Day 1
Time | Session | Presenter |
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09.00‑09.30 |
Registraiton and coffee | |
09.30‑09.40 | Introduction | L. Zdravkovic |
09.40‑10.40 | Introduction to foundations and soil characterisation | J. Standing |
10.40‑11.00 | Tea/Coffee | |
11.00‑12.00 |
Geology and foundations | R. Ghail |
12.00‑13.00 | Basics of soil mechanics for foundation engineering | L. Zdravkovic |
13.00‑14.00 | Lunch | |
14.00‑15.00 | Soil mechanical properties: strenghts | J. Standing |
15.00‑16.00 | Soil mechanical properties: stiffness | L. Zdravkovic |
16.00‑16.20 | Break | |
16.20‑17.30 | Introduction to geotechnical analysis | L. Zdravkovic |
17.30‑18.30 | Course reception |
Day 2
Time | Session | Presenter |
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09.00‑10.00 |
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations: undrained | L. Zdravkovic |
10.00‑11.00 | Settlement of shallow foundations | L. Zdravkovic |
11.00‑11.20 | Tea/Coffee | |
11.20‑12.20 |
Leaning instability of tall structures | D. Potts |
12.20‑13.00 | Bearing capacity of shallow foundations: drained | L. Zdravkovic |
13.00‑14.00 | Lunch | |
14.00‑15.00 | Behaviour of piles | R. Jardine |
15.00‑16.00 | Pile testing | J. Standing |
16.00‑16.20 | Break | |
16.20‑17.30 | New design methods for driven piles I | R. Jardine |
Day 3
Time | Session | Presenter |
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09.00‑10.00 | New design methods for driven piles II | R. Jardine |
10.00‑11.00 | Design codes in foundation engineering | A. Bond |
11.00‑11.20 | Tea/Coffee | |
11.20‑12.00 |
Offshore foundations | R. Jardine/L. Zdravkovic |
12.00‑12.45 | Design codes and numerical analysis | D. Potts |
12.45‑13.45 | Lunch | |
13.45‑14.45 | Recent advances in pile design and construction with reference to case studies | D. Patel |
14.45‑15.30 | Thermo-active foundations | D. Taborda |
15.30‑15.50 | Break | |
15.50‑16.50 | Geotechnical risks and their context for the whole project | T. Chapman |
16.50‑17.30 | Panel discussion |