Code: 135FS02 |
Foundation of Structures 2 |
Lecturer: doc. Ing. Jan Záleský CSc. |
Weekly load: 2P+2C |
Completion: A, EX |
Department: 11135 |
Credits: 4 |
Semester: S |
- Description:
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Advanced design approaches for selected types of foundation pits and footings, design based on soil - structure interaction.
- Contents:
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1. Introduction, design considerations of selected structures, principles of computer codes application
2. Examples of geotechnical constructions and potential risk identification
3. Eurocode 7: Principles for geotechnical design and worked examples
4. Piles I. - action of combined loads (rigid / flexible pile)
5. Piles II. - pile group
6. Footing slab I. - design with respect to soil - structure interaction
7. Footing slab II. - piled raft, example and discussion
8. Foundation pit design, sloped / sheeted foundation pit, de-watering, anchor systems
9. Retaining structures, composite and diaphragm walls loading stages, deformations
10. Geotechnical monitoring in foundation engineering - examples of application
11. Geotechnical monitoring - preconditions, instrumentation
12. Trial test, discussion and evaluation
13. Site investigation, soil/rock data and geotechnical site model
14. Faults in foundation engineering, remedial actions, case histories
- Seminar contents:
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1. Spread footing - sensitivity to site conditions and selection of partial safety factors
2. Limit states of pile subjected to vertical load - different site conditions
3. Limit states of pile subjected to horizontal load - rigid / flexible pile, free / constrained pile head
4. Computer lab for geotechnical design - selected types of structures - introduction
5. Soil-structure interaction - retaining wall with tieback anchors
6. Retaining walls - stability considerations with respect to different site conditions
7. Retaining wall design in inclined area - arrangement of working space, slope stability, design related to selected site conditions and construction stages
8. Soil-structure interaction - footing mat in selected site conditions
9. Geotechnical monitoring - ideas of monitoring design for selected case histories
- Recommended literature:
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Coduto, D., P.: Foundation Design: Principles and Practices. Barnes & Noble, ISBN: 0135897068, 2000
Smoltzyk, U. (ed): Geotechnical Engineering Handbook. Vol. 1-3. Ernst & Sohn, A Willey Comp. ISBN: 3-433-01449-3,-01450-7,-01451-5, 2003.
Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design: Worked examples: http://eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/doc/2013_06_WS_GEO/report/2013_06_WS_GEO.pdf
- Keywords:
- fuondation pits, shallow footings, piles, retaining structures, stability, monitoring,case history
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar