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.
SMVDU Organises a Talk on “Well Foundation: An Overview”
