JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To impart knowledge on construction of foundation under water and

also design retaining walls, sheet piling and tunneling methods.

Course Outcomes

The learner will be able to design different under water structures.

UNIT - I

Under Water construction - Site preparation, temporary roads, site drainage.

UNIT - II

Deep trench and deep basement excavations. Bulk excavation. Stability of slopes to open excavations.

UNIT - III

Support of excavation by timbering and sheet piling. Retaining walls and sheet pile design - requirements for shorting and underpinning.

UNIT - IV

Methods of shoring of Underpinning - Tunneling in touch, medium-tough and soft rocks.

UNIT - V

Tunneling by borls shield tunneling - Culverts and conduits - Design of piles, pile load tests. Foundation design for dynamic conditions.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Ben C. Gerwick Jr., Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, 2007.
• 2. Patrick Powers. J, Construction Dewatering: New Methods and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 1992. M. Tech – I year II Sem. (Construction Management)