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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: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide examples of when and where to consider shallow foundation systems in lieu of deep foundation systems and where stone columns or rammed aggregate piers are appropriate Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Scope and Prepare a Foundation Investigation, including the equipment and standards used for subsurface exploration and the advantages/disadvantages therein Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Calculate Allowable Bearing Pressure using (a) presumptive values, (b) the bearing capacity equation and (c) in situ approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design a safe spread foundation system where structural capacity exceeds demand Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Design a drilled shaft and a driven pile for axial loading considering vertical loading and a settlement estimate Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Prepare a bid sheet, plan set, and set of specifications for a successful foundation design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Use soil moduli in the application of a laterally loaded deep-foundation system using an appropriate software program with a hand-calculated backcheck Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide examples of when and where to consider shallow foundation systems in lieu of deep foundation systems and where stone columns or rammed aggregate piers are appropriate Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Scope and Prepare a Foundation Investigation, including the equipment and standards used for subsurface exploration and the advantages/disadvantages therein Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Calculate Allowable Bearing Pressure using (a) presumptive values, (b) the bearing capacity equation and (c) in situ approaches Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Design a safe spread foundation system where structural capacity exceeds demand Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Design a drilled shaft and a driven pile for axial loading considering vertical loading and a settlement estimate Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Prepare a bid sheet, plan set, and set of specifications for a successful foundation design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Use soil moduli in the application of a laterally loaded deep-foundation system using an appropriate software program with a hand-calculated backcheck Audience: Graduate