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Soil Mechanics and Foundations

Subject
Subject code ERA434
Subject name Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Credit points 4 ECTS
Grading method Exam
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2012 TEI
Study year 2
Semester Spring semester
Subject type Mandatory
Subject loads
Lecture 48
General description
Properties of soils. Stress distribution from the soil dead weight and the weight, imposed by a building. Corner point method. Bearing capacity of soil and the factors that have an impact on it. Dimensioning of a strip foundation and pier foundation. Cooperation of a building and footing. Calculation of settlements. Permitted limit deformations. Piled foundations. Advantages and disadvantages of the types of piles. Bearing capacity of a pile. Slope persistence. Active and passive pressure, affecting the retaining wall. Possible layouts of a retaining wall and their control. Soil improvement, compaction. Use of geosynthetics.
General aim
The objective of the course is to give an overview about soil properties and foundation types being used, as well as the design basics of foundations with low sinking. The course also deals with the shaping of piled foundations and their calculation as well as slope persistence.
Aim
The course provides within the framework of higher applied education curriculum the students a theoretical preparation in the field of soils and foundations for working as production managers at performing general construction works at the level of a company manager, project leader or supervisor, as well as designers of construction structures.
Form description
Classroom work: lectures and practical classes.
Independent work: in accordance with the initial data, given by the lecturer, the student performs the calculation of a low foundation and drafts the technical drawings that explain the solution.
Mastering the material that was dealt with in lectures and practical classes.
Literature
1. Geotehniline projekteerimine. Osa 1. Üldeeskirjad EPN-ENV 7.1
2. Geotehniline projekteerimine. Madalvundamentide projekteerimine. Abimaterjal EPN-ENV 7.1 kasutajale EPN-7/AM-1
3. EVS-EN 1997-1:2006 Eurokoodeks 7: Geotehniline projekteerimine. Osa 1: Üldeeskirjad.
4. Ehituskonstruktori käsiraamat. 2. osa. Tallinn, 2002
5. Loengukonspekt
6. Foundation Engineering. Ralph B Peck jt, 1965
7. Soil Mechanics. Concepts & Applications. William Powrie, 2002
8. Soils and Foundations. Cheng Liu, Jack B Evett, 2004
9. Projektirovanije svainõh fundamentov. A. A. Obodovskii, 1977 (in Russian)
10. V. Jaaniso, Pinnasemehaanika
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Replacement Subjects
EHO297 Soil Mechanics and Foundations + Course Project
Current rounds
None
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