第一週

• Introduction (課程介紹)
  Ch 2 Natural soil deposit and subsoil exploration (地下探測)
  2.11 Subsurface Exploration
  2.12 Subsurface Exploration Program
  2.13 Exploratory borings in the field
  2.14 Procedures for sampling soil
  2.15 Split-spoon (barrel) sampling

• Ch 2 Natural soil deposit and subsoil exploration (地下探測)
  2.15 Split-spoon (barrel) sampling
  2.16 Scraper bucket
  2.17 & 2.18 Undisturbed samples
  2.19 Observation of water table
  2.20 The vane shear test (VST)
  2.21 The cone penetration test (CPT)
  2.22 Pressuremeter test (PMT)
  2.23 The Flat Plate Dilatometer test (DMT)
  2.25 The boring logs
  2.26 Geophysical exploration
  2.27 Subsurface exploration report

• Ch 3 Shallow foundationsultimate bearing capacity (淺基礎)
  3.1 Introduction
  3.2 General concept
  3.3 Terzaghi’s bearing capacity theory
  3.4 Factor of safety
  3.5 Modification of BCE for water table
  3.6 The general bearing capacity equation
  3.7 Case studies on ultimate bearing capacity

• Ch 3 Shallow foundationsultimate bearing capacity (淺基礎)
  3.8 Effect of soil compressibility
  3.9 Eccentrically loaded foundations
  3.10 Ultimate bearing capacity under eccentric loading – one way eccentricity
  3.11 Bearing capacity – two way eccentricity

  Ch 5 Shallow foundations:allowable bearing capacity and settlement
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 Stress due to a concentrated load
  5.3 Stress due to a circular loaded area
  5.4 Stress below a rectangular area
  5.5 Average stress increase due to a rectangularly loaded
  5.6 Stress increase under an embankment
  5.9 Elastic settlement of foundations on saturated clay (m = 0.5)
  5.10 Settlement based on theory of elasticity

• Ch 5 Shallow foundations:allowable bearing capacity and settlement
  5.12 Settlement of sandy soil: use of strain influence factor
  5.13 Settlement of foundation on sand based on SPT
  5.15 Primary consolidation settlement relationships
  5.17 Settlement due to secondary consolidation 5.18 Field load test
  5.19 Presumptive bearing capacity
  5.20 Tolerable settlement of buildings

  Quiz 1

• Ch 6 Mat Foundations (筏式基礎)
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Combined footings
  6.3 Common types of mat foundations
  6.5 Differential settlement of mat
  6.6 Field settlement observations for mat foundations
  6.7 Compensated foundations

• Ch 7 Lateral Earth Pressure (側向土壓力)
  7.1 Introduction
  7.2 Lateral earth pressure at rest
  7.3 Rankine active earth pressure
  7.4 A general case for Rankine active pressure

• Ch 7 Lateral Earth Pressure (側向土壓力)
  7.4 A general case for Rankine active pressure
  7.5 Coulomb’s active earth pressure
  7.6 Lateral earth pressure due to surcharge
  7.7 Active earth pressure for earthquake conditions
  7.8 Active pressure for wall rotation about the top: braced cut
  7.9 Active earth pressure for translation of retaining wall – granular backfill
  7.10 Rankine Passive earth pressure
  7.11 Rankine passive earth pressure: inclined backfill – frictionless vertical wall
  7.12 Coulomb’s passive earth pressure
  7.13 Comments on the failure surface assumption for Coulomb’s pressure calculations
  7.14 Passive pressure under earthquake conditions

• Ch 8 Retaining Walls (擋土牆)
  8.1 Introduction
  8.2 Proportioning retaining walls
  8.3 Application of lateral earth pressure theories to design
  8.4 Stability of retaining walls
  8.5 Check for overturning
  8.6 Check for sliding along the base
  8.7 Check for bearing capacity failure
  8.8 Construction joints & drainage from backfill
  8.10 Comments on design of retaining walls and a case study
  8.11 Soil reinforcement
  8.12 Considerations in (metallic ) soil reinforcement
  8.13 General design considerations 8.14 Retaining walls with metallic strip reinforcement
  8.15 Step-by-step-design procedure using metallic strip reinforcement
  8.16 Retaining walls w/ geotextile reinforcement
  8.17 Retaining walls w/ geogrid reinforcement - general
  8.18 Design procedure for geogrid-reinforced retaining walls

• Quiz 2
  考試檢討

• Ch 9 Sheet Pile Walls (板樁牆)
  9.1 Introduction
  9.2 Construction methods
  9.3 Cantilever sheet pile walls
  9.4 Cantilever sheet piling penetrating sandy soils
  9.5 Special cases for cantilever walls penetrating a sandy soil
  9.6 Cantilever sheet piling penetrating clay (undrained, f = 0)
  9.7 Special cases for cantilever walls penetrating clay
  9.8 Anchored sheet-pile walls
  9.9 Free earth support method for penetration of sandy soil
  9.11 Moment reduction for anchored sheet-pile walls

• Ch 9 Sheet Pile Walls (板樁牆)
  9.13 Fixed earth-support method for penetration into sandy soil
  9.14 Field observations for anchor sheet pile walls
  9.15 Free earth support method for penetration of clay
  9.16 Anchors
  9.17 Holding capacity of anchor plates in sand
  9.18 Holding capacity of anchor plates in clay (f = 0 condition)
  9.19 Ultimate resistance of tie backs

  Ch 10 Braced Cuts (支撐開挖)
  10.1 Introduction
  10.2 Pressure envelope for braced-cut design

• Ch 10 Braced Cuts (支撐開挖)
  10.2 Pressure envelope for braced-cut design
  10.3 Pressure envelope for cuts in layered soil
  10.4 Design of various components of a braced cut
  10.5 Case studies of braced cuts
  10.6 Bottom heave of a cut in clay
  10.7 Stability of the bottom of a cut in sand
  10.8 Lateral yielding of sheet piles and ground settlement 　

• Ch 11 Pile Foundations (樁基礎)
  11.1 Introduction

  Quiz 3

• Ch 11 Pile Foundations (樁基礎)
  11.2 Types of (driven) piles – according to materials
  11.3 Estimating pile length
  11.4 Installation of piles
  11.5 Load transfer mechanism
  11.6 Equations for estimating pile capacity
  11.7 Meyerhof’s method for estimating Qp
  11.8 Vesic’s method for estimating Qp

• Ch 11 Pile Foundations (樁基礎)
  11.7 Meyerhof’s method for estimating Qp
  11.8 Vesic’s method for estimating Qp
  11.9 Coyle and Castello’s method for estimating Qp in sand
  11.10 Correlations for calculating Qp with SPT and CPT results
  11.11 Frictional resistance (Qs) in sand
  11.12 Frictional (skin) resistance in clay
  11.13 Point bearing capacity of piles resting on rock
  11.14 Pile load test
  11.15 Elastic settlement of piles

• Ch 11 Pile Foundations (樁基礎)
  11.17 Pile-driving formula
  11.19 Negative skin friction

• Quiz 4