In this course, students will apply soil mechanics principles to foundation design, focusing on subsurface exploration, bearing capacity, and settlement analysis of shallow foundations. Topics include lateral earth pressures, retaining wall design, and the capacity and settlement of pile foundations under vertical axial loads. By the end of the course, you will have a practical understanding of foundation design for various structural applications.

In this course, you will explore the fundamental principles of soil mechanics, including soil’s physical and mechanical properties,  soil classification,  flow through soils,  effective stresses,  geostatic stress and stresses due to applied loads,  one-dimensional consolidation,  introduction to shear strength, and soil compaction.  By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze and solve fundamental soil mechanics problems and apply these principles to practical engineering scenarios.