Course Details

Special Foundation Methods (KON)

Academic Year 2025/26

NFB016 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-SIK Summer Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Lumír Miča, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geotechnics

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295868

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction into special foundation methods. Literature, standards, technical journals.
  • 2. Aspects of geotechnical investigations.
  • 3. Pile foundations – single pile (axialy and horizontaly loaded).
  • 4. Pile foundations – group of piles.
  • 5. Micropiles – technology, appplication, design.
  • 6. Deep excavation – structural details and their specifics (micropiles, sheet pile and soldier pile wall).
  • 7. Deep excavation – structural details and their specifics (pile and diaphragm wall).
  • 8. Modern methods of static design of sheeting.
  • 9. Jet grouting – as foundations and retaining element.
  • 10. Improvement of soils.
  • 11. Nailing of slopes.
  • 12. Special problems – aggressive environment – pile foundations.
  • 13. Undermining areas. Seismic regions. Permafrost.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Definition of semester project.
  • 2. Design of shallow foundation including drawings.
  • 3. Design of deep foundation including drawings.
  • 4. Desing (method of dependent pressures) of soldier pile wall including drawings.
  • 5. Design (method of dependent pressures) of sheet pile wall including drawings.
  • 6. Design (method of dependent pressures) of pile wall including drawings.
  • 7. Design (method of dependent pressures) of diaphragm wall including drawings.
  • 8. Design of retaining walls, including drawings - completion.
  • 9. Design foundations of crane (mickropiles) including drawings.
  • 10. Design of nail wall including drawings.
  • 11. Design of ensure of the trench by jet grouting.
  • 12. Presentation of the project. Credit.
  • 13. Presentation of the project. Conlusion (credit)