Special areas of Geotechnical EngineeringModule no.: 23419 (6 ETCS)- Summer semester

1 recommended prerequisites

Basic knowledge in the fields of engineering geology, soil mechanics and foundation engineering

2 Excerpts from the content

- Walls and excavation pits
- soldier pile walls, sheet pile walls, bored pile walls, diaphragm walls
- grouted anchors
- trough excavations and excavation bases (injection bases high and low, sealing bases)
- underpinning
- dimensioning, Load-bearing capacity and serviceability verifications
- Foundation piles and pile walls
- Pile types and production methods
- Design of individual piles
- Pile tests
- Pile walls
- Support structures and securing of ground cracks
- Soil nailing
- Shotcrete securing
- Reinforced earth structures
- Building on soft soils
- Compaction options
- Soil improvement and consolidationSoil improvement and consolidation
- Soil replacement, vertical load-bearing elements ...
- Damage analysis of earthworks and foundation structures
- Interaction problems between structure and subsoil

3 Scope

Lecture - 2 SWS
Exercise - 2 SWS

4 Exam

Written exam (120 min) at the end of the semester