial and direct shear tests. Shear behaviour of
soils under static and dynamic loads. Factors affecting shear beahviour.
Determination of parameters. Shear behavior of fine grained soils. Pore-
pressure parameters. UU, CU, CD tests. Total and effective stress-strength
parameters. Total and effective stress-paths. Water content contours. Factors
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affecting strength : stress history, rate of testing, structure and temperature.

Anisotropy of strength, thixotropy, creep. Determination of in-situ undrained
strength. Stress-strain characteristics of soils. Determination modulus values.
Critical state model, Engineering Behaviour of soils of India: Black cotton soils,
alluvial silts and sands, laterites, collapsible and sensitive soil.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 lOrigin, nature and distribution of soils. Description of individual 8
particle. Clay mineralogy, clay-water-electrolytes. Soil fabric and
structure.
2 Effective stress principle. Steady state flow in soils. Effect of flow on 4
effective stress. Determination of Coefficient of Permeability
3 Consolidation. one, two, three and redial consolidation. Variation of 6
effective stress during consolidation. Various consolidation tests and
determination of parameters.
4 Stress-path. Traixial and direct shear tests. Shear behaviour soils. 8
under static and dynamic conditions. Factors affecting shear
beahviour. Determination of parameters. Shear behavior of fine
grained soils. Pore-pressure parameters. UU, CU, CD tests. Total
and effective stress-strength parameters
5 Total and effective stress-paths. Water content contours. Factors 6
affecting strength : stress history, rate of testing, structure and
temperature. Anisotropy of strength, thixotropy, creep.
6 Determination of in-situ undrained strength. Stress-strain 6
characteristics of soils. Determination modulus values.
7 Critical state model, 6
8 Engineering Behaviour of soils of India: Black cotton soils, alluvial silts 3
and sands, laterites, collapsible and sensitive soil
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.
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1. Lambe and Whitman, Soil Mechanics, Wiley India Private Limited, 2008
2. Mitchell J K and Soga, Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour, Wiley India Private Limited, 2012
3. Freduland and Rahardjo, Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, Wiley, 1993
4. Holtz and Kovacs, An introudction to Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2010

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title SOIL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 0-0-6

4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVP700
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. M. Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To teach the engineering behavior of soil experimentally
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Laboratory Tests: Preparation of samples - Sand and Clay, Consolidation test,
Direct shear test, Vane shear test, Unconfined compression test,
Unconsolidated undrained triaxial test, Consolidated drained triaxial test,
Consolidated undrained triaxial test with pore water pressure measurement,
Free swell index test, Swelling pressure test.
Field Investigations and field tests: Drilling of bore hole, standard
penetration test. undisturbed and representative sampling. SCP Test,
Electrical resistivity, Plate load test, Pile load test.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L)

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 Introduction to soil testing equipments, Preparation of samples: Sand - 12
Loose, Dense; Clay - Thumb, Kneading, static compaction and
trimming of cake
2 Consolidation test 9
3 Direct shear test 6
4 Vane shear test 3
5 Unconfined compression test 3
6 Unconsolidated undrained triaxial test 6
7 Consolidated drained triaxial test 9
8 Consolidated undrained triaxial test with pore water pressure 12
measurement
9 Free swell index test, Swelling pressure test. 9
10 Field Investigations and field tests 15
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P) 84

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Head, K. H., Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Vol. I, II, and III, 3rd Edition, Whittles
Publishing, 2006.
2. Das, B. M., Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press,
2009.
3. Bowles, J., Engineering Properties of Soils and their Measurement, McGraw-Hill, 4th
Edition, 1992.
4. Lambe, T. W., Soil Testing for Engineers, Wiley, 1st Edition, 1951.
5. Relevant IS Codes
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19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Nil
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 20%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title SITE INVESTIGATION AND
(< 45 characters)
FOUNDATION DESIGN
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL701
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 20%,
CVL321, CVL431
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn how to plan a site investigation program to design of shallow
foundations, deep foundations and laterally loaded piles
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Site Investigation: Geophysical methods-Seismic, electical; Drilling methods;
Boring in soils and rocks. Field tests: In-situ tests, SPT, DCPT, SCPT, in-situ
vane shear test, pressure meter test, plate load test. Sampling techniques and
disturbances. Shallow Foundations: Design considerations, codal provisions.
Bearing capacity theories, Layered soils, Choice of shear strength parameters.
Bearing capacity from field tests.Total and differential settlements. Deep
foundations: Types of piles. Construction methods. Axial capacity of single
piles. Axial capacity of groups. Settlement of single piles and groups. Uplift
capacity (including under-reamed piles) . Negative skin friction. Pile load tests.
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Pile integrity tests. Codal provisions. Caissons.

Laterally Loaded Piles: Analysis and Design; Foundations in Difficult soil
conditions
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Planning of investigation programmes, Information required for 4
planning different stages of investigation. Geophysical methods:
electrical resistivity, and seismic refraction methods.
2 Methods of site investigation: Direct methods, semi-direct methods 4
and indirect methods, Drilling methods. Boring in soils and rocks,
methods of stabilizing the bore holes, measurement of water table,
field record.
3 Field tests: In-situ shear test, in-situ permeability test, SPT, DCPT, 6
SCPT, in-situ vane shear test, pressure meter test, plate load test.
Codal provisions. Sampling techniques, Sampling disturbances,
storage, labeling and transportation of samples, sampler design,
influence on properties. Report writing. Safety measures.
4 Shallow Foundations: Design considerations factors of safety 2
(including limit state), allowable settlements, location and depth of
foundations, codal provisions. Presumptive bearing capacity.
5 Bearing capacity theorie, Layered soils, Choice of shear strength 4
parameters . Bearing capacity from N-values, Static cone tests, Plate
load tests.
6 Shallow foundations: Total and differential settlement. Stress 3
distribution. Consolidation settlement in clays (with correction factors).
Immediate settlement. Settlement in sands from N-values, elastic
solutions. static cone tests , plate load tests.
7 Deep foundations: Types of piles. Construction methods. Axial 7
capacity of single piles dynamic formula , soil mechanics approach.
Skin friction and end bearing in sands and clay.Axial capacity of
groups. Settlement of single piles and groups.
8 Uplift capacity (including under-reamed piles) . Negative skin friction. 4
Pile load tests. Pile integrity tests . Codal provisions. Caissons.
9 Laterally Loaded Piles: Short and long piles; Free head and fixed head 6
piles; Lateral load capacity of single piles; Lateral deflection; Elastic
analysis; Group effect; Lateral load test; Code provisions.
10 Foundations in difficult soils: expansive soils, chemically aggressive 2
environment, soft soils, fills, regions of subsidence.
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
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7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Clayton R, Mathews, C. M. and Simons, N E, Site Investigation, Wiley Blacwell, 1995

2. Bowles J Foundation Analysis and Design, McGrawHill, 2008
3. Kurian, N. P. (1994), Design of Foundation Systems - Principles and Practices, 2nd
Edition, Narosa Publishing House, 1994.
4. Tomlinson M. and Woodward, J. Pile design and construction Practice, 5th Edition,
Taylors & Francis, 2008.
5. Coduto, D. P. Foundation Design, Prentice Hall, 2012

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component:Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND
(< 45 characters)
GEOSYNTHETICS
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL702
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 20%, CVL421
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn
(i) basic concepts and applications of ground improvement methods (ii) basic
concepts of using geosynthetics for ground improvement and containment
purpose.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Principles of compaction, Engineering behaviour of compacted clays. Shallow
stabilization with additives: lime, flyash and cement. Deep stabilization: stone
column, sand drains, prefabricated drains, lime column, soil-lime column,
vibro-floatation, dynamic compaction, electro-osmosis. Grouting : permeation,
compaction and jet; Dewatering systems. Geosynthetics: types and functions,
materials and manufacturing processes, testing and evaluation; Reinforced soil
structures: principles of soil reinforcement, application of geotextiles and
geogrids in roads, walls, and embankments. Application of geotextiles,
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geonets and geocomposites as drains and filters. Multiple functions: railways

and overlay design. Geosynthetics in environmental control: covers and liners
for landfills material aspects and stability considerations.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Principles of compaction, Engineering behaviour of compacted clays. 3
2 Shallow stabilization with additives: lime, flyash and cement. 3
3 Deep stabilization: stone column, sand drains, prefabricated drains, 5
lime column, soil-lime column, vibro-floatation, dynamic compaction,
4 Electro-osmosis. Grouting : permeation, compaction and jet; 3
Dewatering systems.
5 Geosynthetics: types and functions, materials and manufacturing 7
processes, testing and evaluation;
6 Reinforced soil structures: principles of soil reinforcement, application 7
of geotextiles and geogrids in roads, walls, and embankments.
7 Application of geotextiles, geonets and geocomposites as drains and 7
filters. Multiple functions: railways and overlay design.
8 Geosynthetics in environmental control: covers and liners for landfills 7
material aspects and stability considerations, covers for water tanks,
geotubes.
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Hausmann, M. R., Engineering Principles of Ground Modification, Mcgraw Hill, 2013.

2. Van Impe W.F., Soil improvement techniques and their evolution, Balkema, 1989.
3. Moseley, M.P. and Kirsch K., Ground Improvement, Taylor and Francis, 1993.
4. Koerner, R., Designing with Geosynthetics, 6th Ed. Prentice Hall, 2005.
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5. Colins J.F.P. Jones, Earth reinforcement and soil structures, Butterworths, 1996.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0

4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL703
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 20%, CVL424
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn concepts of geoenvironmental engineering, and planning and design
of waste in landfills, ash ponds and tailing ponds.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Subsurface Contamination and Contaminant Transport; Waste disposal on
Land and Contiament, Monitoring of subsurface contamination, Control and
Remediation. Engineering Properties of waste and geotechnical reuse, erosoin
contro, sustainability, energy geotechnics
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Introduction: Sources and effects of subsurface contamination; Waste 6
characteristics; Soil-water-waste interaction: Contaminant transport;
Laboratory and field evaluation of permeability
2 Waste Disposal Facilities: Types, Siting criteria, Waste containment 7
principles, Types of barrier materials.

3 Planning and design aspects relating to waste disposal in landfills, in 9

ash ponds and tailings ponds, and in rocks.
4 Environmental monitoring around landfills. Detection, control and 8
remediation of subsurface contamination.
5 Engineering Properties of Waste materials and their geotechnical 6
reuse: coal ash, mining waste, demolition waste
6 Erosion: causes and techniques for control 2
7 Sustainability 2
8 Energy geotechnics 2
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Qian, X., Koerner, R., and Gray, D.H., Geotechnical aspects of landfill design and
construction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
2. Daniel, D.E., Geotechnical practice for waste disposal, Chapman and Hall, 1993.
3. Sarsby, R., Environmental Geotechnics, Thomas Telford, 2000.
4. Bagchi, A., Design, construction and monitoring of landfills, Wiley Interscience, 1994.
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5. Datta, M., Waste disposal in Engineered landfills, Narosa Publishers, 1998.

6. Gulhati, S.K. and Datta M., Geotechnical Engineering, Mcgraw Hill, 2005.
7. Vick, S.G., Planning, analysis and design of tailings dams, John Wiley & Sons, 1970
8. Yong, R. N., Catheriene, M and Fukue, M,Geoenvironmental Sustainability, CRC Press,
2007.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN
(< 45 characters)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL704
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%, This
course will be offered
also for Geotechnical
and Geoenvironmental
Engineering students.
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Approval from course coordinator required for
(indicate program names) registration

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. K. S. Rao, Prof. M. Datta, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. T. Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
The students would learn
1. the formulation and steps in finite element methods, solution algorithms
2. the application of finite element method in geotechnical and rock
engineering
3. the application of commercial packages in finite element simulation
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Introduction. Steps in FEM. Variational Methods, Stress-deformation
analysis:One-,Twodimensional formulations; Three-dimensional formulations;
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Boundary conditions; Solution algorithms; Descretization; use of FEM2D

Program and Commercial packages. Analysis of foundations, dams,
underground structures and earth retaining structures. Analysis of flow
(seepage) through dams and foundations. Consolidation Analysis, Linear and
non-linear analysis. Insitu stresses. Sequence construction and excavation.
Joint/interface elements. Infinite elements. Dynamic analysis. Evaluation of
material parameters for linear and non-linear analysis, Recent developments.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Introduction. Steps in FEM, Variational methods; 4
2 Stress-deformation analysis:One-,Two-dimensional formulations; 5
Three-dimensional formulations;
3 Boundary conditions; Solution algorithms; Descretization; 5
4 Use of FEM2D Program and Commercial packages. 3
5 Analysis of foundations, dams, underground structures and earth 5
retaining structures.
6 Analysis of flow (seepage) through dams and foundations, 5
Consolidation analysis.
7 Linear and non-linear analysis. 3
8 Insitu stresses. Sequence construction and excavation. 3
9 Joint/interface elements. Infinite elements. 3
10 Dynamic analysis. 3
11 Evaluation of material parameters for linear and non-linear analysis, 2
12 Recent developments 1
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Daryl L. Logan, A First Course in the Finite Element Method, Cengage Learning, 2010.
2. Robert D. Cook and David S. Malkus. Concepts and Applications of Finite Element
Analysis, 4th Edition. Wiley and Sons.
3. Desai, C.S. and Kundu T. Introductory Finite Element Method. CRC Press, 2001.
4. K.J. Bathe. Finite Element Procedures. Prentice Hall, 1982.
5. Desai, C.S. and Abel, J.F. Introduction to Finite Element Method. Van Nostrand Reinhold,
New York, 1972.
6. Naylor, D.J. and Pande, G.N. Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering. Pineridge
Press, 1981.
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19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Up to 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Up to 15%
20.3 Project-type activity Up to 15%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Up to 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Self study up to 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title SLOPES AND RETAINING
(< 45 characters)
STRUCTURES
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL705
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 20%,
CVL321, CVL431
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn basic concepts of analysing stability of slopes; seepage; design of
different types of retaining retaining structures and tunneling methods.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Slope stability: infinite slopes; finite height slopes Swedish method, Bishops
simplified method and other limit equilibrium methods; Stability charts;
conditions of analysis steady state, end of construction and sudden draw
down; earthquake effects. Seepage: flownet in isotropic, anisotropic and
layered media; entrance-exit conditions; determination of phreatic line. Earth
Dams: Introduction, factors influencing design, design of components,
construction, instrumentation. Road and rail embankments. Reinforced slopes.
Soil nailing; Gabions. Earth Pressure: Types; Rankines theory and Coulombs
theory; Effects due to wall friction; Graphical methods; Earthquake effects.
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Rigid retaining structures: Types; stability analysis. Flexible retaining

structures: Types; material; cantilever sheet piles; anchored bulkheads
methods of analysis, moment reduction factors; anchorage. Reinforced soil
walls: Elements and stability. Soil arching. Braced excavation: Pressure
distribution in sands and clays; bottom heave. Underground structures in soils:
Pipes; tunnels. Tunneling techniques.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Slope stability: infinite slopes; finite height slopes Swedish method, 8
Bishops simplified method and other limit equilibrium methods;
Stability charts; conditions of analysis steady state, end of
construction and sudden draw down; earthquake effects.
2 Seepage: flownet in isotropic, anisotropic and layered media; 6
entrance-exit conditions; determination of phreatic line.
3 Earth Dams: Introduction, Factors influencing design, design of 4
components, construction, instrumentation.
4 Road and rail embankments. Reinforced Slopes. Soil nailing; Gabions. 4
5 Earth Pressure: Types; Rankines theory and Coulombs theory; 4
Effects due to wall friction; Graphical methods; Earthquake effects.
6 Rigid retaining structures: types; stability analysis. 2
7 Flexible retaining structures: types; material; cantilever sheet piles; 5
anchored bulkheadsmethods of analysis, moment reduction factors;
anchorage.
8 Reinforced soil walls: Elements; construction methods; external 3
stability; internal stability.
9 Soil arching. Braced excavation: Pressure distribution in sands and 3
clays; bottom heave; design.
10 Underground structures in soils: Pipes; tunnels. Tunneling techniques: 3
cut-and-cover and shield tunneling.
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Anderson M.G. and Richards K.S., Slope stability, Geotechnical Engineering and
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Geomorphology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1987.

2. Duncan M. and Wright, S.G., Soil Strength and Slope stability, John Wiley, 2005.
3. Sowers, G.F., Earth and Rockfill Dam Engineering, Asia Publishing House, 1962.
4. Das, B.M., Advanced Soil Mechanics, Taylor and Francis, 1997.
5. Kurian, N. P. (1994), Design of Foundation Systems - Principles and Practices, 2nd
Edition, Narosa Publishing House, 1994.
6. Tomlinson M. and Woodward, J. Pile design and construction Practice, 5th Edition,
Taylors & Francis, 2008.
7. Clayton, C. R. I., Milititsky, J. and Woods, R. I., Earth Pressure and Earth Retaining
Structures, Blackie Academic & Professional, 1993.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE
(< 45 characters)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL706
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre <20 %, CVL423
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting NO
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn (i) behaviour of soil under dynamics loads and (ii) design of
foundations and retaining structures under dynamic loads
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Engineering problems involving soil dynamics; Role of inertia; Theory
of Vibrations: Single and two-degree freedom systems, vibration measuring
instruments, Vibration absorption and isolation techniques. Wave propagation:
elastic continuum medium and semi-infinite elastic continuum medium.
Measurement of small strain and large strain dynamic soil properties: Field and
Laboratory tests. Selection of design values. Design criteria for machine
foundations, elastic homogeneous half space solutions, lumped parameter
solutions. Codal provisions; Design of Pile-supported machine
foundations.Strong Ground Motion: Measurement, characterization and
estimation; Amplification theory and ground response analysis. Liquefaction of
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soils: evaluation using simple methods and mitigation measures. Seismic

slope stability analysis, Seismic bearing capacity and earth pressures. Codal
provisions.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Engineering problems involving soil dynamics; Role of inertia; Theory 8
of Vibrations: Single and two-degree freedom systems, vibration
measuring instruments, Vibration absorption and isolation techniques.
2 Wave propagation: elastic continuum medium and semi-infinite elastic 4
continuum medium.
3 Measurement of small strain and large strain dynamic soil properties: 6
Field and Laboratory tests. Selection of design values.
4 Design criteria for machine foundations, elastic homogeneous half 8
space solutions, lumped parameter solutions. Codal provisions;
Design of Pile-supported machine foundations.
5 Causes of Earthquakes: Mechanism, Plate techtonic and elastic 7
rebound theories, Magnitude and Intensity. Strong Ground Motion:
Measurement, characterization and estimation; Amplification theory
and ground response analysis.
6 Liquefaction of soil: Definition, Assessment of liquefaction 5
susceptibility, Evaluation of liquefaction potential, Prinicples of
liquefaction remediation
7 Seismic slope stability analysis, Seismic bearing capacity and earth 4
pressures. Codal provisions.
8
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.
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1. Das, B.M. and Ramana, G. V. Principles of Soil Dynamics,2nd Edition, CENGAGE

Learning, USA, 2011.
2. Day, R. W. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook. McGraw-Hill, New York,
2002.
3. Kramer, S.L. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1996.
4. Prakash, S., Soil Dynamics, McGraw Hill, 1981.
5. Prakash, S. and Puri, V. K., Foundation for machines: Analysis and Design, John Wiley
& Sons, 1998.
6. Swami Saran. Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations. Galgotia Publishers, New Delhi,
2006.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
(< 45 characters)
ANALYSIS
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL707
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn concepts of soil-structure interaction and techniques for evaluation of
responses of various foundation types.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Basic Soil Models: Single parameter model - Winkler; Two parameter models -
Bilonenko-Borodick, Pasternak; Elastic Continuum - plane strain, plane stress,
Boussinesq's problem, line load strip load; Special models starting with elastic
continuum - Vlazov, Reissner; Three parameter model - Kerr model;
Evaluation of model parameters for different conditions. Beam on Winkler
foundation: solutions for infinite and semi-infinite beams; Finite beams: method
of initial parameters, method of superposition. Beams on Elastic continuum:
Use of finite difference method, rigid and flexible beams, lift-off, non-
homogeneous soil, non-linear soil, plastic yielding of soil. Raft of Mat
foundations: thin rectangular plates, approximate theory of plates, circular
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plates. Pile on Winkler foundation: Vertically loaded pile - rigid pile, evaluation
of spring stiffness, non-homogeneous soil, compressible pile; Laterally loaded
pile - rigid pile, Elastic pile, standard solutions for different end conditions; Pile
on elastic continuum - vertically loaded piles - rigid pile.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Basic Soil Models: Single parameter model - Winkler; Two parameter 4
models - Bilonenko-Borodick, Pasternak.
2 Elastic Continuum - plane strain, plane stress, Boussinesq's problem, 4
line load strip load.
3 Special models starting with elastic continuum - Vlazov, Reissner; 6
Three parameter model - Kerr model; Evaluation of model parameters
for different conditions. Beam on Winkler foundation: solutions for
infinite and semi-infinite beams.
4 Finite beams: method of initial parameters, method of superposition. 4
5 Beams on Elastic continuum: Use of finite difference method, rigid and 5
flexible beams, lift-off, non-homogeneous soil, non-linear soil, plastic
yielding of soil.
6 Raft of Mat foundations: thin rectangular plates, approximate theory of 5
plates, circular plates.
7 Pile on Winkler foundation: Vertically loaded pile - rigid pile, evaluation 5
of spring stiffness, non-homogeneous soil, compressible pile
8 Laterally loaded pile - rigid pile, Elastic pile, standard solutions for 5
different end conditions
9 Pile on elastic continuum - vertically loaded piles - rigid pile. 4
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Hetenyi, M., Beams on elastic foundation, Michigan press, 1979.

2. Selvadurai, A.P.S., Elastic analysis of soil foundation interaction, Elsevier, 1979.
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3. Tsudik, E., Analysis of structures on elastic foundation, J.Ross publishing, 2012.

4. Scott, R.F., Foundation Analysis, Prentice Hall, 1981.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title GEOTECHNOLOGY OF WASTE
(< 45 characters)
DISPOSAL FACILITIES
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL708
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 20%, CVL424
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To enable the students learn desing issues related to waste containment.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Integrated waste management, Detailed design MSW Landfills and HW
Landfills including individual componets, Closure of Old landfills, Expansion of
old landfills, Ashponds and Tailings Ponds, Seismic Stability; Disposal of
Nuclear Waste
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Integrated Solid waste management 2
2 Planning, Design, Construction of MSW Landfills inluding leachate 9
and gas management
3 Design and Construction of HW Landfills. 5
4 Closure of Old landfills 3
5 Expansion of Old landfills 3
6 Planning and Design of Ash Ponds and Tailings Ponds 9
7 Seismic Stabillity assesssment 5
8 Disposal of nuclear waste 4
9 Regulatory Frame work 2
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Qian, X., Koerner, R., and Gray, D.H., Geotechnical aspects of landfill design and
construction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
2. Daniel, D.E., Geotechnical practice for waste disposal, Chapman and Hall, 1993.
3. Sarsby, R., Environmental Geotechnics, Thomas Telford, 2000.
4. Bagchi, A., Design, construction and monitoring of landfills, Wiley Interscience, 1994.
5. Datta, M., Waste disposal in Engineered landfills, Narosa Publishers, 1998.
6. Gulhati, S.K. and Datta M., Geotechnical Engineering, Mcgraw Hill, 2005.
7. Vick, S.G., Planning, analysis and design of tailings dams, John Wiley & Sons, 1970
8. Yong, R. N., Catheriene, M and Fukue, M,Geoenvironmental Sustainability, CRC Press,
2007.
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19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title OFFSHORE GEOTECHNICAL
(< 45 characters)
ENGINEERING
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL709
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To enable the students to learn basics of marine soil behaviour, design of
offshore foundations, seabed anchors, and submarine pipelines.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Submarine soils: Origin, nature and distribution. Terrigenic and pelagic
soils. Submarine soils of India. Engineering behaviour of submarine
soils: under-consolidated soils, calcareous soils, cemented soils, corals;
Offshore site investigations: sampling and sampling disturbance, insitu
testing, wireline technology. Offshore pile foundations for jacket type
structures. Foundations of gravity structures; Foundations for jackup
rigs. Anchors and breakout forces; anchor systems for floating
structures. Stability of submarine slopes. Installation and stability of
submarine pipelines.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Submarine soils: Origin, nature and distribution. Terrigenic and pelagic 4
soils. Submarine soils of India.
2 Engineering behaviour of submarine soils: under-consolidated soils, 4
calcareous soils, cemented soils, corals.
3 Offshore site investigations: sampling and sampling disturbance, insitu 8
testing, wireline technology.
4 Offshore pile foundations for jacket type structures. 6
5 Foundations of gravity structures; Foundations for jackup rigs. 6
6 Anchors and breakout forces; anchor systems for floating structures. 6
7 Stability of submarine slopes. 4
8 Installation and stability of submarine pipelines. 4
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. E.T. Richard Dean. Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, ICE, UK, London, 2009.
2. Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec. Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, CRC Press,
2011.
3. H. G. Poulos. Marine Geotechnics, Unwin Hyman, 1988.
4. Susan Gourvenec and Mark Cassidy. Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics,Taylor & Francis,
2005.
5. William O. McCarron. Deepwater Foundations and Pipeline Geomechanics, J. Ross
Publishing, 2011.
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19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title EMERGING TOPICS IN
(< 45 characters)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL800
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To enable the students to learn emerging topics related to geotechnical and
geoenvironmental engineering
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
A course which will vary from year to year to study new and exicting
developments in the broad spectrum of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering. The course will also focus on new
offshoots of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 A course which will vary from year to year to study new and exicting 42
developments in the broad spectrum of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering. The course will also focus on new
offshoots of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Relevant text books, reference books and journals articles would be used and provided.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
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19.2 Hardware Available

19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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MAJOR PROJECT TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title MAJOR PROJECT I
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 0-0-12

4. Credits 6
5. Course number CVD800
6. Status PROGRAMME CORE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites EARNED ROGRAMME CORE CREDITS AND

(course no./title) MINIMUM OF 24 CREDITS BY THE END OF
FIRST YEAR

8. Supersedes any existing course CED 811

9. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
10. FACULY WHO WILL SUPERVISE PROJECT STUDY
ALL GEOTECHNICAL SECTION FACULTY
11. Will the PROJECT SUPERVISION require MAY BE INVITED ON REQUEST BY
any visiting faculty? FACULTY SUPERVISOR/STUDENT
12. PROJECT objective (about 50 words):
(1) TO INITIATE STUDENTS INTO RESEARCH ON WELL DEFINED OR
OPEN ENDED PROBLEMS
(2) TO FOSTER/PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF IDENTIFIED PROBLEM
DOMAINS BASED ON LABORATORY AND/OR NUMERICAL MODELLING
BASED APPROACHES
(3) TO DEVELOP THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS OF SPECIFIC
CONTEXTUAL PHYSICAL PROCESSES
(4) TO DEVELOP IMPROVED DESIGN METHODOLOGIES IN THE AREA
OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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13. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 SPECIFIC TO THE PROBLEM TAKEN UP FOR THE STUDY OPEN

14. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Author name and initials, Title, Edition, Publisher, Year.
RELEVANT, CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ARTICLES, REPORTS AND BOOKS

15. Resources required for the STUDY (itemized & student access requirements, if any)
19.1 Software YES
19.2 Hardware YES
19.3 PRESENTATION aides YES
(videos, etc.)
19.4 Laboratory YES
19.5 Equipment YES
19.6 Classroom infrastructure NO
19.7 Site visits MAY BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE STUDY

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title GEOENVIRONMENTAL AND
(< 45 characters)
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB
3. L-T-P structure 0-0-6
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVP800
6. Status PC
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites CVP700 - Soil Engineeering Laboratory

(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. M. Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
Project based laboratory for evaluation of engineering properties of waste
materials and geosynthetics and for design of embankments and foundations.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Engineering properties and compaction characteristics of waste - coal ash ,
mine tailings. Permeability of clays and bentonite amended soils.
Physical, Mechanical and Hydraulic Testing of Geosynthetics
Landfill liner and cover: Evaluation of shear strength parameters of various
Interfaces and design.
Project based laboratory for evaluation of engineering properties of soils for
design of embankments.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L)

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 Engineering properties and compaction characteristics of waste 27
materials - coal ash, mine tailings.
2 Physical, Mechanical and Hydraulic Testing of Geosynthetics 27
3 Landfill liner and cover: Evaluation of shear strength parameters of 15
various Interfaces and design
4 Project based laboratory for evaluation of engineering properties of 15
soils for design of embankments.
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P) 84

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Koerner, R. M., Designing with Geosynthetics, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
2. Rao, G. V. and Pothal, G. K., Geosynthetics Testing - A Laboratory Manual, Sai Master
Geoenvironmental Service Pvt. Ltd. (SAGES), 2008.
3. Head, K. H., Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Vol. I, II, and III, 3rd Edition, Whittles
Publishing, 2006.
4. Das, B. M., Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press,
2009.
5. Bowles, J., Engineering Properties of Soils and their Measurement, McGraw-Hill, 4th
Edition, 1992.
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6. Relevant ASTM Codes

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits No

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 10%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 30 %
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 40 %
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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INDEPENDENT STUDY TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title INDEPENDENT STUDY
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 0-3-0

4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVS800
6. Status PROGRAMME ELECTIVE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NONE
(course no./title)

8. Supersedes any existing course NONE

9. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
10. FACULY WHO WILL SUPERVISE PROJECT STUDY
ALL GEOTECHNICAL SECTION FACULTY
11. Will the PROJECT SUPERVISION require MAY BE INVITED ON REQUEST BY
any visiting faculty? FACULTY SUPERVISOR/STUDENT
12. PROJECT objective (about 50 words):
TO STUDY AN INDENTIFIED RESEARCH AREA AND PREPARE A
REPORT ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART
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13. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 SPECIFIC TO THE PROBLEM TAKEN UP FOR THE STUDY OPEN

14. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Author name and initials, Title, Edition, Publisher, Year.
RELEVANT, CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ARTICLES, REPORTS AND BOOKS

15. Resources required for the STUDY (itemized & student access requirements, if any)
19.1 Software YES
19.2 Hardware YES
19.3 PRESENTATION aides YES
(videos, etc.)
19.4 Laboratory YES
19.5 Equipment YES
19.6 Classroom infrastructure NO
19.7 Site visits MAY BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE STUDY

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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MAJOR PROJECT TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title MAJOR PROJECT II
(< 45 characters)

3. L-T-P structure 0-0-24

4. Credits 12
5. Course number CVD801
6. Status PROGRAMME CORE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites STUDENT SHOULD HAVE CLEARED MAJOR

(course no./title) PROJECT PART I

8. Supersedes any existing course CED 812

9. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
10. FACULY WHO WILL SUPERVISE PROJECT STUDY
ALL GEOTECHNICAL SECTION FACULTY
11. Will the PROJECT SUPERVISION require MAY BE INVITED ON REQUEST BY
any visiting faculty? FACULTY SUPERVISOR/STUDENT
12. PROJECT objective (about 50 words):
(1) TO INITIATE STUDENTS INTO RESEARCH ON WELL DEFINED OR
OPEN ENDED PROBLEMS
(2) TO FOSTER/PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF IDENTIFIED PROBLEM
DOMAINS BASED ON LABORATORY AND/OR NUMERICAL MODELLING
BASED APPROACHES
(3) TO DEVELOP THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS OF SPECIFIC
CONTEXTUAL PHYSICAL PROCESSES
(4) TO DEVELOP IMPROVED DESIGN METHODOLOGIES IN THE AREA
OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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13. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1 SPECIFIC TO THE PROBLEM TAKEN UP FOR THE STUDY OPEN

14. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Author name and initials, Title, Edition, Publisher, Year.
RELEVANT, CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ARTICLES, REPORTS AND BOOKS

15. Resources required for the STUDY (itemized & student access requirements, if any)
19.1 Software YES
19.2 Hardware YES
19.3 PRESENTATION aides YES
(videos, etc.)
19.4 Laboratory YES
19.5 Equipment YES
19.6 Classroom infrastructure NO
19.7 Site visits MAY BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE STUDY

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)

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COURSE TEMPLATE

1. Department/Centre CIVIL ENGINEERING

proposing the course
2. Course Title CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING IN
(< 45 characters)
GEOTECHNICS
3. L-T-P structure 3-0-0
4. Credits 3
5. Course number CVL801
6. Status PE
(category for program)

7. Pre-requisites NIL
(course no./title)

8. Status vis--vis other courses (give course number/title)

8.1 Overlap with any UG/PG course of the Dept./Centre Less than 10%
8.2 Overlap with any UG/PG course of other Dept./Centre NIL
8.3 Supercedes any existing course NIL
9. Not allowed for Students of other programs need approval of
(indicate program names) CourseInstructor

10. Frequency of offering Every sem 1st sem 2nd sem Either sem
11. Faculty who will teach the course
Prof. Manoj Datta, Prof. K.S. Rao, Prof. G.V. Ramana, Prof. J. T. Shahu,
Dr. R. Ayothiraman, Dr. B. Manna, Dr. Tanusree Chakraborty
12. Will the course require any visiting No
faculty?
13. Course objective (about 50 words):
To learn constitutive modelling as applied to geotechnical materials and its
application in solving geotechnical engineering problems.
14. Course contents (about 100 words) (Include laboratory/design activities):
Introduction: fundamental relations, models and soil mechanics. Elasticity:
Isotropic, anisotropic, soil elasticity. Plasticity and yielding: yielding of clays,
yielding of sands, slip line fields, introduction to upper and lower bounds,
selected boundary value problems. Elastic-plastic model for soils: elastic
volumetric strains, plastic volumetric strains, plastic hardening, plastic shear
strains, plastic potentials, flow rule. Cam clay model: critical state line, shear
strength, stress-dilatancy, index properties, prediction of conventional soil
tests. Applications.
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15. Lecture Outline (with topics and number of lectures)

Module Topic No. of
no. hours
1 Introduction: fundamental relations, models and soil mechanics. 6
2 Elasticity: Isotropic, anisotropic, soil elasticity. 8
3 Plasticity and yielding: yielding of clays, yielding of sands, slip line 7
fields, introduction to upper and lower bounds, selected boundary
value problems.
4 Elastic-plastic model for soils: elastic volumetric strains, plastic 7
volumetric strains, plastic hardening, plastic shear strains, plastic
potentials, flow rule.
5 Cam clay model: critical state line, shear strength, stress-dilatancy, 9
index properties, prediction of conventional soil tests.
6 Applications. 5
7
8
9
10
11
12
COURSE TOTAL (14 times L) 42

16. Brief description of tutorial activities

NIL

17. Brief description of laboratory activities

Module Experiment description No. of
no. hours
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
COURSE TOTAL (14 times P)

18. Suggested texts and reference materials

STYLE: Sonntag, R. E., Borgnakke, C., and Van Wylen, G. J., Fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, 5th Ed., John Wiley, 2000.

1. Soil Behaviour and critical state soil mechanics by D.M. Wood

2. The mechanics of soils - An introduction to critical state soil mechanics by Atkinson and
Bransby
3. Foundations of theoretical soil Mechanics by M.E. Harr
4. Desai, C.S. and Siriwardane, H.J., Constitutive laws for engineering materials with
emphasis on geologic materials, Prentice Hall, 1984.
5. Chan, W.K. and Saleeb, A.F., Constitutive equations for engineering materials, Volume
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1: Elasticity and modelling, Elsevier, 1994.

6. Chan, W.K. and Saleeb, A.F., Constitutive equations for engineering materials, Volume
2: Plasticity and modelling, Elsevier, 1994.

19. Resources required for the course (itemized & student access requirements,
if any)
19.1 Software Available
19.2 Hardware Available
19.3 Teaching aides (videos, etc.) Black board, OHP, PPT, Videos and site visits
19.4 Laboratory NA
19.5 Equipment NA
19.6 Classroom infrastructure Black board and PPT Projector required
19.7 Site visits YES

20. Design content of the course (Percent of student time with examples, if
possible)
20.1 Design-type problems Upto 20%
20.2 Open-ended problems Upto 20%
20.3 Project-type activity Upto 10%
20.4 Open-ended laboratory work Upto 10%
20.5 Others (please specify) Selfstudy component: Upto 20%

Date: (Signature of the Head of the Department)