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Foundation Engineering II: Introduction to Building Foundations
Course Description
The objective here is to cover some basic aspects of the design and construction of building foundations, including scientific principles as well as practical aspects. It is expected that the balance between theoretical and practical aspects in the content would provide the trainees with the clear overview of the essentials of building foundations.
Days
1 day(s)
Syllabus
(1) The function of building foundations
(2) Different types of foundations used in practice
(3) Bearing capacity of foundations and its determination
(4) Foundation settlement and its determination
(5) Design and construction of pile foundations
(6) Various loading tests for evaluating the load bearing behavior of piles
(7) Lessons from observation of damages to building foundations
(2) Different types of foundations used in practice
(3) Bearing capacity of foundations and its determination
(4) Foundation settlement and its determination
(5) Design and construction of pile foundations
(6) Various loading tests for evaluating the load bearing behavior of piles
(7) Lessons from observation of damages to building foundations
Lecture note files of this course can be downloaded.