MABY5430 Foundation Solutions Emneplan

Foundations are the part of structures to transfer loads from the superstructure to the underlying soil and rock. The foundation design requires the fundamental understanding of soil and rock mechanics and therefore has been one major task for geotechnical engineers. This course starts with the topics regarding the foundation type and design principle and presents analysis and design methods for different foundation types under axial and lateral loading conditions. In addition, great focus is put on the application of industrial standard such as Eurocode 7 and numerical methods into the foundation design where students and lectors work through several worked examples together. Some other topics such as foundation construction and foundations on the special grounds are also briefly introduced in this course.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert for områdene kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har fordypet forskningsbasert kunnskap innen emne og kjennskap til internasjonal forskning på feltet.
• kjenner ulike fags sentrale didaktiske og kunnskapsteoretiske utfordringer

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan sammenligne forskningsbasert kunnskap innen ulike skolerettede fag
• kan gi en faglig kompetent skriftlig redegjørelse av et didaktisk relevant tema

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan problematisere relevante fagfelts didaktikk
• kan bruke sin nye kunnskap med faglig integritet

After completing this course, the student will gain the following knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Students have in-depth knowledge of:

• various foundation types and principles of foundation selection and design
• design parameters and ground models from lab tests and in-situ investigation for foundation design
• theories and calculation methods of foundation load capacity, structural deformation, and settlement
• assessinng possible damage to buildings due to foundation settlement
• design methods for various foundation types including shallow foundations, rafts, buoyancy foundations, piled foundations
• ground improvement under special soil conditions

Skills

Students can:

• identify foundation types and make proper choice of foundation type for structure
• use key soil parameters and factors for ground conditions which are most relevant for foundation design
• calculate the capacity, deformation and settlement of foundation based on various methods and be familiar with limits of each method
• make the foundation design following industrial standard
• be familiar with FEM method and software to help foundation design

General competence

Students:

• have solid understanding of stress and displacement distribution field around the foundation
• have geotechnical competence to fulfil general foundation design
• can follow industrial standards and use numerical tools for foundation design
• are familiar with measures to work with foundation design under special ground condition

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises and project work.

A project for which a presentation will be made, will be undertaken towards the end of the semester

The following work requirements are mandatory and must be approved to take the exam:

3 written group exercises with 2-4 students in each group. Depending on the class size these exercises may be undertaken by individual students.

In the intervening weeks the students will complete an exercise each week. This exercise will be corrected and the students given feedback.

The exam consists of two parts:

1) Written individual exam under supervision, 3 hours, weighted 70 %, and

2) 15-20 minutes oral presentation of a topic followed by 5-10 minutes Q&A, weighted 30 %.

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) for the student to pass the course.

Part 1 can be appealed, part 2 can not be appealed.

For the written individual exam, the students will be allowed to bring in paper notes including print outs of the lecture notes. Also they can bring a calculator that cannot be used to communicate with others.

All types of materials and equipment are allowed for oral presentation.

Grade scale A-F

Det kombinerte fagemnet Fag, fagdidaktikk og didaktikk er et obligatorisk fellesemne med felles pensum. En studerer temaer og problemområder som går igjen i eller gjelder flere fags didaktikk komparativt, og i nasjonalt og internasjonalt perspektiv. Sentrale temaområder er profesjonskunnskap, klasseromsforskning og læreplanteori.

Perspektivet i dette fagemnet er dessuten flerfaglig og kunnskapsteoretisk. Med flerfaglig menes det at fag, fagdidaktikk og didaktikk ses i sammenheng og relateres til relevante utdanningsvitenskapelige kontekster og praksisarenaer. Den kunnskapsteoretiske orienteringen innebærer at sentrale deler av fagemnet ligger nært opp til allmenn vitenskapsteori, men med den forskjell at det fokuseres spesielt på undervisningsfag og utdanningskontekster. Emnet er også preget av komparative tilnærminger ved at fag og fagtradisjoner i og utenfor Norge, samt over tid, ses kontrastivt.

Denne type felles fagstoff er viktig for å motvirke fragmentering og gi referansepunkter som videre forskning og fagdebatt om fagdidaktikkenes og pedagogikkens rolle i grunnopplæringen kan knytte seg til. To sentrale, gjennomgående tema er fagfeltenes nære forhold til språk, tekst og kommunikasjon samt klasserom og andre praksisfelt som studieobjekt.

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