ENCE 461 Foundation Analysis and
Design (3)
Required course for majors in the civil specialty.
Catalog Description:
Fundamentals of soil
mechanics as applied to the analysis and design of foundation systems;
subsurface investigations; design of
shallow and deep foundations; retaining structures and lateral
earth pressures. Spring semester Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisites:
ENCE 361 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites:
None
Textbook/References:
McCarthy, D.F.,
Essentials of Soil Mechanics, 5th edition, Prentice Hall, 1998.
Course Objectives: (numbers in parentheses indicate relationship to engineering program
outcomes)
At the completion of the
course, students will have demonstrated the ability
·
to analyze and design shallow foundations (2),
·
to analyze and design rigid and flexible retaining structures (2), and
·
to analyze and design deep foundations (2).
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
Lecture either three times
per week for 50 minutes per class or two times per week for 75 minutes per
class.
1 Geotechnical Properties of Soil
2 Site Investigation
3,4,5 Bearing Capacity of Shallow
Foundations
6,7 Stresses due to applied loads
8 Piles
9 Settlement
10,11 Lateral earth pressures)
12
Retaining walls
13
Drilled piers
14
Braced excavations
15
Slurry walls
Contribution to Professional Component:
Contributes toward the 1.5
years of engineering topics as a 3 credit hour course in engineering sciences.
Relationship to Program Outcomes:
This course supports engineering outcome 2.
Prepared by: Dr. Joseph Owino,