Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | CEG436 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | CEG334 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Introduction: Revise essential material from course Geotechnical Design (CEG334). Site investigation and monitoring: methods of measuring soil stiffness in situ and laboratory: seismic method, pressuremeter, penetration methods; local measurement on triaxial specimens. Site monitoring methods by total station, precise levelling, wall inclinometers. Analysis methods: p-y analysis, subgrade reaction method and finite element analysis applied to shallow foundations, piles and retaining walls. Allowable settlement: empirical and analysis methods of determining sensitivity of structures to distortions, combined analysis of structure and ground. Estimating allowable settlement values. Structural design of foundations: using outputs of structural forces from analyses in structural design in accordance with Eurocodes 2 and 3. Design projects: application of all techniques into design projects, using real information where possible. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. Lecture notes, project assignments, practice questions, feedback and additional material such as site videos and photographs will be available to students at any time on the e-learning Moodle platform. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises. These include self-evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. These exercises will not be graded. Design projects will be given as part of their assessment. The instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any additional tutoring. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |