FOUNDATIONS

Settimio FERLISI FOUNDATIONS

0622100010
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA CIVILE
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2018/2019



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE ON “FOUNDATIONS” IS AIMED AT PROVIDING THE ALUMNI WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THE DESIGN, ON THE BASIS OF THE ITALIAN REGULATIONS, OF THE STRUCTURES (OF BOTH SHALLOW AND DEEP TYPES) CONNECTING THE SUPERSTRUCTURES TO THE SUBSOIL.
Prerequisites
THE PREREQUISITES ARE: THE EFFECTIVE STRESS PRINCIPLE; THE ESTIMATION OF THE STRESS AND STRAIN STATES IN MULTI-PHASE POROUS MEDIA; THE STEADY-STATE AND TRANSIENT SEEPAGE IN THE SOILS; THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE MULTU-PHASE POROUS MEDIA.
THE COURSE OF GEOTECHNICS IS PROPEDEUTICAL.
Contents
GENERAL CRITERIA OF FOUNDATION DESIGN (4 HOURS OF LESSON). SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS: TYPES (1 HOUR OF LESSON), ULTIMATE LIMITE STATES (COLLAPSE MECHANISMS, BEARING CAPACITY FORMULA IN STATIC AND SEISMIC CONDITIONS) (8 HOURS OF LESSON, 2 HOURS OF EXERCISE), SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES (METHODS FOR SETTLEMENT CALCULATION IN FINE-GRAINED AND COARSE-GRAINED SOILS, DAMAGEABILITY CRITERIA) (9 HOURS OF LESSON, 2 HOURS OF EXERCISE). SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION MODELS (6 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). DEEP FOUNDATIONS: TYPES (3 HOURS OF LESSON), ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES UNDER VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LOADS (SINGLE PILE AND GROUP OF PILES) (10 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE), SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES (SINGLE PILE AND GROUP OF PILES), RAFT-PILED FOUNDATIONS, INERTIAL AND KINEMATIC INTERACTION. DESIGN RULES IN FORCE (5 HOURS OF LESSON, 4 HOURS OF EXERCISE).
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS (4.6 CFU) AND TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES (1.4 CFU). THE TUTORIALS DEAL WITH THE PRINCIPAL TOPICS OF THE COURSE, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ASPECTS RELATED TO PRACTICE.
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO ATTEND.
Verification of learning
THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PRE-ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE BY WAY OF AN ORAL EXAM SCHEDULED AT THE END OF THE COURSE. THIS ORAL EXAM (OF ABOUT HALF AN HOUR) IS NORMALLY COMPRISED OF THREE QUESTIONS ON THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE TEACHING ACTIVITIES. THIS ORAL EXAM IS AIMED AT VERIFYING - ON THE BASIS OF THE PERTINENCE AND COMPLETENESS OF THE ANSWERS GIVEN - THE LEVEL OF DEEPENING OF KNOWLEDGE, THE ABILITY TO LINK THE ARGUMENTS, THE QUALITIES OF CLARITY AND CRITICAL SYNTHESIS OF THE STUDENT.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE LAUDE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THE FULL SATISFACTION OF ALL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Texts
VIGGIANI C. (1999) – “FONDAZIONI”. HEVELIUS EDIZIONI , BENEVENTO.
LANCELLOTTA R., CALAVERA J. (1999) - “FONDAZIONI”. MCGRAW-HILL LIBRI ITALIA, MILANO.
FURTHER TEXTS OF CONSULTATION AND DEEPENING CONSIST OF LECTURE NOTES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.
  BETA VERSION Data source ESSE3 [Ultima Sincronizzazione: 2019-10-21]