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CE231 Course Syllabus

This document provides information about an advanced foundation design course. The course is taught by Dr. Gilford B. Estores and covers topics such as shallow and deep foundation design, soil mechanics concepts, and basement construction. Course prerequisites include prior knowledge of soil mechanics, concrete design, and structural analysis software. The course aims to teach students foundation investigation procedures, design of different foundation types, and application of principles to design problems. The course is divided into 10 topics taught by different students and assessed based on attendance, presentations, a research project, and a final exam consisting of design problems.

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CE231 Course Syllabus

This document provides information about an advanced foundation design course. The course is taught by Dr. Gilford B. Estores and covers topics such as shallow and deep foundation design, soil mechanics concepts, and basement construction. Course prerequisites include prior knowledge of soil mechanics, concrete design, and structural analysis software. The course aims to teach students foundation investigation procedures, design of different foundation types, and application of principles to design problems. The course is divided into 10 topics taught by different students and assessed based on attendance, presentations, a research project, and a final exam consisting of design problems.

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Course: CE 231 (Advanced Foundation Design)

Professor: Dr. Gilford B. Estores, PhD


PhD CE-Structural Engineering, De La Salle University
MSCE-Structural Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology
MS Management Engineering, University of Santo Tomas

Contact no: 09178061375


E-mail add: [email protected]
Course Description: Advanced foundation design and analysis; includes design and analysis of shallow
foundations and deep foundations, current practice in foundation and basement design and
construction, deep excavations.

Prerequisites:
1. Basic knowledge in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering
2. Basic knowledge in concrete design
3. Familiar with the latest NSCP and ACI-318-08
4. Familiar with FEM

Course Objectives:

1. Provide the student with a basic understanding of the essentials steps involved in a geotechnical
site investigation.
2. Introduce to the students the principal types of foundations and the factors governing the
choice of the most suitable type of foundation for a given situation.
3. Familiarize the student with the procedures used for: (a) bearing capacity estimation (b)
settlement analysis in the design of shallow foundation (c) structural design of shallow
foundation.
4. Familiarize the student with the procedures used for (a) end bearing capacity and (b) skin
friction estimation in the design of deep foundations (c) settlement analysis in the design of
deep foundation (d) structural design of deep foundation.
5. Familiarize the student with the procedures of designing excavations (i.e. embedded retaining
walls.
6. Provide the student with an opportunity to apply geotechnical engineering principles to an
actual foundation design problems.
7. Provide the students with the basic methodologies in basement constructions.

Course Outline:
1. Kenneth-Review of some essential soil mechanics concepts
a. Soil composition, soil characterization and classification
b. Flow of water through soils: permeability
c. Soil stresses
d. Compressibility of soils
e. Shear strength of soil
2. Claire- Soil exploration and in-situ testing
a. Project assessment, literature review, field reconnaissance
b. Drilling and sampling
c. In-situ testing: vane shear test, SPT, CPT
3. Leigh- Shallow foundations: geotechnical aspect
a. Types of shallow foundation – isolated, combined footings (rectangular, trapezoidal, strap,
mat)
b. Bearing capacity failure: limit equilibrium
c. Ultimate bearing capacity – Terzaghi’s equation, and general equation.
d. Allowable bearing capacity and factor of safety
4. Kimberly- Settlement analysis – overview, immediate, consolidation, and differential settlement,
accuracy of settlement predictions
5. Olive- Shallow foundations: structural aspect (per ACI-318-08)
a. One-way shear
b. Two-way shear
c. Concrete bearing
d. Flexural reinforcement
6. Yuri- Mat (raft) foundation design
a. Rigid methods
b. Non-rigid methods-Winkler method & FEM
c. Coefficient of subgrade reaction
d. Bearing capacity
e. Total settlement
f. Structural design
7. Angel- Deep foundation: geotechnical aspect
a. Types of deep foundation
b. Static analysis methods for estimating axial capacity
c. Pile load test
d. Group effects on axial capacity
e. Lateral load capacity
f. Settlement of pile groups
8. John-Deep foundation: structural aspect
9. Hisham- Deep excavations: embedded retaining walls
10. Renz- Basement construction
a. Bottom-up construction
b. Top-bottom construction
Grading System
Criteria:
Attendance – 10%
Topic Presentation- 40%
Research Presentation -20%
Project-30%

Low High Grade

0.00% 69.99% 5.00

70.00% 73.00% 3.00

73.01% 76.00% 2.75

76.01% 80.00% 2.50

80.01% 83.00% 2.25

83.01% 86.00% 2.00

86.01% 90.00% 1.75

90.01% 93.00% 1.50

93.01% 96.00% 1.25

100.00
96.01% % 1.00

*Minimum grade with credit is 2.00 (verify)

References:

1. Soil Mechanics % Foundations by Muni Budhu


2. Principles of Foundation Engineering, 6th ed. By Braja Das
3. Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, 3 rd ed. By Braja Das
4. Foundation Design & Construction by MJ Tomlinson
5. Design of Reinforced Concrete by Jack McCormack
6. Design of Concrete Structures by Arthur Nilson
7. NSCP, latest ed.
8. ACI-318-08

Problem Set (Final Exam)

Group 1 - Palmero, Gaton, Natividad

Group 2 – Mikami, Quinsaat, Yu

Group 3 – Abejuela, Dela Cueva, Monte


Group 4 – Caluna, Guzman

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