CIVE 4301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Taylor & Francis, Crc Press, Geomembrane
14 Jul 2015
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Foundation engineering cive 4301 winter 2013. Lectures: tue, thurs 1:05 - 2:25 am (me 4332) P/a: even mon : 8:35 - 11:25am (uc 182) Split spoon, shelby tube, piston sampling, geotechnical reports. Vane shear, spt, cpt, dmt, pressuremeter, plate load tests, seismic tests. Ultimate, allowable bearing capacity, effect of water table, factor of safety, Single piles: types of piles, pile bearing capacity, pile settlement, pile load tests. Pile groups: group considerations, efficiency, negative skin friction, batter piles. Types of retaining structures/braced excavations, sheet pile walls, pressure distribution, bottom heave, boiling, de-watering. Soil mechanics and foundations, 2nd edition, m budhu, j. wiley & sons. , 2007. Canadian foundation engineering manual, 4 edition, bitech publishers, 2007. Shallow foundations: bearing capacity and settlement, 2 edition, bm das, crc press 2009. 2006* ( ebooks available through library). nd th. Attendance to lectures, problem analysis sessions, and tests is mandatory. Requests for exemptions must be supported by acceptable documentation.
