This course has a systematic and concise treatment to geological and geotechnical aspects of deep excavations and deep foundations. Construction methodologies like top down and bottom up techniques, Drill and blast, cut and cover, box pushing, NATM and NMT for deep excavations and tunnels, Instrumentation monitoring of underground construction are explained with illustrations and case studies. Support systems like sheet piles, soldier piles, secant piles, contiguous piles and diaphragm walls for deep excavations are dealt in detail. The materials, equipment, workmanship, EHS, quality and design considerations for deep foundations such as the Piles, caissons, wells and coffer dam systems are elaborated. The usage of software tools like PLAXIS, Roc lab and WALLAP for modelling piles and excavation support systems are demonstrated.
Intended audience
Geotechnical Engineer, Tunnel Engineer, Deep Foundation Specialist, Civil Engineer with Tunnel Expertise, Site Engineer for Deep Excavations
Prerequisites
- Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, Soil mechanics, Foundation Engineering
Assessment & certification
- Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
- Assessment mode: Online
- Assessment type: MCQ
- Assessment provider: L&T EduTech
- Certificate provider: SWAYAM Plus and L&T EduTech
NCrF level: 6.5 (NCrF credit-eligible)
