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Training
Provided by Global Innovative Campus
Description
This course deals with all aspects of modern good practice in foundation design. These include: the importance of both the geological and geotechnical aspects of the ground conditions, current limit analysis methods for bearing capacity, and definition of factors of safety. The various settlement analyses and their underlying assumptions and reliability are discussed, together with a thorough treatment of the design of piled foundations.
Objectives
The main objective of this workshop is to enable participants to select the best foundation solution for different types of civil engineering problems. After completing the course participants should be able to design shallow and deep foundations and supervise their construction. The course philosophy is to provide the participants with the information they need to design foundations at the state of the art. The information is supplied in a simple and systematic way, discussing topics where current knowledge is lacking and more understanding is needed.
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Foundation Design
DAY I
* REGISTRATIONS AND COFFEE
* WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL
* Introduction
* Grain-size distribution
* Size limits for soils
* Weight Volume relationships
* Relative density
* Atterberg limits
* Effective stress concept
* Shear strength of soils
SUBSOIL EXPLORATION
* Purpose of soil exploration
* Subsurface exploration program
* Exploratory borings in the field
* Procedures for sampling soil
* Observation of water tables
* Vane shear test
* Cone penetration test
* Preparation of boring logs
* Geophysical exploration
* Subsoil exploration report
* Interpretation of soil parameters for foundation design
* Shallow foundation types and foundation level selection
SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS: ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY
* Introduction
* General concept
* General bearing capacity equation
* Shape, depth, and inclination factors
* Effect of soil compressibility
* Eccentrically loaded foundations
* Worked examples
SPECIAL BEARING CAPACITY CASES
* Bearing capacity of layered soils
* Bearing capacity of foundations on top of a slope
ADJOURNMENT
DAY II
SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATION
* Stress due to different loaded areas
* Elastic settlement based on the theory of elasticity
* Settlement of sandy soil: use of strain influence factor
* Range of material parameters for computing elastic settlement
* Primary consolidation settlement relationships
* Consolidation settlement - case history
* Settlement due to secondary consolidation
* Allowable bearing pressure in sand based on settlement consideration
* Presumptive bearing capacity
* Tolerable settlement of buildings
* Worked examples
* Shallow foundation design workshop
MAT FOUNDATIONS
* Introduction
* Combined footings
* Common types of mat foundations
* Bearing capacity of mat foundations
* Differential settlement of mats
* Field settlement observations for mat foundations
* Compensated foundation
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE
* Introduction
* Lateral earth pressure at rest
* Rankine active earth pressure
* Rankine active earth pressure for inclined backfill
* Coulomb's active earth pressure
* Worked examples
RETAINING WALLS
* Stability of retaining walls
* Check for overturning
* Check for sliding along the base
* Check for bearing capacity failure
* Worked examples
FOUNDATIONS ON DIFFICULT SOILS
* Introduction
* Definition and types of collapsible soil
* Physical parameters for identification
* Procedure for calculation collapse settlement
* Foundation design in soils not susceptible to wetting
* Foundation design in soils susceptible to wetting
* Case histories of stabilization of collapsible soil
* Expansive soils
* Laboratory measurement of swell
* Classification of expansive soil based on index tests
* Foundation considerations for expansive soils
SOIL IMPROVEMENT
* Correction for compaction of soils with oversized particles
* Field compaction
* Compaction control for clay hydraulic barriers
* Vibroflotation
* Precompression
* Sand drains
* An example of a sand drain application
* Prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs)
* Lime stabilization
* Cement stabilization
* Fly ash stabilization
* Stone columns
* Sand compaction piles
* Dynamic compaction
* Shallow foundation bearing capacity improvement using geosynthetics
* Software demo
ADJOURNMENT
DAY III
DEEP FOUNDATION
* Types of deep foundations
* Introduction to pile foundations
* Pile foundation design
* Load on piles
* Bearing Capacity of Single Piles in sand
* Bearing Capacity of Single Piles in clay
* Estimation of pile length
* Stresses on Underlying Strata
* Pile group design
* Installation-test-and factor of safety
* Pile installation methods
* Test piles
* Factors of safety
* Settlements of Pile Groups
* Pile Caps
* Pile Driving Formulas
* Negative Skin Friction
* Pile Tests
* Pile design workshop
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FINAL ADJOURNMENT
* REGISTRATIONS AND COFFEE
* WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL
* Introduction
* Grain-size distribution
* Size limits for soils
* Weight Volume relationships
* Relative density
* Atterberg limits
* Effective stress concept
* Shear strength of soils
SUBSOIL EXPLORATION
* Purpose of soil exploration
* Subsurface exploration program
* Exploratory borings in the field
* Procedures for sampling soil
* Observation of water tables
* Vane shear test
* Cone penetration test
* Preparation of boring logs
* Geophysical exploration
* Subsoil exploration report
* Interpretation of soil parameters for foundation design
* Shallow foundation types and foundation level selection
SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS: ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY
* Introduction
* General concept
* General bearing capacity equation
* Shape, depth, and inclination factors
* Effect of soil compressibility
* Eccentrically loaded foundations
* Worked examples
SPECIAL BEARING CAPACITY CASES
* Bearing capacity of layered soils
* Bearing capacity of foundations on top of a slope
ADJOURNMENT
DAY II
SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS FOR SHALLOW FOUNDATION
* Stress due to different loaded areas
* Elastic settlement based on the theory of elasticity
* Settlement of sandy soil: use of strain influence factor
* Range of material parameters for computing elastic settlement
* Primary consolidation settlement relationships
* Consolidation settlement - case history
* Settlement due to secondary consolidation
* Allowable bearing pressure in sand based on settlement consideration
* Presumptive bearing capacity
* Tolerable settlement of buildings
* Worked examples
* Shallow foundation design workshop
MAT FOUNDATIONS
* Introduction
* Combined footings
* Common types of mat foundations
* Bearing capacity of mat foundations
* Differential settlement of mats
* Field settlement observations for mat foundations
* Compensated foundation
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE
* Introduction
* Lateral earth pressure at rest
* Rankine active earth pressure
* Rankine active earth pressure for inclined backfill
* Coulomb's active earth pressure
* Worked examples
RETAINING WALLS
* Stability of retaining walls
* Check for overturning
* Check for sliding along the base
* Check for bearing capacity failure
* Worked examples
FOUNDATIONS ON DIFFICULT SOILS
* Introduction
* Definition and types of collapsible soil
* Physical parameters for identification
* Procedure for calculation collapse settlement
* Foundation design in soils not susceptible to wetting
* Foundation design in soils susceptible to wetting
* Case histories of stabilization of collapsible soil
* Expansive soils
* Laboratory measurement of swell
* Classification of expansive soil based on index tests
* Foundation considerations for expansive soils
SOIL IMPROVEMENT
* Correction for compaction of soils with oversized particles
* Field compaction
* Compaction control for clay hydraulic barriers
* Vibroflotation
* Precompression
* Sand drains
* An example of a sand drain application
* Prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs)
* Lime stabilization
* Cement stabilization
* Fly ash stabilization
* Stone columns
* Sand compaction piles
* Dynamic compaction
* Shallow foundation bearing capacity improvement using geosynthetics
* Software demo
ADJOURNMENT
DAY III
DEEP FOUNDATION
* Types of deep foundations
* Introduction to pile foundations
* Pile foundation design
* Load on piles
* Bearing Capacity of Single Piles in sand
* Bearing Capacity of Single Piles in clay
* Estimation of pile length
* Stresses on Underlying Strata
* Pile group design
* Installation-test-and factor of safety
* Pile installation methods
* Test piles
* Factors of safety
* Settlements of Pile Groups
* Pile Caps
* Pile Driving Formulas
* Negative Skin Friction
* Pile Tests
* Pile design workshop
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FINAL ADJOURNMENT
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