Soil-structure Interaction

This is the equivalence course for the old course CIE4362. It is identical to unit 3 from module CIEM2000 in the new programme. Please see the study guide description of CIEM2000 and the information below. Please contact the module manager at the start of the module for registration and additional information.

Parameter Selection. A class and exercise on parameter selection in geotechnical in week 1.

Shallow Foundation Design

Pile Foundations Displacement Piles in Sand - The concepts behind an SoA model for displacement piles in developed from field experiments.

Pile Foundations Effect of installation method- Field response of different pile types compared.

Pile Foundation in Clay

In each section design exercises are performed and the performance of a foundation is compared to measured response to check the accuracy of the design approaches considered.

Preparation for group assignment