Course Name: Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations

Course abstract

The course covers various types of foundations, required soil investigations, soil parameters, and codes of practice. Design considerations for seismic resistant design of foundations. The course will focus on techniques of design of foundations so that it does not fail during earthquakes. This will cover both shallow and deep foundations. Major focus will be on the design of deep foundations for lateral loads.


Course Instructor

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Prof. B. K. Maheshwari

Prof. (Dr.) B. K. Maheshwari is currently a Professor at Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee. He secured Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Jodhpur, Masters Degree in Earthquake Engineering from Univ. of Roorkee.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Nov 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

3719

Registered

181

Certificate Eligible

71

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

6

Elite

28

Successfully completed

37

Participation

79

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations - Toppers list

AAMIR JAMAL 81%

ZAKIR HUSSAIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DARSHAN MAHENDRAKUMAR YAGNIK 79%

A.D. PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AVIK KUMAR MANDAL 77%

LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd.; B-1, E-27, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044, India

SARVESH KUMAR JAIN 76%

MADHAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

RAVINDRA KUMAR 75%

NRSC

NADEEM 75%

AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 3719

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 181

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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.