School of Civil Engineering (SoCE), SMVD University organized an expert talk on “Well Foundation: An Overview” by Dr. Jitesh Chavda, Faculty, SVNIT Surat. The talk was delivered to B.Tech. 3rd year students of SoCE. This lecture was an extension activity for the course ‘Advanced Foundation Engineering’ which is a part of the curriculum of B.Tech. (Civil Engineering). Dr. Chavda shared the basic overview of the well foundation with examples from important Indian structures having a foundation as foundation system. He also discussed the construction sequence, related specifications and challenges faced during its construction. The speaker also highlighted limitations of the previous studies and scope for the future research. Further, the talk also emphasized the interesting outcomes of the recent experimental and numerical studies to overcome few of the limitations. The expert also addressed the questions raised by the attendees and research opportunities in this area. The talk was organised by Dr. Balbir Pandey, Faculty, SoCE and coordinated by Mr. Srijan, Faculty, SoCE under the guidance of Head, School of Civil Engineering. The talk was concluded with a formal vote of thanks.
