Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Engineering problems involving soil dynamics; Role of inertia; Theory of Vibrations: Single and two-degrees of 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; Machine Foundations: 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 soils: evaluation using simple methods and mitigation measures; Seismic slope stability analysis; Seismic bearing capacity and earth pressures; Codal provisions.