Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
About this course

Overview

Ground conditions are the risk every infrastructure project carries and few budgets properly allow for. This runs from site investigation and soil behaviour through to foundation design and slope stability, aimed at characterising what is actually under the site and designing for it rather than around it.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Specify a ground investigation and read the results
  • Classify soils and predict their behaviour
  • Design and check foundation options
  • Analyse slopes and retaining structures
  • Identify and mitigate ground-related risks
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Plan and interpret site investigations
  • Apply soil mechanics to design problems
  • Design shallow and deep foundations
  • Assess slope stability and earthworks
  • Manage geotechnical risk on projects
Course content

Modules

01

Site Investigation

Planning boreholes, sampling, and in-situ and laboratory testing.

02

Soil Mechanics Principles

Stress, strength, permeability, and consolidation behaviour of soils.

03

Shallow Foundations

Bearing capacity, settlement, and design of pads and rafts.

04

Deep Foundations

Pile types, capacity, and design for difficult ground conditions.

05

Slope Stability

Analysing slopes, embankments, and stabilisation measures.

06

Earth Retaining Structures

Earth pressures and design of retaining walls and excavations.

Who it is for

Target audience

Geotechnical and civil engineers, foundation designers, and project engineers on building and infrastructure works.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A civil, structural or geotechnical engineering background.

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