Soil Mechanics & Foundations Courses and Certifications

NPTEL;  IIT Bombay

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

17 ratings

Advanced soil mechanics course covering consolidation, shear strength, slope stability, buried structures, and centrifuge modeling in geotechnical engineering.

• YouTube
• 2 days 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Advanced Foundation Engineering

4 ratings

The advanced theories and design of various foundation components will be discussed in a logical way. The earth pressure theories for designing the retaining walls will be discussed. The codal provisions of the design of various types of foundation will…

• YouTube
• 1 day 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

L&T EduTech Career Certificate

Piling Construction and practices

33 ratings at Coursera

Learn pile foundation design and construction: pile types and selection, precast driven, steel and CFA piles, pile groups, load testing, settlement prediction and quality control.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

L&T EduTech Career Certificate

Geotechnical Foundation Design

21 ratings at Coursera

Design shallow and pile foundations: interpret SPT, SCPT and Plate Load Test data, assess liquefaction, compute bearing capacity and settlement, and model in PLAXIS 2D.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

L&T EduTech

Precast & Advanced Pile Foundation

15 ratings at Coursera

Design and construct advanced pile foundations: precast driven piles, prefabricated piles in prebored holes, micropiles, steel and CFA piles, plus spun and helical piles.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech

Introduction of Pile Foundation

14 ratings at Coursera

Design and construct cast-in-situ piles: bored piles in soil and rock, driven cast-in-situ and under-reamed piles, with codal requirements, equipment, materials and case studies.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech

Site Investigation

10 ratings at Coursera

Select drilling and sampling methods, run field tests like SPT, SCPT and plate load, interpret soil investigation reports, assess liquefaction, and perform virtual soil lab tests.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech

Analysis of Shallow Foundation

Select and design shallow foundations: bearing capacity from field test data, settlement in cohesive and cohesionless soils, raft design, PLAXIS 2D analysis, and grade slabs.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech

Pile foundation

Design and construct pile foundations to code: bored cast in situ, precast driven and under-reamed piles, plus pile groups, settlement and load testing.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech

Grouping, Testing & Quality Control of Pile Foundations

Evaluate pile group settlement and capacity, conduct load tests on piles, apply QA/QC and EHS practices, prepare bills of quantities, and model foundations in PLAXIS 3D.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Engineering I

2 ratings

Every aspect of soil mechanics starting from origin of soil to stability of soil slopes will be covered with great detail under this course.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Soil Mechanics

1 rating

Soil mechanics is a professional basic course that uses mechanics and geotechnical testing techniques to study the engineering properties of soil.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Ground Improvement

Learn ground improvement for problematic soils through principles, design methods, and applications including densification, drainage, grouting, stabilization, anchors, and geosynthetics.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Soil Mechanics

Learn how soil behavior governs the safety and design of foundations, retaining walls, and slopes through core soil mechanics principles and analytical methods.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Foundation Engineering

Learn to design shallow and pile foundations, retaining structures, sheet piles, bracing systems, and underground conduits using soil testing and earth-pressure theories.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course