Refresher Course on BRIDGE FOUNDATION DESIGN

PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD House, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110016
Starting From 06 January 2018
Venue: Shriram Hall (1st Floor)
Time : 09:00 AM to 01:15 PM; Tea Break (11:00 am to 11:15 am)
Duration : Total Lecture Hours : 24 (12 lectures of 2 Hours each)
Course Coordinator Mr. Alok Bhowmick, Honorary Secretary, IAStructE

Lecture No. TOPICS FACULTY DATE & TIME

1. Introduction A broad overview of various types of
Lecture 1 foundations applicable for bridges and flyovers Mr Alok Bhowmick, MD, B&S 6th January 2018
(Introduction) 2. Applicable Indian Codes of Practices for design of Engg. Consultants 09 AM to 11:00 AM
Foundation
Lecture 2 3. Geotechnical Aspects, Calculation of Settlement and Safe
Mr Ravi Sundaram, Director, 6th January 2018
(Geotechnical Issues-1) Bearing Capacity for Open Foundation, Pile Foundation and
Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt Ltd 11:15 AM to 01:15 PM
Well Foundation with worked examples
4. Liquefaction Analysis of Foundation concept with a worked
Lecture 3
example Dr. Ramanathan Ayothiraman, 13th January 2018
(Geotechnical Issues-2)
5. Calculation for Dynamic Increment of Earth Pressure Professor, IIT Delhi 09 AM to 11:00 AM
concept with worked example
Prof. S. K. Mazumder, Retd.
Professor, Delhi College of
Lecture 4 6. Hydrology & Hydraulics Engineering, Scour Calculations for Engineering & 13th January 2018
(Hydrology & Hydraulics) Bridges & Culverts with worked example Mr Harpreet Singh, Sr. Project 11:15 AM to 01:15 PM
Manager, B&S Engg.
Consultants
7. Loads & Load Combinations as applicable for Foundation
Lecture 5
Design (For Highway / Railway Bridges) Mr Vinay Gupta, Director &
(Action & Action 20th January 2018
- All Loads CEO, Tandon Consultants Pvt
Combinations) 09 AM to 11:00 AM
- Load Combinations as per IRC / IRS Code Ltd
- Worked Example for load computations
8. Design of Retaining Walls (With worked Examples) :
Lecture 6
PCC / RCC retaining walls (Cantilever as well as counterfort Mr Harpreet Singh, Sr. Project 20th January 2018
(Retaining Wall Design) Manager, B&S Engg.
type) 11:15 AM to 01:15 PM
Stone Masonry Walls for Hilly regions Consultants
9. Design of Open Foundation (With worked Examples) :
Lecture 7 Bridge Piers and Mr Shailesh Rastogi, Regional
27th January 2018
(Open Foundation Design) Bridge Abutments : Director, (Highway &
09 AM to 11:00 AM
Arch Bridge Foundations Structures)AECOM
Case studies
10. Design of Well Foundation, including well caps (With
worked Examples) for :
Lecture 8 Bridge Piers and Dr Bhupinder Singh, Associate 27th January 2018
(Well Foundation Design) Bridge Abutments : Professor, IIT Roorkee 11:15 AM to 01:15 PM
Case studies (To include Tilt & Shift Calculations based on
actual site informations)
11. Design of Pile Foundation, including Pile caps (With
worked Examples) for :
Lecture 9 Bridge Piers and Mr Aditya Sharma, Director, 3rd February 2018
(Pile Foundation Design) Bridge Abutments : Ramboll India Pvt Ltd 09:00AM to11:00 AM
Case studies (To highlight redesign of pile & pile cap due to
abandonment of one or more pile in a group).

12. Design of Special Foundations (With worked Examples) :

long free standing piles in major rivers with deep scour
Mr V. N. Heggade, Sr. Vice
Lecture 10 Second Order effects in pile foundation design 3rd February 2018
President & Head EDMS,
(Special Foundation Design) Inclined Foundations 11:15 AM to 01:15 PM
Gammon India Ltd
Foundation with Raker Piles
Anchor Foundation for Foundations subjected to uplift

Lecture 11 13. Strengthening and repair of Foundations

Prof. Mahesh Tandon - MD, 10th February 2018
(Strengthening, Repair & (Few Case Studies covering bridges with open foundation, Pile
Tandon Consultants 09 AM to 11:00 AM
Rehab of Foundation) foundation and Well foundation)
14. Critical Appraisal of the Code IRC:78 Lecture by Alok Prof. Mahesh Tandon
Lecture 12
Bhowmick Mr Alok Bhowmick 10th February 2018
(Critical Appraisal of
15. Question & Answer session on the Complete Course Mr Ravi Sundaram 11:15AM to 01:15 PM
Existing Code & Conclusion)
Content Mr Vinay Gupta
* The faculty shown above is tentative, subject to their confirmation and availability