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Provided by: Global Innovative Campus Geotechnical Design Refresher WorkshopEngineering |
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Training
Provided by Global Innovative Campus
Objectives
The main objective of this refresher workshop is to apply the principles of Soil Mechanics to the design and analyses of geotechnical structures and 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 deep and shallow foundations and supervise their construction. The course philosophy is to provide the participants with the information they need to design state-of-the-art foundations.
The information is supplied in a simple and systematic way, discussing topics where current knowledge is lacking and more understanding is needed. With the instructora s long experience in design, construction and teaching of the foundation engineering topics, you will get the maximum benefits you are looking for.
General topics description is:
1. Characterization of natural deposits, subsurface investigation, field measurements.
2. Design procedures for settlement and stability of shallow and deep foundation systems in soil and rock.
3. Design of excavations and retaining structures; slopes and embankments.
4. Seepage through dams and landfills and the control of seepage through the use of filters and low permeability layers including the use of geosynthetic liners and filters.
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Geotechnical Design Refresher Workshop
Tentative Course Outlines:
I Revision of Soil Mechanics topics
II Introduction
1. Foundation: Definition and Purpose
2. Foundation Classifications
3. Design Load for Foundations
4. General Requirements of Foundation
III Soil Exploration, Sampling and In-Situ Soil Testing
1. Purpose of soil exploration and soil Origin.
2. Methods of Exploration
3. Planning of subsurface exploration Program
4. Procedure of soil sampling and boring
5. The Standard Penetration Test
6. Cone penetration test
7. Van shear test
8. Core Sampling
9. Observation of water Table Location
10. Depth and Number of Borings
11. Soil exploration report
IV Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
1. Introduction
2. Terzaghi's bearing capacity Theory
3. Meyerhof's bearing capacity Theory
4. Effect of Water Table on Bearing Capacity
5. Footings with Eccentric or Inclined Loads
6. Bearing Capacity from SPT and CPT Testing
7. Bearing Capacity of Footings on Slopes
8. Bearing Capacity of Foundations in Layered Soils
9. Safety Factors in Foundation Design and Allowable Bearing Capacity
V Foundation Settlements
1. Types of foundation settlements
2. Methods of Computing Immediate (Elastic) Settlements
3. Consolidation Settlements
4. Reliability of Settlement Computations
5. Structural Tolerance to Total Settlement and Differential Settlements
VI Mat Foundation
1. Types of Mat Foundation
2. Bearing Capacity of Mat Foundation
3. Settlement of Mat Foundation
4. Structural design of Mat Foundation
VII Retaining Structures
1. Forces on Retaining Structures
2. Stability of Walls and Sheet Piles
3. Allowable Bearing Capacity
4. Settlements
5. Tilting and overturning
VIII Deep Foundation
1. Bearing Capacity of Single Piles
2. Stresses on Underlying Strata
3. Settlements of Pile Groups
4. Pile Caps
5. Pile Driving Formulas
6. Negative Skin Friction
7. Pile Tests
8. Pier and Caissons Foundation
IVV Design of Water Structures
1. Seepage through earth Dames
2. Stability of Earth Dams
VV Slope Stability
1. Stability of Slopes
2. Factor of safety
Computer Usage:
1. Spreadsheets and word processors routinely used for homework and projects.
2. Selective usage of geotechnical software packages as required.
3. Some Internet resources for free demos Geotechnical Engineering programs:
Handouts and Learning Materials:
There will be copies of the lecture handouts of this course and they will be made available during the lectures. However, attendees are highly encouraged to read in the textbooks.
Assignments:
Assignments reinforce the concepts presented in this course. They will be collected for grading, and their solutions will be discussed.
Learning Assessment:
Assessment in this course is based on assignments and tests. The final grade will be computed according to the performance in assignments and exams.
I Revision of Soil Mechanics topics
II Introduction
1. Foundation: Definition and Purpose
2. Foundation Classifications
3. Design Load for Foundations
4. General Requirements of Foundation
III Soil Exploration, Sampling and In-Situ Soil Testing
1. Purpose of soil exploration and soil Origin.
2. Methods of Exploration
3. Planning of subsurface exploration Program
4. Procedure of soil sampling and boring
5. The Standard Penetration Test
6. Cone penetration test
7. Van shear test
8. Core Sampling
9. Observation of water Table Location
10. Depth and Number of Borings
11. Soil exploration report
IV Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
1. Introduction
2. Terzaghi's bearing capacity Theory
3. Meyerhof's bearing capacity Theory
4. Effect of Water Table on Bearing Capacity
5. Footings with Eccentric or Inclined Loads
6. Bearing Capacity from SPT and CPT Testing
7. Bearing Capacity of Footings on Slopes
8. Bearing Capacity of Foundations in Layered Soils
9. Safety Factors in Foundation Design and Allowable Bearing Capacity
V Foundation Settlements
1. Types of foundation settlements
2. Methods of Computing Immediate (Elastic) Settlements
3. Consolidation Settlements
4. Reliability of Settlement Computations
5. Structural Tolerance to Total Settlement and Differential Settlements
VI Mat Foundation
1. Types of Mat Foundation
2. Bearing Capacity of Mat Foundation
3. Settlement of Mat Foundation
4. Structural design of Mat Foundation
VII Retaining Structures
1. Forces on Retaining Structures
2. Stability of Walls and Sheet Piles
3. Allowable Bearing Capacity
4. Settlements
5. Tilting and overturning
VIII Deep Foundation
1. Bearing Capacity of Single Piles
2. Stresses on Underlying Strata
3. Settlements of Pile Groups
4. Pile Caps
5. Pile Driving Formulas
6. Negative Skin Friction
7. Pile Tests
8. Pier and Caissons Foundation
IVV Design of Water Structures
1. Seepage through earth Dames
2. Stability of Earth Dams
VV Slope Stability
1. Stability of Slopes
2. Factor of safety
Computer Usage:
1. Spreadsheets and word processors routinely used for homework and projects.
2. Selective usage of geotechnical software packages as required.
3. Some Internet resources for free demos Geotechnical Engineering programs:
Handouts and Learning Materials:
There will be copies of the lecture handouts of this course and they will be made available during the lectures. However, attendees are highly encouraged to read in the textbooks.
Assignments:
Assignments reinforce the concepts presented in this course. They will be collected for grading, and their solutions will be discussed.
Learning Assessment:
Assessment in this course is based on assignments and tests. The final grade will be computed according to the performance in assignments and exams.
About The Training Provider: Global Innovative Campus
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