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Foundations and Retaining Structures Course

Foundations and Retaining Structures Course
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?

This course builds practical skills for designing safe and efficient foundations plus cantilever retaining walls in sandy soils. You'll master earth pressure theories, drainage systems, stability analysis, and reinforcement details through straightforward numerical examples. Build confidence in picking foundation types, evaluating settlement, and using global safety standards on actual projects.

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Develop skills

  • Design retaining walls by sizing stems, bases, and reinforcement for practical jobs.
  • Calculate earth and water pressures using Rankine, Coulomb theories, and surcharge loads.
  • Verify wall stability with checks for sliding, overturning, and bearing capacity.
  • Choose suitable foundations like footings or rafts near walls to manage settlement.
  • Develop buildable details including drainage, construction sequence, and monitoring for secure projects.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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