Training courses

Design of pile foundations

Synopsis

This course provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7's and the UK National Annex's requirements for the design of pile foundations.

Pre-requisites

The 'Design of ...' courses assume prior knowledge of Eurocode 7 (although essential aspects are reviewed). It is important that you have previously attended our Introduction course (or similar).

Dates in 2010 for one-day public courses

• Not currently scheduled for public delivery

Speakers

'Design of pile foundations' is presented by Dr Andrew Bond and/or Andrew Harris. Want to know what previous delegates thought about our courses? Click here.

How to book on a public course

Please contact Jenny Bond at Geocentrix to book a place on this course. Click here to download our brochure and booking form and credit card payment form.

In-house courses

This course is available for in-house delivery at your offices. Please contact Jenny Bond at Geocentrix for further details.

Course outline (one-day)

• Introduction
• Basis of geotechnical design
  • General rules and basis of design
  • Verification of strength
  • Verification of stability
  • Verification of serviceability
• Design of pile foundations
  • General rules
  • Traditional pile design by calculation
  • Changes made by UK National Annex
  • Piles subject to compression
  • Case study
• Workshop (pile design by calculation)
• Field testing of pile foundations
  • General rules
  • Design using field tests
  • Design to UK National Annex
  • Calculation models
  • Static pile load tests
  • Case study
• Workshop (pile design by testing)
• Execution of pile foundations
  • European execution standards
  • Bored piles
  • Displacement piles
  • Micropiles

Feedback from past delegates

'An interesting and thoroughly relevant course that I shall be recommending ... without hesitation'

'Informative and thought provoking'

'Great workshops presented by well established individuals within the field'

'Excellent! Just what I was looking for'

'Excellent value for money'