Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

• Identify the soil properties that are relevant for designing a pile
• Calculate the axial and lateral capacity of single piles using state-of-art methods
• Apply numerical methods for lateral pile response
• Evaluate and compare analytical and numerical methods for pile response
• Design 3D pile groups and determine group efficiency
• List the different types of retaining walls and the applicable support measures
• Design and optimize a retaining system using analytical and numerical methods
• Calculate the bearing resistance of support measures for a retaining wall
• Estimate the settlements due to deep excavations
• Assess the building damage due to induced soil displacements
• Review the numerical methods, e.g. finite element method, which are employed to analyse soil-structure interaction problems for various geotechnical structures
• Evaluate the results of field tests and select characteristic values

Piles, braced excavations, anchors. Numerical methods in soil mechanics (incl. finite element method).

11411/12411/11463/12412/11464/12421, Basic soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Classical design of earth-retaining structures. Constitutive modelling. Basics of finite element method. Basics of reinforced concrete design.

Lectures, exercises, projects

This course is intended for students interested in advanced geotechnical engineering, especially with focus on marine structures and large infrastructure projects

Minimum: 10.

Please be aware that this course will only be held if the required minimum number of participants is met. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether the course will be held.