| Competencies / Study results |
| Code | Study programme competences / results |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences / results | ||
| Identify and analyze the keys and determinants in the design of a foundation of any infrastructure in unique circumstances | |||
| Select the design method adapted to the terrain conditions imposed by the infrastructure | |||
| Acquire knowledge to define and design the execution of the appropriate solution | |||
| Identify and analyze the keys and determinants in the design of a foundation of any infrastructure in unique circumstances | |||
| Select the design method adapted to the terrain conditions imposed by the infrastructure | |||
| Acquire knowledge to define and design the execution of the appropriate solution | |||
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Introduction | Review basic concepts of geotechnics Reference rules. Eurocode 7.0 Geotechnical reconnaissance of foundations. Special foundations. Special ground and special actions |
| Shallow foundations.Typology and special cases | Basic concepts of shallow foundations Foundation slabs rock foundations |
| Deep foundations. Types and special cases | Basic concepts of deep foundations Typologies and execution methods Control methods |
| Micropiles | Criteria and design factors Calculation methods construction aspects |
| Ground treatments | Preloads dynamic compaction deep vibration draining wicks gravel columns Other inclusions injections Other treatments |
| Pathology and rehabilitation of foundations | Pathological study Foundation monitoring Rehabilitation and reinforcement solutions |
| Foundations in the sea | Reconnaissance of the seabed On-shore foundations Offshore foundations |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies / Results | Teaching hours (in-person & virtual) | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | 20 | 10 | 30 | |
| Supervised projects | 14 | 28 | 42 | |
| Case study | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Field trip | 6.5 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Problem solving | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
| Personalized attention | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | The professor of the subject will present in a maxistral session the different topics of the subject. Oral presentation complemented with the use of audiovisual media and the introduction of some questions addressed to students, in order to transmit knowledge and facilitate learning. |
| Supervised projects | Tutored works Carry out works elaborated by one or several students and present in the classroom on an aspect of foundations in which the student wants to deepen. |
| Case study | Case study Analysis of real cases from the student's educational perspective, facilitating the understanding of the development of the case and its critical assessment from the technical, economic and social point of view. |
| Field trip | Field trip We will go to foundation works in progress to check the validity and effectiveness of the concepts acquired, of the methods of execution as well as the organizational systems of operation. |
| Problem solving | The professors of the subject will carry out, in a collaborative way with the students, practical exercises of application of the theoretical knowledge to strengthen its assimilation. |
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| Assessment | |||
| Methodologies | Competencies / Results | Description | Qualification |
| Problem solving | Check with the teachers of the subject the resolution of the proposed problems. | 25 | |
| Case study | Study and assessment of information Retrospective analysis Study of alternatives in initial situation |
15 | |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Attendance and participation in classes and possible conferences. |
25 | |
| Supervised projects | Carry out and present the tutored work in the classroom. Answer, after the presentation, the questions about it from the students and teachers of the subject. |
35 | |
| Assessment comments | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Port Authority of Spain (2005). Recommendations for maritime works. Mº Fomento
Minisitry of Transport of Spain (2006). CTE SE-C Seguridad Estructural de cimientos. Mº Fomento
UE (en 1997). EUROCODIGO 7.0. AENOR
Jimenez Salas y otros (1980). Geotecnia y Cimientos II y III. Rueda
Minisitry of Transport of Spain (2020). Guia para el proyecto de cimnetaciones en obras de carretera con Eurocodigo 7 . Mº Fomento
Braja M. Das (2020). Principles of Foundation Engineering (9th Edition) . Cengage Learning Inc. |
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