Course detail

Concrete Foundation Structures

FAST-5L8Acad. year: 2021/2022

Interactive models of system: subsoil – foundation – structure above foundation.
Shallow foundations – design of wall footings, grid and mat foundations, slabs. Footings of precast structures. Toroidal and shell foundations. Box and massive blocks foundations.
Deep foundations – piles, group of piles, footings above piles. Anchored and non-anchored underground concrete walls. Drop caissons and caissons.
Foundations dynamically loaded.
Foundations in the clearances and in the special conditions.
Design of constructions and foundations in the undermining areas.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, geotechnics, design of concrete members and structures

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Foundation structures as a part of the reliability system “subsoil – foundation – overground structure”. Results of geological survey. Foundations reliability. Limit states of subsoil and foundation structures load-bearing capacity according to ČSN and EN codes.
2. Interactive models of system: subsoil – foundation – structure above foundation. Comprehensive and simplified interactive system. Modelling of subsoil and foundation structures. Software Soilin.
3. Shallow foundations. Distribution of contact stress in footing bottom. Detail design of footings from plain and reinforced concrete. Detail design of uniformly pressed continuous footing.
4. Shallow foundations. Detail design of grid and mat foundations, slabs.
5. Shallow foundations. Footings of precast structures (pocket foundation) – detail design. Toroidal and shell foundations. Box and massive blocks foundations.
6. Realisation and control of concrete foundation structures. Special types oflconcrete for foundation, casting in the special conditions.
7. Deep foundations. Limit states of subsoil and pile.
8. Pile foundations, group of piles, footings above piles.
9. Deep foundations. Anchored and non-anchored underground concrete walls.
10. Droped wells and caissons.
11. Foundations dynamically loaded. Response of machines on dynamic load action.
12. Foundations in the clearances and in the special conditions.
13. Foundation structures at reconstructions.
14. Principles of structures and foundations design in the undermining areas.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Design of different type of concrete load-bearing structures.
Design of foundations in conventional and special conditions.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bažant, Z.: Zakládání staveb. SNTL/ALFA, Praha 1981
Bažant, Z.: Methods of Foundation Engineering. Academia, Praha 1979
Leonhardt, F.: Vorlesungen über Massivbau. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1977

Recommended reading

Bradáč, J.: Základové konstrukce. VUT Brno 1995
Čírtek, L.: Betonové konstrukce II. Konstrukce prutové a základové. VUT Brno 1999
Gartner, O., Kuda, R.: Betonové konstrukce. Základy objektů a konstrukcí. VUT Brno 1991

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.