Foundation Design

Objectives:

This course is presented from the perspective of a practicing geotechnical engineer.
The objective of this course is to provide a practical understanding of:
*Extending the theories of bearing capacity and settlement as taught at undergraduate level to practical design of foundations
*Obtaining and selecting design parameters from site investigation data
*Selection of appropriate foundation types for various types of development and soil profiles
*Design of spread footings, piled foundations and raft foundations
*Principles of limit states design in geotechnical Engineering