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Foundation Engineering

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Starting June 1, 2025, it will no longer be possible to edit content on the course web, and students will no longer be added. Existing material will remain.

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The aim of this course is to give advanced knowledge on analysis and design of foundation constructions. After this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Design various types of piles with regard to stability.
  2. Design sheet pile walls considering geotechnical and structural failure.
  3. Design slab foundations with regard to dynamic aspects.
  4. Evaluate bearing capacity for foundations on rock with respect to rock mass characteristics.

Course responsible: Carl Wersäll, cwersall@kth.se

Course analysis 2020

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