Online EC7 Training Course

ABOUT THE COURSE

Foundations and other substructures serve the purpose of transferring the
superstructure loading to the underlying soils. Therefore, designing a foundation
requires both geotechnical and structural engineering knowledge. This short course
is designed to impart the fundamental skills required for the geotechnical analysis
and design of common types of foundations, including pads, strips, rafts, combined
footings, piled foundations and retaining walls. Eurocode 7 design concepts are used
throughout and worked examples are given for various foundation designs.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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The aim of this course is to equip Structural engineers with fundamental knowledge
of foundation analysis and design according to Eurocode 7 principles. This course will
be exceptionally useful for practicing engineers, both senior Chartered and
graduates.

PROGRAMME – (All timings in BST (GMT+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 &

Lecturer CV

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.

Duration: 1 Day

Cost: £395 + Vat