Two Dimensional Flow in soils
1.1 Seepage and 2-D flow in isotropic and homogeneous soil.
1.2 Flow through layered and anisotropic soil.
1.3 Instability due to seepage/piping.
1.4 Problem and analysis of flow and hydraulic pressures for the earth and concrete dam.
1.5 Design of filter system for controlling seepage.


Slope Risk Engineering
2.1 Slope failure due to infiltration.
2.2 Slope protection.
2.3 Slope stabilisation methods to reduce the risks of damage and loss of life from slope failure (SDG 11)
2.4 Introduction to slope stability analysis using Plaxis/ GEO5/ SLOPE/W software (IR 4.0)



Analysis and Design of Retaining Structures
3.1 Types of retaining walls.
3.2 Sheet pile wall – cantilever and anchored sheet pile. Analysis of the pile performance using Plaxis/ GEO5 software (IR 4.0)
3.3 Braced excavation – determination of forces in struts.
3.4 Reinforced earth structures, analysis and design.


Ground Improvement Techniques
4.1 Objectives and principles of ground improvements.
4.2 Types of ground improvement for various types of soil.
4.3 Physical methods for ground improvement.
4.4 Chemical methods for ground improvement.
4.5 Hydraulic methods for ground improvement.

Q1 : How many chapters cover in this course?
A1 : There are FOUR (4) topics that will be discussed in this course.