Course detail

Special Foundation Methods

FAST-CF02Acad. year: 2009/2010

Modern technologies of special foundations, summary of methods, utilization of components and structures in civil engineering.
Pile footings - summary of technologies. Drilled piles, CFA piles, uncased pile, vibrated piles, gravel piles.
Pile foundations - design claculation of axial and horizontal loading.
Micropiles - view of technologies, utilization, design calculation.
Jet grouting. Sheeting structures. Rider sheeting. Pile walls. Diaphragm walls. Modern methods of sheeting design - depend stresses method. Anchors and bolts. Nailing of slopes.
Special problems - aggressive environment, deep foundations elements protection, undermining areas, seismic regions, everlasting frost bound.
Design of difficult structure in complicated foundation soil by means of modern foundation method.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jan Masopust, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will master the course objective and will be able to propose foundation structures of difficult structures at hard geotechnical conditions will be able to design modern special foundation technologies.

Prerequisites

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.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction into special foundation methods. Literature, standards, technical journals
2. The summary of special foundation methods
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
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
13. Undermining areas. Seismic regions. Everlasting frost bound.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BOWLES, J.,E.: Foundations analysis and design. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-07-114052-2. (EN)

Recommended reading

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)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-CE Master's

    branch S , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Masopust, CSc.

Exercise

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Masopust, CSc.