Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is part of Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering studies. Soil Mechanics reveals the behaviour of soils and problems associated with it when construction activities happen on a specific site. It also makes the students aware of the remedial measures and modern solutions to aid safe and reliable construction activities. 

Foundation Engineering is termed as the combination of soil mechanics and rock mechanics which comes in handy when designing the foundation of architectural structures. Foundation is as important as the structure of any building and architectural structures. 

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

The course offers a better understanding of the principles of Soil Mechanics with relation to the applications of a wide range of construction activities. These include the building of retaining walls, bridges, dams, skyscrapers, high rises and deployment of underground pipes also. Soil Mechanics includes important aspects like constituents of soil, like clay, sand, gravel, silt, water, air and other various organic matters. The course curriculum also features applications of soil mechanics in respect to agricultural engineering, hydrology, soil, physics and geography engineering.  From the Foundation Engineering part, the course features to make familiar of various types of foundations, shallow and deep. 

How to Join

One who wants to join Signal Processing should pass the qualifying examination with an aggregate score of 60-75% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. After completing the same, the student has to appear for the Joint Entrance Exam Main (JEE - Main) to get admission into one of the top colleges or universities in India.

Most of the engineering colleges in India offer admission to students based on the JEE Main examination. It is a national level entrance examination done by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in India.

Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) is the national level entrance examination for admission to postgraduate courses by the IITs and IISc in India. Admission to these institutions is offered based on the score secured in GATE by the candidate.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the national level apex authority responsible for the regulation and control of all engineering colleges and courses available in India. AICTE is the statutory authority responsible for proper planning and coordination on the development of the technical education system in India.

Career Prospects

Successful graduates of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering course are hired to industries related to building and construction. Other popular industries which hire well-qualified Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering graduates are petroleum, roadways and railways, metro corporations etc. Apart from this, there are also immense opportunities in the research field of this engineering branch.