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 : Jul-Sep 2021

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021

 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 20-Aug-2021

 Exam Date : 26-Sep-2021

Enrolled

2077

Registered

175

Certificate Eligible

43

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

1

Elite

17

Successfully completed

25

Participation

99

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
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 course
Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations - Toppers list

CHELLABOINA VINAYA DURGA PAVAN KUMAR 75%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANDHRA PRADESH

UBAID HUSSAIN 73%

CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2077

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 175

Assignment Statistics




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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

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.