50536359 Foundation Engineering

Credit: 4(3-3-6) credit Foundation Engineering

Hours/week: 6 hours/week Introduction
Instructor: Wanwarang Ratananikom, Ph.D.
Email: wanwarangr@eng.buu.ac.th
Pre-requisite: 50536159 Soil Mechanics Wanwarang Ratananikom, Ph.D.
wanwarangr@eng.buu.ac.th

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Background Background
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering

Structural Geotechnical Water Resources
Engineering Engineering Engineering Soil Behavior Pile Engineering
Soil Testing Underground Excavation
Transportation Construction Tunnel Engineering
Engineering Management

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 Foundation Engineering works - Shallow foundation is constructed where
soil layer at shallow depth is able to
support the structural load.
• Foundation engineering focuses on substructure.
- Shallow foundations transfer the load to
• Foundation is a structure which provides interface between superstructure and soil at the base of the substructure
the supporting soil and transfer load of superstructure to the supporting soil. directly.

- Deep foundation transfer loads

- Shallow foundation far below the substructure.
- Deep foundation - These foundation penetrate
incompetent soil until satisfactory
bearing stratum is reached.

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Retaining wall is a structure that

holds or retains soil behind it. • Sheet pile wall is a retaining wall constructed to retain
earth, water or any other filling materials.
- Gravity retaining wall
- Cantilever retaining wall
- Counterfort retaining wall

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• Braced cut is bracing system used to keep the sides of deep
excavation stable and ensure that movement of soil is not cause
damage to surrounding structures.

sheet pile sheet pile

wale

strut wale

Assessments Scores
1. Homework 30%
2. Midterm Exam 35%
3. Final Exam 35%

Books:
• Teaching handout
• Bowles, J. E. (1996), Foundation Analysis and Design (5th Edition),
McGraw-Hill
• Coduto, D. P. (1994), Foundation Design: principles and practices,
Prentice Hall
• Das, B. M. (1998), Foundation Engineering (4th Edition), PWS Publishing
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