CIVIL 702 : Design of Earthquake Resistant Foundations

Engineering

2023 Semester Two (1235) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Observed behaviour of foundations during earthquakes. Site investigation and laboratory testing to estimate values for required soil parameters. Earthquake induced foundation actions. Shallow and deep foundations subject to earthquake excitation. Soil-foundation-structure-interaction. Force-based and displacement-based design. Earthquake induced earth pressures on stiff retaining structures. An independent foundation design project is required.

Course Overview

The major topics to be covered in the course are:
•    Introduction – Observed EQ performance of foundations.
•    Soil properties required for foundation design – shear strength, elastic stiffness, strain dependent stiffness, nonlinear cyclic properties, pore pressure response
•    Inference of soil properties from in-situ test data – variability of natural soil deposits; cone penetration testing (CPT) and other site investigation tools; interpretation of in-situ data; snap-back testing; and soil sampling and lab testing
•    Design approaches –  design actions; LRFD and partial factor methods; force-based and displacement-based approaches to earthquake
      resistant design of foundations
•    Shallow foundation elastic stiffness and damping – SSI.
•    Shallow foundation nonlinear behaviour, bearing strength surface, pushover analysis – SFSI
.    Shallow foundation spring bed modelling – SFSI
•    Deep foundation elastic stiffness and damping &  pile group elastic stiffness – SSI
•    Deep foundation ultimate capacity & nonlinear pushover analysis – SFSI
•    Deep foundations in liquefied ground – use of the Winkler model
•    Pile raft static and dynamic response & design of pile raft foundations
•    Earthquake generated pressures against retaining structures – flexible walls and stiff walls & basement walls
•    Summary – review, where to from here, what is yet to be discovered/developed

SSI – elastic soil-structure interaction.
SFSI – nonlinear soil-foundation-structure interaction.

All calculations for assignments and design projects may require the use of computational tools, such as Mathcad, MATLAB, Python.

Note: This course is offered in an online format via Auckland Online in Semester Two 2023. There is no on campus option for 2023.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: CIVIL 721 or equivalent, CIVIL 314 or equivalent

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a familiarity with foundation engineering terminology and understand how the principles of geomechanics are applied in the design of foundations to resist earthquakes (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
  2. Appreciate how foundation design and structural design are linked activities (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
  3. Develop a deepening appreciation of geomechanics as a coherent body of knowledge and how it relates to the wider field of civil engineering (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  4. Learn about foundation behaviour through assignments and tutorial examples. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 5)
  5. Design foundations for earthquake resistant structures. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  6. Use computer based computational tools (e.g., Mathcad, MATLAB, python) for undertaking design calculations. (Capability 1 and 3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignments 20% Individual Coursework
Projects 30% Group Coursework
Final Exam 50% Individual Examination
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6
Assignments
Projects
Final Exam

Students must sit the exam to pass the course. Otherwise, a DNS (did not sit) result will be returned.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 36 hours of lectures/tutorials, 34 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 80 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation (total of 150 hours).

Delivery Mode

Online

 Attendance is encourage at scheduled online activities including tutorials to complete components of the course.

The course may include live online events including group discussions/tutorials and these will be recorded.

Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.

Where possible, study material will be released progressively throughout the course.

This course runs to the University semester/quarter timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

A coursebook is available for the course, this is the main teaching resource, it is available on Canvas.  In addition a small collection of conference papers on aspects of foundation engineering are suggested for supplementary reading.

The following books will be useful supplementary references for the course:
Fleming, W. G. K., Weltman, A. J., Randolf, M. F. & Elson, W. K. “Piling Engineering”,
2nd edition, E&F N Spon 1992, (Call number: TA780 .P494 1985).
Salgado, R. “The engineering of foundations”. McGraw-Hill, 2008. (Call number: TA775 .S2374 2008)
Kramer, S. L. “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Prentice Hall, 1996, (Call number: TA654.6 .K72 1996)
Tohata, I  “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Springer, 2008, (Call number: TA654.6 .G46 2008)
Wesley, L. D. "Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics for Sedimentary and Residual Soils". 2010. (Call number: 624.15136 W51

Health & Safety

No lab or field activities for this course

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

This course is being offered for the first time as an Auckland Online course. Any feedback provided during and at the end of the course will serve to improve the online delivery.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 18/11/2022 01:02 p.m.