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Advanced Foundation Engineering - CVEN9513
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Principles of foundation types and design. Shallow foundations – general bearing capacity equations for vertical and inclined loads, settlement calculation, foundations in sand, rock and reactive clays. Earth pressures, retaining structures. Piles – advanced analysis of pile capacity, group analysis, lateral loading, dynamic integrity testing and analysis settlement analysis. Cast in-situ piles, sheet piles, diaphragm walls, anchored and strutted walls, – analysis and construction methods. Analysis of soil nailing and anchors in excavations. Design of footings for dynamic loading.


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