CIVL 616 - Deep Foundations

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: CIVL-410 or equivalent or permission from instructor.
Design, construction, and inspection of deep foundation systems. Covered topics include effects of deep foundation installations; static capacity and settlement analysis of single pile and pile groups under axial and lateral loads; drilled shaft design, construction, and inspection techniques; deep foundation load testing standards, interpretation, and simulation; non-destructive testing and subsequent analysis; cost analysis of deep foundations.