CEG 5115
FOUNDATION DESIGN
FALL 2012
Course:
CEG 4111: Foundation Engineering Design (2366)
CEG 5115: Foundation Design (2821)
CGN 6905: Geosystems II (EDGE)
Time & Place:
2nd Period (8:30 – 9:20 A.M.) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
E112 Computer Science and Engineering Building (CSE)
3rd Period (9:35 - 10:25 A.M.) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
234 Weil Hall
Instructor:
Dr. D. R. Hiltunen
265G Weil Hall
392-9537  1468 and dhilt@ce.ufl.edu
Office Hours:
1:00 – 3:00 P.M. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Prerequisites:
CEG 4011, CEG 4012
Text:
Salgado, R. (2008), The Engineering of Foundations, McGraw-Hill, New
York, 896 pp.
Course objectives and/or goals:
Grading:*
*
See instructor.
Exam No. 1
Exam No. 2
Final Exam
Homework
25%
25%
35%
15%
Notes on grading:
1. Homework assignments will typically be due at beginning of class period, and before
lecture begins. Solutions submitted after this time will receive a 10 percent deduction per
day late, and no solutions will be accepted after one week. Prepare all homework
solutions on one side of sheet only (no spiral bound paper) and staple all pages together.
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2. Questions, comments, etc. regarding the grading of exams or homework assignments
must be submitted to the instructor within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) of
their return, after which time the discussion is closed.
3. Homework solutions will be made available on E-Learning course management system.
Grade Points:
Undergraduate students, in order to graduate, must have an overall GPA
and an upper- division GPA of 2.0 or better (C or better). Note: a C–
average is equivalent to a GPA of 1.67, and therefore, it does not satisfy
this graduation requirement. Graduate students, in order to graduate, must
have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better (B or better). Note: a B– average is
equivalent to a GPA of 2.67, and therefore, it does not satisfy this
graduation requirement. For more information on grades and grading
policies, please visit:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx or
http://gradcatalog.ufl.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=907#grades
Attendance policy: See instructor.
Make-up of exams or other work: See instructor.
Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of
Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then
provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting
accommodation.
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Class
No. Day
1
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2
F
FOUNDATION DESIGN
FALL 2012
Date
8-22
8-24
Topic
Introduction: Schedule, Procedures, Content
Introduction: Foundation Design
Suggested Reading
Chapter 2
3
4
5
M
W
F
8-27
8-29
8-31
Site Characterization
Site Characterization
Site Characterization
Chapter 7
6
7
8
M
W
F
9-03
9-05
9-07
Labor Day Holiday, No Class
Shallow Foundations: Introduction
Shallow Foundations: SPT
9
10
11
M
W
F
9-10
9-12
9-14
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
12
13
14
M
W
F
9-17
9-19
9-21
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
15
16
17
M
W
F
9-24
9-26
9-28
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity
Shallow Foundations: Settlement
Exam No. 1
18
19
20
M
W
F
10-01 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
10-03 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
10-05 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
21
22
23
M
W
F
10-08 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
10-10 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
10-12 Shallow Foundations: Settlement
24
25
26
M
W
F
10-15 Shallow Foundations: Structural Design
10-17 Shallow Foundations: Structural Design
10-19 Shallow Foundations: Structural Design
Supplement
27
28
29
M
W
F
10-22 Deep Foundations: Introduction
10-24 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
10-26 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
30
31
32
M
W
F
10-29 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
10-31 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
11-02 Exam No. 2
3
Chapter 8, 11
Supplement
Chapter 10
Chapter 9
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Class
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Date
Topic
FALL 2012
Suggested Reading
33
34
35
M
W
F
11-05 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
11-07 Deep Foundations: Axial Load
11-09 Homecoming, No Class
36
37
38
M
W
F
11-12 Veteran’s Day Holiday, No Class
11-14 Deep Foundations: Lateral Load
11-16 Deep Foundations: Lateral Load
39
40
41
M
W
F
11-19 Deep Foundations: Load Tests
11-21 Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
11-23 Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
42
43
44
M
W
F
11-26 Deep Foundations: Driving, Quality Control
11-28 Deep Foundations: Driving, Quality Control
11-30 Deep Foundations: Groups
45
46
M
W
12-03 Deep Foundations: Groups
12-05 Course Wrap Up: Evaluation, Final Exam
47
48
W
Th
12-12 Final Exam, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. (2821)
12-13 Final Exam, 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. (2366)
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Chapter 14
Chapter 15