Foundation Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering, School of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Details

Code 17160

Level of study Third/Final year

Credit value 10

Semester 1

Pre-requisite modules LI Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (04 17152)

Other pre-requisites None

Module description

This module develops the ideas introduced in the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering module (CE2SMG) taken by all students in the second year. It covers the topics of site investigation, basic geotechnical design parameters, the design of shallow foundations, the behaviour of deep foundations and the design of single piles.

Teaching and learning methods

20 hours lecture, 5 hours tutorial and one Student Centred Learning exercise