Short Course on Innovative Foundation Design Methods for Structures on Expansive Soils at IIT Gandhinagar

 Hello Civil Engineer : 

It is great opportunity to join IIT Gandhinagar campus for Short Course on “Innovative Foundation Design Methods for Structures on Expansive Soils” being organized by IIT Gandhinagar during 23rd -25th  January, 2025. 

Interested persons may register online through google form link.

Few details are given below. You may refer before apply.

Short Course on
Innovative Foundation Design Methods for Structures on Expansive Soils
To be conducted at IIT Gandhinagar during 23rd – 25th January, 2025

Course Objectives

Foundations on expansive soil sites are one of the most challenging problems facing builders, engineers, and building owners today. Many of the problems result from failure to identify expansive soils on the sites, inadequate design and construction, use of inappropriate foundation systems, and/or improper construction practices. Damage to structures and infrastructure due to heaving of expansive soils is a billion-dollar issue.

This short course is intended to provide geotechnical, structural, and construction engineers as well as engineering geologists with the innovative tools necessary to design and construct foundations on expansive soils. It will explain first how to identify expansive soils and their properties that must be considered when designing the foundations. Heaving and shrinkage of subsoils during the wetting and drying cycles could result in damage to foundations. Thus, the impact of wetting and drying cycles on expansive soils will be briefly discussed.

Heave prediction methods applied to the design of the foundations and pitfalls to be avoided in the design will be described. A computer program, SVHeave, will be utilized to assist in heave prediction. Design charts that were developed using a finite element program, APEX, will be introduced to assist in the foundation design process.

Participants

The course can be joined by Civil Engineering students, faculty and industry professionals.

Course Contents

Introduction
Nature of Expansive Soils

• Macroscale Aspects of Expansive Soils
• Identification of Expansive Soils
• Classification of Expansive Soils

Oedometer Testing

• Consolidation-Swell Test
• Constant Volume Test

Water Migration in Expansive Soils

• Depth and Degree of Wetting
• Vadose Zone Modelling

Heave Prediction Methods

• Nelson (2010) Method
• US Army (1983) Method
• Fredlund (1983) Method
• SVHeave Program and Examples

Shallow Foundations

• Spread Footing Foundations
• Design Examples

Deep Foundations

• Pier Foundations
• Design Chart
• Design Examples

Course Faculty

The course will be conducted by

• Prof. Geoff Chao, Asian Institute of  Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
• Prof. Ajanta Sachan, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Certificate

Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate.

Venue

The course will be conducted at IIT Gandhinagar premises at Palaj, Gandhinagar.

Registration

There is NO FEE for registration, but registration is mandatory. Food and accommodation expenses will be borne by the participants. A campus guide will be available to navigate you to various food places and other facilities inside the IITGN campus. Experience the Campus!

The participants are required to register for the course through the google form link.

https://forms.gle/FJVnf38VixTc6pRc6