The Basics

• Syllabus
• Textbook: Coduto, D.P. Foundation Design: Principles and Practices, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
• Soils and Foundations Reference Manual (FHWA)
• NAVFAC DM 7.02, Foundations and Earth Structures
• Drilled Shafts: Construction Procedures and LRFD Design Methods
• Guidelines for Preparation of Reports and Presentations (Design Project, probably won't apply this semester due to nature of project)

Other Course Resources

• Other Documents on Foundations
• Other Documents on Retaining Walls (including extensive references on MSE Walls)
• Coduto Books Home Page
• Introduction to Wave Mechanics in Piling: for those who sleep in class, my lecture on pile dynamics in web article format
• The Dennis and Olson Method for Determining the Static Capacity of Driven Piles: it's simpler than the one in the book
• UTC's Home Page
• All of my slides and information for all of my courses

Computer Software and Spreadsheets

• DRIVEN Program and CLM2 Spreadsheet--program or spreadsheet and documentation
• Online Pile Capacity and Wave Equation Analyser
• Online Fixed End Anchored Wall Sheet Pile Analyser

Other Stuff

• Blessed are the Merciful: I keep getting requests to "go light" on the grading. This is how I made that request myself.
• When the Pathfinder Gets Lost: some of you like to "be inspired" by your fellow students. This kind of thing, sad to say, is one possible result

Introduction to Foundations

• Introduction and Overview of Foundations
• Performance Requirements for Foundations

Shallow Foundations

• General Considerations
• Bearing Capacity
• Geotechnical Design (Part I)
• Geotechnical Design (Part II)
• Structural Design (Part I)
• Structural Design (Part II)
• Mat Foundations

Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Walls

• Overview; Lateral Earth Pressure Theory
• Sheet Piling: Cantilever Wall Design
• Sheet Piling: Anchored Wall Design;
  Overview of Externally Stabilized Systems (including MSE Walls)
• Cantilever Retaining Walls

Deep Foundations

• Overview of Deep Foundations (Driven Piles, Drilled Shafts and Auger Cast Piles)
• Structural Design
• Static Load Testing
• Axial Geotechnical Design (Part I)
• Axial Geotechnical Design (Part II)
• Pile Dynamics
• Lateral Loads and Design Criteria

LRFD

• AASHTO Geotechnical Load and Resistance Factor Design