Course Details

Special Foundation Methods (KON)

Academic Year 2024/25

NFB016 course is part of 1 study plan

NPC-SIK Summer Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction into special foundation methods. Literature, standards, technical journals. 2. Aspects of geotechnical investigations. 3. Pile foundations – single pile (axialy and horizontaly loaded). 4. Pile foundations – group of piles. 5. Micropiles – technology, appplication, design. 6. Deep excavation – structural details and their specifics (micropiles, sheet pile and soldier pile wall). 7. Deep excavation – structural details and their specifics (pile and diaphragm wall). 8. Modern methods of static design of sheeting. 9. Jet grouting – as foundations and retaining element. 10. Improvement of soils. 11. Nailing of slopes. 12. Special problems – aggressive environment – pile foundations. 13. Undermining areas. Seismic regions. Permafrost.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Definition of semester project. 2. Design of shallow foundation including drawings. 3. Design of deep foundation including drawings. 4. Desing (method of dependent pressures) of soldier pile wall including drawings. 5. Design (method of dependent pressures) of sheet pile wall including drawings. 6. Design (method of dependent pressures) of pile wall including drawings. 7. Design (method of dependent pressures) of diaphragm wall including drawings. 8. Design of retaining walls, including drawings - completion. 9. Design foundations of crane (mickropiles) including drawings. 10. Design of nail wall including drawings. 11. Design of ensure of the trench by jet grouting. 12. Presentation of the project. Credit. 13. Presentation of the project. Conlusion (credit)