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Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

ADVANCED SOLID AND STRUCTURAL MECHANICS - 9 credits - Related/Supplementary
DESIGN OF BUILDING SERVICES - 9 credits - Characterising
DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES - 9 credits - Characterising
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING - 9 credits - Characterising
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS - 9 credits - Related/Supplementary
STRUCTURAL DESIGN - 9 credits - Characterising
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS - 9 credits - Characterising

Course year: 2

COMPUTATIONAL INELASTICITY - 9 credits - Characterising
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS - 3 credits - Student's own choice
DESIGN OF BUILDING SERVICES - 9 credits - Characterising
DESIGN OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES 2 - 9 credits - Characterising
DESIGN OF SEISMIC RESISTANT STRUCTURES - 9 credits - Characterising
DESIGN OF STEEL AND TIMBER STRUCTURES - 9 credits - Characterising
DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES - 9 credits - Characterising
ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - 3 credits - Student's own choice
FINAL THESIS - 12 credits - Language/Final Examination
forensic engineering - 6 credits - Student's own choice
FOUNDATIONS - 9 credits - Characterising
HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES - 9 credits - Characterising
Introduction to International Cooperation - 4 credits - Student's own choice
Material and energy recovery from water and waste - 3 credits - Student's own choice
STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION - 9 credits - Characterising
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS - MASTER LEVEL - 6 credits - Student's own choice
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 9 CREDITS - MASTER LEVEL - 9 credits - Student's own choice
TRANSPORTATION TECHNIQUES AND ECONOMICS - 9 credits - Characterising
URBAN PLANNING
Attendance grouping
9 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza

FOUNDATIONS

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2015/2016

Academic Year of provision:

2016/2017

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in CIVIL ENGINEERING

Disciplinary Sector:

Geotechnics

Language:

Italian

Grouping type:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

COLLESELLI Francesco Professor

SANZENI Alex Collaborator

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Hours of individual study:

135

Educational Goals

The aim of the course is to provide theoretical approaches in the evaluation of bearing capacity and settlements of shallow and deep foundations.

Content

The following topics will be discussed:
1) bearing capacity and settlements of shallow foundations;
2) soil-foundation interaction;
3) types of pile foundations, bearing capacity of single pile and pile group;
4) pile-soil interaction;
5) the new italian code Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni (DM 14/01/2008).

Recommended Bibliography

Colombo P., Colleselli F. (2004). Elementi di Geotecnica. Zanichelli

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course is based on theoretical lectures and the practical exercitations in class. Additional meterial (such as notes) is handed in class if needed.

Assessment Methods

oral examination

Assessment:

Final Mark

Programme of Educational Activities

Start date of teaching period:

Monday, September 19, 2016

End date of teaching period:

Friday, December 23, 2016