This unit provides students with practical tools necessary for the design of deep and shallow foundations, basements and tunnels. Numerous case history examples are used to illustrate a wide variety of construction procedures and how they impact and shape the geotechnical design process. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of simple design approaches employing appropriate soil parameters. Students are exposed to typical commercial software used in geotechnical design. <br/><br/>The topics covered in the unit include soil parameter selection, basement design, footing and raft design, pile and piled raft design, reinforced embankment design and tunnel design. -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Barry Lehane
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: CIVL3120 Applied Geomechanics or equivalent
