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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations online course is offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of education of the Indian government. The course discusses various foundation types, needed soil studies, soil characteristics, and rules of practice, and factors for seismic-resistant foundation design. The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations training will concentrate on strategies for designing foundations that do not fail during earthquakes. This includes shallow and deep foundations. The design of a shallow foundation for lateral loads will be a major focus. The Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations syllabus includes various types of deep and shallow foundations, the performance of foundations during earthquakes, Safe bearing capacity, Raft foundation, soil-pile analysis, Soil-Structure Interaction, etc.

The Highlights

Course provider Swayam
Offered by IIT Roorkee
2 credits
Undergraduate/Postgraduate-level study
100% free of cost
8 weeks duration
Government-approved certificate
Video lectures
Online learning

Programme Offerings

quizzes
tests
Reading Materials
video lectures
Self-assessment
Online discussion forums

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Roorkee

Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations Fees

Course	Amount in INR
Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations	Free
Certification exam fee (optional)	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Students will have to finish the course content, quizzes and pass a final examination to get the Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations certification from Swayam.

What you will learn

After completing the Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations online certification course, students will learn about the performance of foundations during earthquakes, various types of deep and shallow foundations, Raft foundation, Safe bearing capacity, Soil-Structure Interaction, soil-pile analysis, etc.

Who it is for

The course is designed for B Tech/BE (Civil Engineering) students as an elective in their final year. ME/MTech in Structural or Geotechnical Engineering.

Admission Details

To get admission in the Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations online course, follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1. Click on the link below to go to the official Swayam course website.

(https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ce73/preview)

Step 2. By clicking the Register button, you can begin the registration process.

Step 3. You may sign up using your Facebook, Google, or Microsoft account, or manually add your email and password.

Step 4. Locate and click the 'Join' button to get to the account information page.

Step 5. To begin the course, fill in the needed information.

The Syllabus

Introduction

General requirements
Types of shallow and deep foundations and their use
Performance of various types of foundations during past earthquakes.

Shallow Foundations

IS codes for bearing capacity and settlement of foundations
Foundation design
Modes of soil failure

Shallow Foundations

Safe bearing capacity
Differential & total settlements
Increase in permissible stress under earthquake loads
Methods of analysis
Experimental investigations
Combined footings for earthquake loads

Shallow Foundations

Raft foundation
Modulus of subgrade reaction
Winkler model
Beam on elastic foundation

Dynamic Bearing Capacity under Transient & Earthquake Type Loads

Types of dynamic loads
Footing requirements to account for settlements and earthquake-induced forces
Pseudo-Static analysis of footings with eccentric & inclined loads
Effect of horizontal load and moment
Dynamic Analysis of shallow foundations for various modes of vibrations

Pile Foundations

Types of piles based on usage, material, construction etc.
Pile load capacity in compression
Bearing capacity of piles
Group action of piles
Settlement of a pile group

Pile Foundations

Laterally loaded piles, elastic analysis
Reese and Matlock approach, fixity of pile heads, dimensionless factors
Pile with dynamic loads

Pile Foundations

Soil-pile analysis with spring-mass & FEM idealisation
Elements for slip and separation
Soil-pile interaction
IS code of practice for the design of pile foundations
Piles through liquefiable soils

Well Foundations & Caissons

Types
components
scour depth, depth & bearing capacity of wells, static forces considered instability of wells
Lateral stability of good foundations
Pseudo-static analysis with earthquake-induced loads
Lateral load resistance of good foundation
Terzahi's approach
IRC, IS and Indian Railway Codes, their limitations