Foundation Engineering
Description: The issues of design and construction of foundations and foundations in different soil conditions are considered. The fundamentals of foundation engineering, in order to fully utilise the bearing capacity of soils and take account of their deformations, in order to avoid in practice the failure of structures due to various errors and deficiencies made during the surveying, design, construction and operation of buildings and structures.
Amount of credits: 5
Course Workload:
| Types of classes | hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 |
| Practical works | 30 |
| Laboratory works | |
| SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) | 30 |
| SAW (Student autonomous work) | 75 |
| Course Project | |
| Form of final control | Exam |
| Final assessment method | oral examination |
Component: Component by selection
Cycle: Base disciplines
Goal
- The aim of the discipline is to familiarise future specialists with the general provisions of modern methods of calculation, design and construction of foundations, foundations and underground structures, without knowledge of which it is not possible to properly design foundations for modern industrial and civil buildings and structures.
Objective
- The purpose of the discipline is to apply this knowledge to solve practical issues of foundation engineering in construction. The knowledge of the discipline will allow to avoid in practice accidents due to various mistakes made during engineering and geological surveys, design, construction and operation of buildings and structures.
Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding
- Types and designs of shallow and deep foundations; basic principles of design and methods of strengthening foundations, foundations, underground and earthen structures.
Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding
- When designing methods for shallow and deep foundations and pile foundations, including those in special conditions.
Learning outcome: formation of judgments
- On the stress-strain state of soils; types and sizes of foundations.
Learning outcome: communicative abilities
- Ability to find organisational, managerial and engineering solutions in production situations related to foundation construction.
Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities
- On the basis of the obtained natural science and special construction knowledge to formulate tasks for the execution of calculation and design of foundations and foundations; ability to promptly adapt the basic laws of disciplines in professional activity, to apply modern information technologies, methods of mathematical analysis and modelling when performing field, laboratory and experimental studies, calculations and design of foundations and foundations.
Teaching methods
Traditional teaching techniques are provided for: classroom instruction and independent work of the students. The lecture course is presented in multimedia form. Motivational speech is used when presenting lecture material at the beginning and at the end of the lecture. Text, audio and video information, graphs, tables etc. are used in the lecture-presentation and practical sessions. Practical lessons have a general guiding framework for students' independent actions in the classroom: what and how students should do when performing design work or solving technical problems.
Assessment of the student's knowledge
Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.
| Period | Type of task | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 rating | Practical work. Procedure for designing foundations and foundations. Types of foundations. | 0-100 |
| Practical work. Analysis of the engineering and geological conditions of the site. | ||
| Practical work. Design of shallow foundations. | ||
| A rubric test on the lectures. | ||
| 2 rating | Practical work. Analysis of the geotechnical conditions for the pile foundations option. | 0-100 |
| Practical work. Designing pile foundations. | ||
| Practical work. Technical and economic comparison of foundation options. | ||
| A rubric test on the lectures. | ||
| Total control | Exam, Course Project | 0-100 |
The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type
| Type of task | 90-100 | 70-89 | 50-69 | 0-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Good | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Practical work | The work has been completed in full, there are no comments. | The work has been completed in full, there are comments that do not require mandatory elimination. | The work is not fully implemented, there are comments. | The work has been completed in full, there are no comments. |
| Lecture control | Demonstrates full knowledge and understanding of the topics studied. Can analyse and draw conclusions. | Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the topics studied. Can analyse and draw conclusions. Makes minor errors. | Shows knowledge and understanding of the topics studied, but cannot analyse and draw correct conclusions. | Demonstrates full knowledge and understanding of the topics studied. Can analyse and draw conclusions. |
| Examination, course project | Demonstrates knowledge and understanding in the contexts presented in assessment tasks, demonstrates mastery of skills at a high level. | Demonstrates knowledge and understanding in the contexts presented in the assessment tasks, demonstrates mastery of skills at a good level. Makes minor errors. | Demonstrates knowledge and understanding in the contexts presented in the assessment tasks, demonstrates mastery of skills. Makes mistakes. | Demonstrates knowledge and understanding in the contexts presented in assessment tasks, demonstrates mastery of skills at a high level. |
Evaluation form
The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:
- 40% of the examination result;
- 60% of current control result.
The final grade is calculated by the formula:
| FG = 0,6 | MT1+MT2 | +0,4E |
| 2 |
Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;
E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.
Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:
The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:
| Alphabetical grade | Numerical value | Points (%) | Traditional grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4.0 | 95-100 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | 90-94 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | 85-89 | Good |
| B | 3.0 | 80-84 | |
| B- | 2.67 | 75-79 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | 70-74 | |
| C | 2.0 | 65-69 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.67 | 60-64 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | 55-59 | |
| D | 1.0 | 50-54 | |
| FX | 0.5 | 25-49 | Unsatisfactory |
| F | 0 | 0-24 |
Topics of lectures
- Introduction
- Calculation of shallow foundations
- Excavation design
- Engineering methods for transforming the construction properties of foundations (soils)
- Deep well foundations
- Pile foundations
- Piles made in-ground (in-situ): bored, driven, bored piles
- Calculation of NS piles under horizontal loads
- Foundations on structurally unstable soils
Key reading
- 1 S.B.Uhov, V.V. Semenov, V.V. Znamenskij i dr. Mekhanika gruntov, osnovaniya i fundamenty / Uchebnoe posobie: - M.: Izdatel'stvo Associacii stroitel'nyh vuzov, 2015 g. 528 s. 2 Berlinov M.V. Osnovaniya i fundamenty: Uchebnoe posobie dlya stroitel'nyh speci-al'nostej vuzov. – 3-e izdanie., ster. – M.: Vyssh. SHkola., 2013. – 319 s.: il. 3 Berlinov M.V., YAgupov B.A. Raschet osnovanij i fundamentov. -M.: Strojizdat, 2011.-272 s. 4 SP RK 5.01-101-2013 Zemlyanye sooruzheniya, osnovaniya i fundamenty 5 SP RK 5.01-102-2013 Osnovaniya zdanij i sooruzhenij. - Astana, 2015 6 SP RK 5.01-103-2013 Svajnye fundamenty. - Astana, 2015
