CEN 306

Foundation Engineering

Instructor
Dr. AKANKSHA TYAGI
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
AM-ASCE, LM-IGS, M-ISSMGE, M-DFI
Member, DFI-Soil Mixing Committee

Office -334 B, Civil Engineering Department

akanksha.tyagi@ce.iitr.ac.in
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Why Foundation engineering is important ?
Leaning Tower of Pisa

Problem of Differential Settlement !!

Pancone Clay, is a sensitive deposit

and consequently loses strength when
disturbed!

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa
After Burland et al. (1998)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s100640050025 After Burland et al. (1998)
Stablising the Leaning Tower of Pisa

After Burland et al. (1998)

 Taj
Mahal

Excerpts from Madhira and Sakleshpur (2019),

“..remains of some structures, believed to

be about the same age as the Taj Mahal, can
be found on the opposite side of the river
bank and feature a “well” type of
foundation..”

“…cylindrical caissons were sunk at close

intervals to serve as the foundations, and
that the terrace and the main structure rest
on a strong and stiff masonry raft, and bear
on stiff subgrade soils…”

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337544812_Immortal_and_Ethereal
_Beauty_in_Stone_-_The_Taj_Mahal
 Burj Khalifa- standing tall on Piled- Raft
Foundations
Burj Khalifa is a 163 story skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The total height of the
building is 829.8m, the tallest structure and building in the world since its topping out in late 2008.

• Tower is founded on a 3.7m

thick raft supported on 192
bored piles, 1.5m in dia, length
47.45 m below the base of the
raft
• Podium structures on a 0.65m
thick raft supported on 750
bored piles, 0.9 m in dia, length
30–35m below the base of the
raft.
• Tower raft consists of three
wings each is 50m long and
25m wide forming an area of
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Burj-Khalifa 3305m2
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328649931_Analysis_of_Piled_raft_of_Bu
rj_Khalifa_in_Dubai_by_the_program_ELPLA
 COASTAL ROAD MUMBAI

• https://themetrorailguy.com/bmc-mumbai-coastal-road-information-
route-status/
Course Content
Suggested Books

6. Craig’s Soil Mechanics by J. Knappet and R.F. Craig.

7. Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering By V N S Murthy
8. Foundation Analysis and Design by J.E. Bowles
9. Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineeing by J. Ameratunga, N.
Sivakugan & B. M. Das
List of Experiments

• Standard Penetration Test

• Dynamic Cone Penetration Test
• Plate Load Test
• Triaxial Tests (UU)
• Consolidation Tests
• Static Cone Penetration Test (demonstration)