Introduction to the course

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Preliminary documentation Density and depth of investigation Surface investigation Deep investigation Trenches and boreholes Piezometric observations Sampling Soil properties and parameters Laboratory tests

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Standard penetration test (SPT) Cone penetration test Dynamic penetration test Vane test Pressuremeter test Plate load test Seismic tests Permeability tests In situ testing exercises

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Introduction Bearing capacity Settlements Design criteria Factor of safety against failure Admissible settlements Design of a shallow foundation empirical Allowable pressure In situ tests

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Preliminaries Classification Methods of pile construction Mechanisms of resistance of piles Bearing capacity of an isolated pile Tip resistance Shaft resistance Special cases: gravel, rock Bearing capacity of a pile group Settlements of a single pile Settlements of a pile group Piles subjected to lateral loads Negative friction Foundation exercises

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Coefficient of earth pressure at rest Rankine active and passive states Limit equilibrium Method of Coulomb Additional earth pressures due to surcharges Earth pressure exercises

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General aspects Gravity walls Rockfill walls Cantilever wall Gravity structures exercises

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Reinforced Earth Green Walls Bolts Anchors Reinforced earth exercises

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Introduction Construction aspects Distributions of pressure on diaphragm walls Drainage around an excavation Propping Surface settlements Diaphragm wall exercises

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