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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
This course will give an understanding of the concept and the idea of geosynthetics and their production and their conduct with the applications in various structural designing plans. In Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Online Course will be under the guidance of professor K.Rajagopal a retired faculty in the department of civil engineering from IIT Madras.
The Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Certification Syllabus will provide the candidate knowledge in the field of reinforced soil slopes, soft foundation soils, and many other aspects. The candidate will learn about the seismic loads and internal stability analysis of reinforced soil walls.
The candidate can access the Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Programme for free of cost and they will be getting a certificate having the logos of Andhra University and NPTEL. The course will give the candidate clarity in the design of reinforced soil retaining walls supporting a bridge abutment with geosynthetics for the construction of municipal and hazardous waste landfills. In addition to this, the candidates will be able to access this programme for free which will enable them to take it at any point in time.
The Highlights
- 12 weeks of course duration
- Level postgraduate
- Course type elective
- Free course
- Online learning
- Certification course
- Self paced course
Programme Offerings
- audio lectures
- video lectures
- Slides
- Books
- references
- Online discussion forum
- Self assessment tests
- Multimedia.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Madras (IITM) |
- Participants can easily access and pursue this programme without paying any cost as Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Fees is free.
- The exam fee to be paid by the candidate is Rs. 1,000.
Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Fees details -
Fee structure | Amount |
Exam Fee | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
The Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Certification will be given to those candidates who will appear for an exam before the course completes. The applicants need to score at least 25% in their task and 75% in the examination. The participant who won't give the examination won't be granted any course certificate.
What you will learn
The candidate in this course will be learning about the things mentioned below after the completion of Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Certification Syllabus:
- The student will learn about the reinforced soil retaining walls supporting a design of bridge abutment.
- The student will gain a proper understanding of the accelerated consolidation of soft clays using geosynthetics.
- They will learn about accelerated consolidation of soft clays using geosynthetics.
- The students will be able to understand the manufacture of geosynthetics and types of geosynthetics and their applications.
- The learner will be earning geosynthetics with applications in various structural designing plans.
- The student will learn about the concept and the idea of geosynthetics and their production and their conduct with the applications.
Who it is for
The Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures programme is best suited for candidates who are:
Candidates who have pursued two basic UG level programmes in geotechnical engineering. The programme must have covered slope stability analysis, fundamentals of designs of retaining walls, and soil mechanics.
Admission Details
The candidate is guided to follow these below mentioned steps to get enrolled in the Geosynthetics And Reinforced Soil Structures Training course:
Step1. Click on the given link to direct yourself to the course website https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_ce28/preview
Please note: Currently the enrollment process is closed. Candidates can apply once the enrollment opens.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to Geosynthetics
- Types of geosynthetics and their applications
- Manufacture of geosynthetics
- Strength of reinforced soils
- Testing of Geosynthetics
- Different Types of Soil Retaining Structures
- Construction Aspects of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
- Design Codes for Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
- External Stability Analysis of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
- Seismic Loads and Internal Stability Analysis of Reinforced Soil Walls
- Testing Requirements for Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls
- Design of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls – simple geometry
- Design of reinforced soil retaining walls – sloped backfill soil
- Design of reinforced soil retaining walls supporting a bridge abutment
- Stability analysis of soil slopes – infinite and finite slopes
- Stability analysis of reinforced soil slopes resting on soft foundation soils
- Stability analysis of reinforced soil slopes resting on strong foundation soil
- Stability analysis of reinforced soil slopes – bilinear wedge analysis
- Design of Embankments supported on Load Transfer Platforms
- Reinforced soil for supporting shallow foundations
- Accelerated consolidation of soft clays using geosynthetics
- Geosynthetic encased stone columns for load support
- Drainage application of geosynthetics
- Filtration Applications of Geosynthetics
- Erosion control using geosynthetics
- Natural geosynthetics and their applications
- Geosynthetics for construction of municipal and hazardous waste landfills