Foundations and Retaining Structures Course
This course equips you with essential knowledge in foundations and retaining structures, covering soil investigation, wall design, drainage systems, and stability analysis. You will master practical calculation methods and detailing techniques to create safer and more efficient structures for real-world construction sites, ensuring compliance with international standards.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills to design secure and cost-effective foundations plus cantilever retaining walls in sandy soils. Master earth pressure theories, drainage planning, stability assessments, and reinforcement details through straightforward numerical examples. Build expertise in picking foundation types, evaluating settlement risks, and using global safety factors on live projects.
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Develop skills
- Design retaining walls by sizing stems, bases, and reinforcements for actual projects.
- Calculate earth and water pressures using Rankine, Coulomb theories, and surcharges.
- Perform stability checks for walls including sliding, overturning, and bearing capacity.
- Select appropriate foundations like footings or rafts near walls to manage settlement.
- Develop practical construction details for drainage, build sequence, and monitoring.
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