Course: Foundation Engineering

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Course title Foundation Engineering
Course code KME/ZAK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Novák Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ježek Vojtěch, Ing.
Course content
1. Parameters of soils. Granularity, mass weight, specific weight, consistence, humidity, plasticity, shear resistance, compressibility. Settlement, consolidation of the subsoil. Parameters of foundation soils and minerals as defined by the standards. 2. Philosophy of the design of foundation structures. Loads and combination of loads soliciting foundation structures. Overview of norms regarding the design of structures. 3. Spread foundations, foundation depth, solicitations of the foundation, strain under a solitary force, vertical strain under the edge of the foundation, stability of the spread foundation. 4. Bearing capacity of the subsoil, settlement of buildings, time evolution of settlement, design of spread foundations in the various geo-technical categories. Effects of aggressive environment in the subsoil. 5. Deep foundations ? piles, micropiles. Categories of piles considering the realization technology. Transmission function. Calculated bearing capacity of a single pile, calculation of a group of piles, settlement of pile foundations. Micropiles. 6. Horizontally loaded piles, piles in tension, piles in aggressive environment. Installing piles under the water level. 7. Sloped excavations, sheeted excavations. Soil pressure acting on structures, active soil pressure, passive soil pressure, effects of ground water on loads. Stability of slopes, landslides. 8. Diaphragm walls, pile walls, strutting systems, anchoring systems, sealing excavations, drainage of excavations. 9. Retaining walls. Types of retaining walls, design of retaining walls, gabions, reinforcing slopes with geo-textiles, progressive retaining walls. 10. Foundations in atypical conditions. Foundations on fills, solidifying the soil, stability and appropriate procedures for solidifying. Foundations in areas with flooding risk, foundations in areas damaged by mining activities. 11. Reconstruction and reparation of foundations. Classification of defects, measures against negative effects of water. 12. Improving the quality of the subsoil, solidifying, methods for solidifying, added loads, rolling, dynamic consolidation, deep consolidation, controlling the consolidation. Stabilization of soil, injecting the subsoil. 13. Practical examples of design of foundation structures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the construction of the foundations of buildings
to identify the effects of construction load on the foundations
to describe technological procedures for buildings foundations
to characterize the difference between shallow and deep foundations
to classify the subsoil of the building on the basis of the results of the geological survey
to describe the basic types of soils and rocks in the subsoil
Skills
to create a drawing of excavations and foundations of buildings
to design suitable types of construction materials for building foundations
to use professional terminology for the foundations of the buildings
to determine the loads acting on the foundation structures of buildings
to design and draw load-bearing structures above the foundations of the buildings
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
be acquainted with the terminology and principles of buildings foundations
is acquainted with the legislation for the foundation of buildings, including the determination of the loads of the foundations
be familiar with the design of the shallow foundations, including the procedure according to the EC7 standard
be familiar with the design of the deep foundations
to classify soils and rocks in the subsoil
Skills
to choose a suitable type of building foundation with regard to the properties of the subsoil and the structural system
to define the bearing capacity of the subsoil on the basis of technical properties of soils or rocks
to design the footing and foundation strip of the building
to design a drilled pile of deep foundations of a building
to propose a solution for the slope of a construction pit and to explain the theory of earth pressures
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • ČSN EN 1990 - Základy navrhování.
  • ČSN EN 1997-1 (73 1000) Eurokód 7: Navrhování geotechnických konstrukcí. Část 1, Obecná pravidla. Praha : Český normalizační institut, 2006.
  • ČSN 730037 - Zemní tlak na stavební konstrukce.
  • ČSN 731001 - Základová půda pod plošnými základy.
  • ČSN 731002 - Pilotové základy.
  • Hulla, J., Turček, P. Zakládání staveb. Bratislava, Jaga group v.o.s., 1998.
  • Masopust, J. Speciální zakládání staveb, I. A II. díl.. Cerm Brno.
  • Masopust, J. Vrtané piloty. Čeněk a Ježek spol. s r.o., 1994.


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