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:
Advanced design approaches for selected types of foundation pits and footings, design based on soil - structure interaction.
Contents:
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:
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:
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:

Mode of completion of the course:

Weekly load (hours per week):