Advanced Foundation Engineering - CVEN9513
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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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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