Foundations 1

Grading of the course requires grading of the following courses:

Soil Mechanics (135MEZE)

Lecturer:

Jan Salák, Jiří Barták, Josef Jettmar, Jan Kos

Tutor:

Jan Salák, Jaroslav Beňo, Lenka Burgerová, Alexandr Butovič, Jan Čeněk, Martin Havlice, David Havránek, Taťana Holoušová, Věroslav Hrubý, Petr Chamra, Josef Jettmar, Daniel Jirásko, Jan Kos, Petr Lapiš, Jakub Lefner, Petr Makásek, Jaroslav Novotný, Josef Rott, Jiří Svoboda, Jan Valenta, Radek Vašíček, Jan Veselý, Linda Vydrová, Marek Záleský

Supervisor:

Department of Geotechnics

Synopsis:

Basic design methods for shallow footings,

piles, retaining structures, foundation pits, sheet pile walls,

anchors and soil improvement. Principles of monitoring in

foundation engineering. Use of Eurocode 7. Selected case

histories.

Requirements:

135SOME Soil Mechanics

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Types of shallow footings, ultimate limit states and overall stability

2. Serviceability limit state design, immediate and delayed settlement

3. Shallow footings - stress distribution for ultimate and serviceability limit states

4. Types of piles, methods of instalation

5. Design methods and design considerations, pile load tests

6. Pile subjected to tension and transversal load, settlement of pile group

7. Types of foundation pits, analysis and design considerations

8. Dewatering of foundation pits

9. Types of retaining structures, analysis and design considerations

10. Sheet pile wals - cantilever, free-end method, fixed-end method

11. Analysis and design of anchors

12. Soil improvement methods

13. Site monitoring in foundation engineering

14. Eurocode 7: A powerfull tool in geotechnical design

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Understanding of design methods for shallow footings, piles, retaining structures, foundation pits, sheet pile walls, anchors and soil improvement, principles of monitoring in foundation engineering.

Study materials:

Das,B., M.: Principles of Foundation Engineering. Barnes & Noble,ISBN 0534407528, 2003., Coduto, D.,P.: Foundation Design: Principles and Practices. Barnes & Noble, ISBN: 0135897068, 2000

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:B-685 Beňo J. 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.326) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B685roomTH:B-784 Holoušová T. 14:00–15:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.325) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B784roomTH:B-581 Veselý J. 18:00–19:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.323) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B581
Tue	roomTH:B-779 Holoušová T. 08:00–09:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.322) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B779roomTH:B-876 Holoušová T. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.321) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B876roomTH:A-438 Holoušová T. 14:00–15:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.329) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) A438
Fri	roomTH:B-785 Holoušová T. 08:00–09:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.328) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B785roomTH:B-784 Holoušová T. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.327) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B784roomTH:B-584 Holoušová T. 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.324) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B584 roomTH:B-876 Svoboda J. Vašíček R. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel2 parallel nr.341) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B876roomTH:B-876 Jirásko D. 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel2 parallel nr.342) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B876
Thu	roomTH:B-875 Holoušová T. 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel2 parallel nr.344) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B875roomTH:B-875 Jirásko D. 14:00–15:50 (lecture parallel2 parallel nr.343) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B875roomTH:C-221 Barták J. 16:00–17:50 (lecture parallel2) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) C221
Fri	roomTH:B-280 Jettmar J. 08:00–09:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) B280

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: