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Shallow Foundations - Drained and undrained analyses
What types of shallow foundations...,
What types of rafts can you have 2,
What is the principle of effectiv...
11
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Shallow Foundations - Bearing Capacity Definitions
What do we mean by the term beari...,
What is q_ gross 2,
What is q_ net 3
6
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Shallow Foundations - Analytical estimates of Bearing Capacity
What is the fundamental design pr...,
What two things must be identifie...,
List the four analytical approach...
19
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Shallow Foundations - Limitation of Analytical Estimates
List the five highly idealised co...,
How do real foundations differ 2,
How do real foundation geometries...
9
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Shallow Foundations - Design-orientated bearing capacity formulae
What is the purpose of applying e...,
List the three main foundation co...,
What are three additional real wo...
17
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Shallow Foundations - Effect of Inhomogeneous Soil Strength and Variable Groundwater Levels
Why does undrained shear strength...,
What is the parameter m used to r...,
What is the equation for the new ...
11
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Shallow Foundations - Apply Factors of Safety
What is the purpose of applying a...,
What are the two definitions case...
2
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Settlement - Settlement in clay and sand differ
Why is it important consider diff...,
What are the three components tha...,
What is undrained settlement u in...
8
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Settlement - Elastic theory to calculate stress increments
What are the assumptions of the e...,
Where are each of the elastic par...,
How does stress change in z and r 3
5
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Settlement - 1 ×D method for calculating total settlement
What is the key assumption of the...,
Where does the measure of soil st...,
How are vertical stress changes d...
10
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Settlement - Consolidation settlements
What is the schmertmann method 19...,
What is the burland and burbidge ...,
List six methods to reduce settle...
3
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Piled Foundations
What are piles 1,
In what forms can piles come in 2,
How are piles classified by funct...
44
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Stability of Soil Slopes - Classification of Slope Movements
What engineering problems involve...,
In pile design one can use either...,
What is the formal definition of ...
42
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Stability of Slopes - Causes of slope failure
What is the fundamental requireme...,
What are the two primary ways ins...,
List five factors that can decrea...
43
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Stability of Slopes - Slope Stability Analysis (1/2)
What are the four fundamental req...,
What does compatibility mean in t...,
What is the general equation for ...
54
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Stability of Slopes - Slope Stability Analysis (2/2)
What is meant by a compound slide...,
What two types of motion are comb...,
In what ground conditions are com...
59
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Earth Pressures - Introduction and Basic Theory
What are the four main permanent ...,
What are the typical temporary us...,
According to clayton 2014 what tw...
49
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Earth Pressures - Extending and testing Rankine Theory
For what two scenarios is the und...,
In undrained active failure with ...,
In undrained active failure with ...
28
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Earth Pressures - Wall friction, Wedge and Coulomb Theories
List the five main limitations of...,
What is the symbol for the wall f...,
In which soil wall combination is...
16
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Earth Pressures - Wedges with c’ > 0 and water pressures; Caquot & Kerisel Theory
For a geotechnical stability anal...,
Why is it critical to consider po...,
What causes tension cracks in soi...
25
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Earth Pressures - Design of Gravity Retaining walls
What is the fundamental differenc...,
In retaining wall design what is ...,
What are the two most common comp...
21
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Earth Pressures - Design of strong, light walls and associated props & anchors
List the four types of strong ret...,
How do the installation depth and...,
What is the basic construction me...
28
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Earth Pressures - Deeper Excavations
What method is used to establish ...,
What are the five new problems en...,
In granular strata what is almost...
14
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