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Subsurface Exploration: Importance and Techniques Involved

Prof. Abhishek Kumar · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 1: Subsurface Exploration: Need and Objectives

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction YouTube
  2. Lecture 2: Phases and classification of subsurface Investigation YouTube

Week 2: Geotechnical Investigations - I

  1. Lecture 3: Test Pits+ Borings YouTube
  2. Lecture 4: Ground water table and rock drilling YouTube
  3. Lecture 5: Standard Penetration Test YouTube

Week 3: Geotechnical Investigations - II

  1. Lecture 6: Cone Penetration Test YouTube
  2. Lecture 7: Dilatometer Test YouTube
  3. Lecture 8: Pressuremeter Test YouTube

Week 4: Geophysical Investigation I

  1. Lecture 9: Seismic reflection method YouTube
  2. Lecture 10: Seismic refraction method YouTube
  3. Lecture 11: Electrical Resistivity Survey YouTube

Week 5: Geophysical Investigation - II

  1. Lecture 12: Magnetic Survey YouTube
  2. Lecture 13: Surface wave method YouTube
  3. Lecture 14: Gravity Survey YouTube

Week 6: Offshore investigation

  1. Lecture 15: Offshore Investigation YouTube
  2. Lecture 16: Geophysical Investigation in Offshore Environment YouTube

Week 7: Offshore investigations II

  1. Lecture 17: Sampling and Geotechnical Investigations in Offshore Environment YouTube
  2. Lecture 18: Important Terminologies in Offshore Environment YouTube

Week 8: Dynamic Testing of Piles

  1. Lecture 19: Dynamic Testing in Pile Driving YouTube
  2. Lecture 20: Dynamic Testing in Pile (Low Strain) YouTube
  3. Lecture 21: Conclusion YouTube

Week 9: Field tests to assess loading capacity of foundation

  1. Lecture 21: Plate Load Test Part 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 22: Plate Load Test Part 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 23: Pile Load Test Part 1 YouTube
  4. Lecture 24: Pile Load Test Part 2 YouTube
  5. Lecture 25: Numerical and results interpretation Part 1 YouTube
  6. Lecture 26: Numerical and results interpretation Part 2 YouTube

Week 10: Geophysical investigation part 1

  1. Lecture 27: Vane Shear Test Part 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 28: Vane Shear Test Part 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 29: Field permeability Part 1 YouTube
  4. Lecture 30: Field permeability Part 2 YouTube
  5. Lecture 31: Numerical and results interpretation Part 1 YouTube
  6. Lecture 32: Numerical and results interpretation Part 2 YouTube

Week 11: Geophysical investigation part 2

  1. Lecture 33: Seismic Tomography Part 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 34: Seismic Tomography Part 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 35:Ground Penetrating Radar Part 1 YouTube
  4. Lecture 36:Ground Penetrating Radar Part 2 YouTube

Week 12: Geotechnical investigation and interpretation of test results

  1. Lecture 37: Pull-out capacity test Part 1 YouTube
  2. Lecture 38: Pull-out capacity test Part 2 YouTube
  3. Lecture 39: Numerical and results interpretation Part 1 YouTube
  4. Lecture 40: Numerical and results interpretation Part 2 YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Abhishek Kumar
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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