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Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Extending knowledge in the field of deep foundations and deep excavation. Possibility of improvement subsoil by stone columns and deep soil mixing for building construction. Design of reinforced soil walls. Technological and design aspects injection of soils, especially jet grouting. Students completing the course will learn the detailed design of geotechnical structures in the field of building construction including drawings.

Types of foundation soils, properties of soils, limit states theory, basic principles of structural mechanics, theory of strength and elasticity, structure design, basic knowledge of the design of foundation structures and of the design of foundation pit sheeting.

Design of concrete and steel.

The presented topic is practiced on a project involving the individually discussed. Part of the exercise takes place in a classroom PC - application software for the solution of the problem. Work is in a group of two or three people. Project is closed oral presentations.

Generally - teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

For successful completion of the course must meet the following conditions:
1st. The credit.
1.1 Conditions for obtaining credit - attendance, project submission, oral presentation of the project.
2nd. Passing exams.
2.1 Written examination. In case of a tie result of the written examination followed by an oral part.

1. Introduction into special foundation methods. Literature, standards, technical journals.
2. The summary of special foundation methods (Applications of elements and structures in building and traffic engineering).
3. Piled foundations-technologies, drilled piles, CFA piles.
4. Uncased piles. Vibrated piles. Gravel piles.
5. Piled foundations-static design of axial loading.
6. Piled foundations-static design of horizontal loading.
7. Micropiles - technology, appplication, design.
8. Jet grouting.
9. Sheeting structures. Rider sheeting. Pile walls. Diaphragm walls.
10.Modern methods of static design of sheeting. Depend stresses method.
11.Anchors and bolts. Nailing of slopes.
12.Special problems-aggressive environment - pile foundations.
13.Undermining areas. Seismic regions. Everlasting frost bound.

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To teach the students how to propose foundation structures of difficult structures at hard geotechnical conditions. To acquaint the students with the modern special foundation technologies.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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MASOPUST,Jan: Vrtané piloty. Praha: Čeněk a Ježek, 1994. (CS)
SMOLTCZYK, U. a kol.: Grundbau - Taschenbuch 1. a 2. díl (5. vydání). Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1996. (DE)
TURČEK, Peter a kol.: Zakládání staveb. Bratislava: Jaga group, 2005. (CS)