Foundation Design to EC7
- Course focuses on geotechnical and structural engineering for foundation design using Eurocode 7 principles.
- Aimed at equipping structural engineers with fundamental knowledge of foundation analysis and design.
- Designed for practicing engineers, both senior Chartered and graduates.
- Covers various foundation types including pads, strips, rafts, combined footings, and retaining walls.
- Led by Dr. Joshua Omer, a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering with over 30 years of experience.
Overview
The Online EC7 Training Course focuses on imparting fundamental skills for geotechnical analysis and design of various foundation types using Eurocode 7 principles. Aimed at structural engineers, the course covers topics such as shallow foundations, piled foundations, and retaining walls, with practical examples provided. The course is led by Dr. Joshua Omer, a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering with extensive experience in the field. Attendees include practicing engineers seeking to enhance their foundation design knowledge.
Who should attend
Structural Engineers
Course Content
Foundation design trainingis essential for engineers involved in transferring structural loads safely to the ground. Whether you’re working on pads, strips, rafts, piled foundations or retaining walls, a strong understanding of both geotechnical and structural principles is vital.
This comprehensive foundation design training courseequips you with the fundamental skills needed for geotechnical analysis and the design of commonly used foundations. Using Eurocode 7 as the guiding framework, the course includes practical examples and worked solutions relevant to real-world scenarios.
What the Foundation Design Training Covers:
Geotechnical investigation techniques
Analysis and design of:
Pad foundations
Strip footings
Raft foundations
Combined footings
Piled foundations
Retaining walls
Eurocode 7 design approach
Load transfer mechanisms
Who Should Attend
Location
Course Syllabus
Day 1
Detailed Programme
09:00 Registration
09:25 Introduction
09:30 Soil properties, ground investigation data interpretations.
Break
10:15 Types of shallow foundations; idealisation, eccentric loading of shallow foundation, Eurocode 7 bearing capacity formulae for undrained and drained analyses; worked examples.
Break
11:00 AM Coffee Break 30 minutes
11:30 Step by step ultimate limit state design of shallow foundations to Eurocode 7; settlement assessment for serviceability limit state.
Break
12:15 Types of piled foundations, calculation of pile shaft and base resistance from soil mechanics theories, pile settlement analysis.
13:00 Lunch Break
13:45 Eurocode 7 design of single piles (bored, driven, jacked, screw and CFA piles), worked examples.
Break
14:30 Pile groups – load capacity from efficiency factor approach; group settlement calculation using stiffness approach.
15:15 PM Coffee Break
15:45 Earth pressures on retaining walls; analysis of stability of gravity walls and embedded walls; Eurocode 7 design procedures and examples.
Break
16:30 Practical Cases and Software Applications.
17:15 Final Q & A Session &
Additional Information
Joshua Omer BSc MSc PhD GMICE MDFI
Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, Kingston University
Dr Joshua Omer is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering in the Faculty of
Engineering, Computing and Environment, Kingston University. He holds a First-
Class honours BEng in Civil Engineering, an MSc in Structures and PhD in
Geotechnical Engineering specialising in Piled Foundations. He has over 30 years’
experience having worked both in industry and academia in the UK and overseas. He
has undertaken a range of consultancy projects and published over 50 research
papers in journals and conferences, supervised several PhD students and served as
external examiner for PhD theses in UK and overseas universities. Dr Omer is a past
recipient of the biannual David Douglas Prize and lecture, awarded by the South
Wales Institute of Engineers for engineering excellence in a paper competition open
to all engineers working in South Wales region. He is a former Royal Society
Industrial Fellow and winner of the Research & Development award of the Institution
of Civil Engineers. Dr Omer is a member of the editorial board of the Geoengineering
Case studies Journal of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical
Engineering (ISSMGE) and represents the British Geotechnical Association in the
ISSMGE Technical Committee TC107-Lateritic Soils. He is also a member of the
Drilled Shafts Technical Committee of the Deep Foundations Institute, USA.
