Course Title: Analyse and design foundations

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2010

Course Code: CIVE5684

Course Title: Analyse and design foundations

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6093 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Design

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dr. B. Richards
+61 3 9925 541742
betty.richards@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

EDX130B-Use technical mathematics (basic)
EDX140B-Use technical mathematics (advanced)
EDX100B-Analyse force systems (basic)
EDC010B-Carry out geotechnical site investigation
EAC120B-Test and evaluate soils

Course Description

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to analyse and design residential slabs and footings, shallow footings in general and retaining structures, as well as select piles, underpinning methods and their applications, based on the fundamental principles and concepts applied to deep foundations, underpinning, trenching and sheet piling.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

EAC030B Analyse and design foundations

Element:

1. Select an appropriate footing type.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Understanding of the broad classification of foundations is used
in the selection of footing types.
1.2 Understanding of the uncertainties and potential legal problems
is used to inform footing decisions.
1.3 The correct investigation and monitoring techniques are named
for a specific project.
1.4 Understanding of Factors of Safety is applied to footing design.
1.5 Appropriate footing types are selected for specific sites

Element:

2. Carry out simple footing design to AS 2870 "Residential Slabs and Footings".

Performance Criteria:

2.1 The scope of AS 2870 is understood and used to inform footing
design.
2.2 Variation in foundation behaviour as it relates to the complexity
of footing design is understood and used to inform footing
design.
2.3 Sketches are prepared of slabs and footings for different loads
and soil types based on AS 2870.
2.4 Special considerations for footings on variable foundation is understood and used to inform footing design.

Element:

3. Carry out simple shallow footing designs based on the principles of soil mechanics.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Designs are prepared for simple shallow footings based on
formulae for calculating bearing capacity.
3.2 Consideration is given to correct soil parameters, the water table,
proximity of slopes and presence of rock.

Element:

4. Calculate stresses in a soil mass.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Calculations are carried out to determine the stresses in a soil
mass due to footing pressure, the immediate elastic settlement,
the total final settlement and the tolerance of the structure to
settlement and differential settlement.
4.2 Immediate and final consolidation settlements are estimated.
4.3 Comments are made on the tolerance of the building to the
estimated settlement.

Element:

5. Design simple cantilever and gravity retaining walls.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Understanding of common types of retaining structures and their
uses is applied to retaining wall design.
5.2 The active/passive wall pressures and forces are determined.
5.3 The active pressure coefficients for saturated and drained clays
are determined.
5.5 The surcharge forces, bearing capacity, settlement and factors of
safety are calculated.
5.6 Calculations are carried out to design simple cantilever and
gravity retaining walls to resist sliding and overturning.
5.7 Sketches are drawn showing the main features including
adequate drainage.

Element:

6. Select pile type/s and prepare a design.

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Appropriate pile types are selected, given a building plan,
structural loading and site data from lab and field test.
6.2 Understanding of the difference between driven and bored piles
is applied to pile design.
6.3 Common pile driving formulae are used to analyse and design
single driven piles.
6.4 The capacity of single piles and pile groups and their probable
settlement is calculated by static analysis.
6.5 Sketches are prepared of some typical pile caps showing pile
type and layout, dimensions, load carrying capacity and pile cap
details.

Element:

7. Determine appropriate underpinning for various situations.

Performance Criteria:

7.1 Appropriate underpinning for various situations is identified.
7.2 Understanding of the number of underpinning methods and their
applications is applied to underpinning.

Element:

8. Design and analyse unsupported excavation trenching.

Performance Criteria:

8.1 Unsupported excavation trenching is designed and analysed.
8.2 The safety of an excavation trench can be assessed.

Element:

9. Design a cantilever sheetpiling wall.

Performance Criteria:

9.1 A cantilever sheetpile wall retaining cohesionless soil is
designed.
9.2 A cantilever sheetpile wall retaining cohesive soil is designed.
9.3 The maximum moment acting on a sheetpile wall is determined
and a suitable profile chosen from design charts.


Learning Outcomes


 


Details of Learning Activities

• A mixture of instructor–led face to face lessons and directed problem-solving exercises
• Group-based research, and oral presentation of group research outcome
• Assignments




Teaching Schedule


Week Topic
1-3 1. Select an appropriate footing type
4-5 2. Carry out simple footing design to AS2870 "Residential Slabs and Footings"
6-7 3. Carry out simple shallow footing designs based on the principles of soil mechanics
8-9 4. Calculate stresses in a soil mass
10-11 5. Design simple cantilever and gravity retaining walls
12-13 6. Select pile types and prepare a design
14 7.Determine appropriate underpinning for various situations
15 8. Design and analyse unsupported excavation trenching
16 9. Design a cantilever sheetpiling wall


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Will be advised during lessons.


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment are conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set out in the National Training Package. Students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together knowledge and skills. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment tasks detailed under the Assessment Task Section.

Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:

NYC (<50%) Not Yet Competent

CAG (50-59%) Competent - Pass

CC (60-69%) Competent - Credit

CDI (70-79%) Competent - Distinction

CHD (80-100%) Competent - High Distinction


Assessment Tasks

Assessment of this unit will be based on:
1 Assignment covering topic 2
1 Assignment covering topic 7
Mid semester exam covering 1, 3,4,5,and 9
Exam covering topics 6, and 8


Assessment Matrix

 

 

Topic Assessment Task Value%
2 Assignment 15
7 Assignment 5
1,3,4,5,9 Mid semester exam 50
6,8 Exam 30
 

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