NPTEL : Soil Dynamics (Civil Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Dr. Deepankar Choudhury


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Degrees of Freedom, SDOF System, Types of Vibrations

Lecture 3 - SDOF System, Types of Vibrations, Free Vibration

Lecture 4 - Problems on Tortional Motion

Lecture 5 - Damped Free Vibrations

Lecture 6 - Damped Free Vibrations, Definition of Critical Damping and problems

Lecture 7 - Decay of Motion

Lecture 8 - Forced Vibrations, Dynamic Magnification Factor

Lecture 9 - Maxwells Diagram of DMF, Discussion on Phase

Lecture 10 - Transmissibility Ratio, Response to Arbitrary, Step and Pulse Excitations

Lecture 11 - Response to Arbitrary, Step and Pulse Excitations, Response to Impact Load

Lecture 12 - Vibration Isolation, Vibrations Measuring Instruments

Lecture 13 - Solutions of Quiz Questions, Multi-Degree of Freedom (MDOF) Systems

Lecture 14 - (MDOF) System : Equation of Motion, Longitudinal Waves in an Infinitely long rod

Lecture 15 - 3 Dimensional Wave Propagation, Waves in semi-infinite media, Rayleigh Wave

Lecture 16 - Love Wave, Waves in layered medium, 3D case-Inclined wave, Earthquake Waves

Lecture 17 - Earthquake Waves; P-waves, S-waves, 3 circle method, Estimation of Earthquake Epicentre

Lecture 18 - Stresses in Soil Element, Field Tests, Seismic Reflection Test

Lecture 19 - Seismic Refraction Test, SASW Test, Laboratory & Model Tests

Lecture 20 - Centrifuge Tests Stress Strain Behavior of Cyclically Loaded Soils

Lecture 21 - Estimation of Gmax, Modulus Reduction Curves, Variation of Damping Ratio, Cyclic Plate load Test

Lecture 22 - Liquefaction, Preliminary sceening, Simplified Procedure for Liquefaction

Lecture 23 - Cyclic Stress Ratio, Evaluation of CRR, Correction Factors, Corrections for SPT

Lecture 24 - Becker Penetrometer Test (BPT), Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT), SPT v BPT, SASW Test

Lecture 25 - Types of Machine Foundations, Methods of Analysis, Design of Machine Foundations as per IS:2974 (Part-1)-1969

Lecture 26 - Tschebotarioff's

Lecture 27 - Problem on Tschebotarioff's method contd., Mass-Spring-Dashpot (MSD) Model

Lecture 28 - MSD Model- Yawing mode of Vibration, Use of MSD model for analysis

Lecture 29 - Problems on Use of MSD Model for Analysis, Rocking mode of Vibrations

Lecture 30 - Torsional Mode/Yawing Mode, Constant Force type excitation, EHS Theory

Lecture 31 - EHS Theory, Vibrational Control

Lecture 32 - Use of EHS Theory for analysis

Lecture 33 - Use of EHS Theory for analysis II

Lecture 34 - Liquefaction mitigation methods,Vibro Compaction,Densification Techniques

Lecture 35 - Soil Improvement methods,Dynamic Compaction,Reinforcement Techniques

Lecture 36 - Force-based Analysis,Dynamic analysis using MSD model

Lecture 37 - Behaviour of Subgrade Soil below Rail Track

Lecture 38 - Quiz