Foundations and Retaining Structures Course
Master foundations and retaining structures from soil investigation to wall design, drainage, and stability checks. Learn practical methods, calculations, and detailing to build safer, more efficient structures on real construction projects.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Foundations and Retaining Structures Course gives you practical skills to design safe, efficient foundations and cantilever retaining walls in granular soils. Learn earth pressure theories, drainage design, stability checks, and reinforcement detailing using clear, numeric examples. Gain confidence in selecting foundation types, assessing settlement, and applying international safety factors on real projects.
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Develop skills
- Design retaining walls: size stems, base, and reinforcement for real projects.
- Calculate earth and water pressures: apply Rankine, Coulomb, and surcharges.
- Check wall stability: perform sliding, overturning, and bearing capacity checks.
- Select foundations: choose footings or rafts near walls to control settlement.
- Plan constructible details: drainage, sequencing, and monitoring for safe builds.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
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