Undergraduate Course: Foundation Engineering 4 (CIVE10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | FE4 introduces students to Ground Investigation techniques and the application of soil mechanics principles to geotechnical practice through the design of deep and shallow foundations. Most importantly, the course emphasizes subjectiveness and uncertainty in geotechnical design: gone are the days of a single solution to a problem!! |
| Course description |
Lectures: Titles & Contents
Note that each lecture is related to a design case study, which will be built up throughout the course, and supported by worked examples (in the lectures) and tutorials.
L1. Introduction to Ground Investigations
- Course structure, introduction to the case study, Desk Study, Field Reconnaissance
L2. Geotechnical Investigations: Exploration
- Boring programme, trial pit and bore hole execution, laboratory testing
L3. Geotechnical Investigations: In Situ testing
- In situ testing methods, focusing on SPT, CPT, Pressuremeter, calculation of design parameters
L4. Introduction to Pile design
- GI requirements for piling, pile construction methods, pile axial capacity
L5. Pile design: Displacements
- Pile settlement, pile lateral capacity
L6. Pile design: Introduction to Eurocodes
- Pile axial capacity to EC7
L7. Pile design: Eurocodes cont'd
- Pile displacements and lateral capacity to EC7
L8. Introduction to Spread Foundations
- GI requirements for spread foundations, foundation ultimate capacity design to EC7
L9. Spread foundations: Displacements
- foundation serviceability capacities to EC7
L10. Introduction to Unsaturated Soils: Consequences for modern foundation design
- Description of unsaturated soils, the role of pore air/water interfaces and suction, effects on soil strengths, consequences for foundation design
L11. Overflow, Recapture and Revise
- Students are encouraged to suggest topics for this lecture based on the course's content
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Geotechnical Engineering 3 (CIVE09016)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assessment will be made on the basis of:
Degree examination 100%
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| Feedback |
Formative (mid-semester) and end-of-course. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Foundation Engineering 4 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- plan and undertake a ground investigation;
- demonstrate an ability to design deep foundations;
- demonstrate an ability to design shallow foundations.
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Reading List
| Ground investigation and foundation design are enormous topics. Additional reading is suggested in the lecture notes. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Ground Investigation,Foundation Design,Unsaturated Soils |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Beckett
Tel: (0131 6)51 7119
Email: Christopher.Beckett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Craig Hovell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
Email: c.hovell@ed.ac.uk |
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