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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Architecture |
| Grao en Estudos de Arquitectura |
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| Foundations |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Foundations | Code | 630G02043 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fifth | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 1.1 Basic Concepts 1.2 Foundations Structures and Retaining Structures 1.3 Regulations: CTE-SE-C (EC-7) |
| 2. LIMIT STATE | 2.1 Limit States Concept: ULS and SLS 2.2 Design analysis process. Partial design factors in foundations and retaining structures analysis 2.3 Design process in CTE-SE-C and EC-7 |
| 3. SOIL MECHANICS | 3.1 Soil Classification 3.2 Soil Physical Properties: density, particle size, consistency, permeability. 3.3 Water and Soil: wáter table, fluid, siphoning, Terzagui´s Law 3.4 Soil Consolidation 3.5 Soil Compresibility. Oedometer test. Oedometer Graphics. 3.6 Shear Strength. Direct Shear Test and Triaxial Compression Test. Soil Stress States |
| 4. SOIL BEARING CAPACITY | 4.1 Stress and Settlement. 4.2 Bearing Pressure. Efective Surface 4.3 Determination of Ultimate Beareing Capacity 4.4 Simplified Method 4.5 Foundations on rocks 4.6 Soil Elastic Response: Ballast Modulus 4.7 Geotechnical Stress and Structural Stress |
| 5. GEOTECHNICAL REPORT | 5.1 Basic Concepts 5.2 Scope and Contents 5.3 Types of Tests. Borehole, Soil Soundings, Penetration Test 5.4 Laboratory Analysis 5.5 Evaluation 5.6 Reference Tables |
| 6. SPREAD FOUNDATIONS: FOOTINGS (PADS) | 6.1 Introduction. Types of Spread Foundations 6.2 Continuos footing 6.3 Isolated footing 6.4 Strap footing. Strap beam 6.5 Particular Solutions 6.6 Constructive Details |
| 7. SPREAD FOUNDATIONS: FLOATING FOUNDATIONS | 7.1 Introduction. Types. Peculiarities 7.2 Combined footing 7.3 Beam Foundations 7.4 Grillage Foundations 7.5 Mat or Raft foundations 7.6 Constructive Details |
| 8. TRENCH FILL FOUNDATIONS | 8.1 Basic Concepts 8.2 Trench fill foundations 8.3 Constructive Details |
| 9. PILE FOUNDATIONS | 9.1 Introduction. Types 9.2 Piles 9.3 Micropiles 9.4 Pile Cap 9.5 Tie Beam 9.6 Constructive Details |
| 10. LATERAL PRESSURE OF SOIL | 10.1 Types: Active Pressure, Passive Pressure. Rest Earth Pressure 10.2 Coulomb´s Formula. CTE considerations 10.3 Propped Walls. 10.4 Water Table and Pressure. 10.5 Loads |
| 11. RETAINING WALL DESIGN | 11.1 Introduction. Types 11.2 Retaining Walls. Gravity Walls. Cantilevered Tilt-up Walls. Countefort Retaining Walls. Shelves Retaining Walls. 11.3 Basement Walls 11.4 Anchored Retaining Walls 11.5 Slurry or Diaphragm Walls 11.6 Pile Retaining Walls 11.7 Other Solutions: muros ecológicos y tablestacas. |
| 12. EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES | 12.1 Soil Interventions 12.2 Techniques in compact soils 12.3 Water and excavation 12.4 Slope Design 12.5 Soil Slope Stability 12.6 Rock Slope Stability |
| 13. SOIL IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES | 13.1 Soil Improvement Techniques: Vibro Replacement, Vibro Compaction, Jet-Grouting, Deep Mixed 13.2 Soil Replacement |
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