Academic Catalog

CVE462 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING II

Course Code: 3640462
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr ZEHRA ÇAÐNAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3640363
The course set above should be completed before taking CVE462 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING II .

Course Content

Deep foundations. Piles and pile foundations, types of piles, pile foundation design. Types of sheet pile walls. Single-wall, double-wall and cellular cofferdams. Box open and pneumatic caissons. Underpinning of existing structures.