INTRODUCTION TO SHALLOW AND DEEP FOUNDATION SYSTEMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CIV ENGR/G L E 330 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply methods and requirements of a subsurface investigation program Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Collect sufficient information to design basic shallow or deep foundation systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Fulfill the design criteria for different structures and facilities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design shallow and deep foundation structures Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Perform additional design strategies to design the foundation of a soil retaining structure Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply methods and requirements of a subsurface investigation program Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Collect sufficient information to design basic shallow or deep foundation systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Fulfill the design criteria for different structures and facilities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design shallow and deep foundation structures Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Perform additional design strategies to design the foundation of a soil retaining structure Audience: Graduate