Dept. of Civil Engineering course

This course aims to furnish participants with the necessary knowledge and design skills required to ensure stability of both the ground, and any structure built in or on the ground. It will introduce participants to the application of theories of soil mechanics, applied mathematics and physics to provide solutions to the serviceability and ultimate limit states of geotechnical structures. Topics include review of soil mechanics; working stress approach, limit state design; analysis and design of shallow and deep foundations; determination of settlement of structures; use of foundation design standards such as Eurocodes, SANS 10160; etc