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DEEP FOUNDATIONS Course Work Topics

DEEP FOUNDATIONS Course Work Topics. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY J.A. CALIENDO. UNDERGRADUATE COURSE. ONE SEMESTER COURSE, “FOUNDATION ENGINEERING” PRE-REQUISITE = SOIL MECHANICS. TEXTS. CODUTO DAS HANDOUTS (lots). Topics (3-4 Weeks): Field Investigation for Deep Foundations

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DEEP FOUNDATIONS Course Work Topics

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  1. DEEP FOUNDATIONSCourse Work Topics UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY J.A. CALIENDO

  2. UNDERGRADUATE COURSE • ONE SEMESTER COURSE, “FOUNDATION ENGINEERING” • PRE-REQUISITE = SOIL MECHANICS

  3. TEXTS CODUTO DAS HANDOUTS (lots)

  4. Topics (3-4 Weeks): • Field Investigation for Deep Foundations • Axial Static Analysis • Dynamic Pile Analysis (UDOT lecture) • Group Capacity & Settlement • Design & Construction Considerations • Static Load Testing

  5. GRADUATE COURSE • ONE SEMESTER COURSE, “DEEP FOUNDATIONS” • PRE-REQUISITE = FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

  6. TEXTS • FHWA, “Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations” 2 – Volume • ADSC, FHWA, “Drilled Shafts” 2 - Volume • Design of Pile Foundations NCHRP Synthesis Report #42 • “Guidelines for the Interpretation and Analysis of the Static Loading Test”, DFI • “Standard Guidelines for Design and Installation of Pile Foundations”, ASCE • FHWA, “Static Testing of Deep Foundations” • Analysis & Design of Shallow & Deep Foundations, Reese et al

  7. WEEK ONE • Design Considerations • Field Investigations • Shear Strength Review

  8. WEEK TWO • Overview – Design and Construction sequence, (FHWA chapt 2 ) • Pile Types, advantage / disadvantage (FHWA chapt 8)

  9. WEEK THREE • Static Analysis – Meyerhoff, Nordlund methods • Static Analysis – Alpha, Beta methods • Static Analysis – CPT methods

  10. WEEK FOUR • Economics and time effects – Chapt 3 • Computer Software – Static Analysis • DRIVEN • Spreadsheets • Others • Static Load Tests – Chapts 18,19, & 20 • Conventional • Osterberg • Statnamic

  11. WEEK FIVE • Static Load Tests – Continued (use PDPI field results) • Design of Pile Groups - Axial Loads

  12. WEEK SIX • Instrumented Static Load Tests • Load Distribution Curves • Load Transfer Curves (t-z) (q-w) • Settlement Predictions from t-z and q-w curves • tzpile software - Ensoft

  13. WEEK SEVEN • Load Settlement Relationships – cont’d • Settlement – Pile Groups • Wave Mechanics

  14. WEEK EIGHT • Pile Dynamics – PDA Testing Chapt 17 • Wave Equation Analysis – Chapt 16 • Example problems • GRLWEAP Software Introduction

  15. WEEK NINE • GRLWEAP • Bearing Graph • Inspector Chart • Driveability

  16. WEEK TEN • FIELD TRIP • Lateral Load Analyses • Hand solutions • Broms’ Method – Chapt 9 • py Curves

  17. WEEK 11 • Lateral Load Analysis – Numerical Solution (py curves from PDPI field tests) • LPILE Software • Group Response – py multiplier

  18. WEEK TWELVE • FLPIER Software – Academic Version • Begin Drilled Shaft Construction & Design • Note Differences between Driven Piles and Drilled Shafts • Advantages / Disadvantages of each

  19. REMAINING WEEKS • Drilled Shaft Construction & Design • Field Trip #2 • Use ADSC Support • Design Software (USU Spread Sheet)

  20. USEFULWEB SITES • http://www11.myflorida.com/structures/default.htm • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/ • http://web.pile.com/ • http://cee.engr.ucdavis.edu/faculty/boulanger/geo_photo_album/index.html • http://www.loadtest.com/ • http://www.eng.usf.edu/~gmullins/Statnamic_intro.htm • http://piledrivers.org/pdca/index.cfm • http://www.adsc-iafd.com/

  21. THANKS TO PDCA FOR MAKING THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE AND TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY !!

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