Advanced Foundation Engineering STRC 5301

Course description:

The course covers various aspects of foundation engineering including geophysical exploration, mechanically stabilized retaining walls, deep foundations, braced excavations, foundations on difficult soils, soil improvement and ground modification. The behavior and design methods of foundation on reinforced earth will be discussed. The advanced theories and design of various foundation components will be discussed in logical way.

Course Aims:

• Equip students with information needed to design foundations at the state of the art. 
  
• Equip with abilities to evaluate bearing capacity and settlement failure conditions for deep foundations. 
  
• Equip students with modern instrumentation for foundation design and correct selection of soil parameters for foundation design • 
  
• Enable students select the best foundation solutions for different types of Civil Engineering problems.
  

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Design and analyze foundation systems using conventional methods.
  
• Design and prepare a proposal for a Geotechnical investigation.
  
• Design appropriate foundation systems based on ground-investigation data and be able to select correct soil parameters for the designs.
  
• Select boring depth, location and associated laboratory tests for simple construction projects