Synopsis
This course provides a detailed examination of Eurocode 7's requirements for the design of footings, gravity walls, and slopes.
Pre-requisites
Our Geotechnical Design courses assume prior knowledge of Eurocode 7 (although essential aspects are reviewed). It is important that you have previously attended our Basis course (or similar).
Date and venue of next public course
- Next classroom course: Tuesday 17th April in London
- Next online course: second half of 2012 (dates to be announced)
- Please contact Jenny Bond to register your interest
Speakers
'Design of shallow foundations' is presented by Dr Andrew Bond (of Geocentrix). 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.
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Course outline (one-day)
- Standards for geotechnical design of shallow foundations
- Eurocodes
- European execution standards
- UK implementation of Eurocodes
- Basis of design for shallow foundations
- General rules and basis of design
- Verification of strength, stability, and serviceability
- Geotechnical design of spread foundations
- General rules
- Ground investigation for footings
- Design situations and limit states
- Basis of design
- Design by prescriptive measures
- Supervision, monitoring, and maintenance
- Footings subject to vertical actions
- Footings subject to horizontal actions
- Design for serviceability
- Case studies
- Workshop - strip footing on clay
- Geotechnical design of gravity walls
- Scope
- General rules
- Ground investigation for gravity walls
- Design situations and limit states
- Basis of design
- Supervision, monitoring, and maintenance
- Reinforced concrete walls
- Mass gravity walls
- Reinforced fill structures
- Design for serviceability
- Case study
- Workshop - T-shaped gravity wall with dry fill
- Geotechnical design design of slopes and embankments
- Scope
- General rules
- Ground investigation for slopes and embankments
- Design situations and limit states
- Basis of design
- Supervision, monitoring, and maintenance
- Stability of infinitely long slope
- Stability of finite slope
- Case stud
- Workshop - road cutting (using design charts)
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Feedback from past delegates
'Excellent - good mix of theory and practice'
'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'
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