Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
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Develop suitable foundations using ground investigation material
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Prepare scheme designs for spread and piled foundations
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Analyse the practical problems involved in the construction of foundations
Intended for
Graduate engineers who wish to develop practical design skills, and mid-career engineers, particularly those working in small practices, who are designing foundations and making the transition to Eurocodes.
Participants should be familiar with limit state design methods.
Tutor
Bob is a Chartered Structural Engineer with experience of designing building and civil engineering structures and motorway projects. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England, where he teaches undergraduate, postgraduate and mid-career engineers. He has also authored educational material for The British Standards Institution.