Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Foundation Engineering (17.GG32)

Native organizations units: Department of Civil Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Civil Engineering (Godina: 3, Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Geotechnics
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	8

Educational goal:

Enabling students to acquiring professional knowledge and application in practice.

Educational outcome:

Acquired knowledge is used in the course Geotechnics and in the engineering practice.

Course content:

Basic mechanical soil properties. Basics for foundation design. Selection of foundation depth. Basic foundation types and their properties. Specific foundation conditions: foundations on rocks, foundations on collapsible soil, foundations on expansion soil, foundations on improved soil. Spread footing: massive foundations, strip foundations, concrete pier foundations, steel pile foundations, common foundations for more piles, foundations grids and T-beam foundations. Deep foundations. Pile foundations. Caissons. Diaphragms. Foundation pits. Sheet pile walls. Retaining structures. Lowering groundwater level, protection of foundation pits from groundwater, hydro-insulation.

Teaching methods:

Lectures and auditory practice.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Sklena, J.	Proračun temelja	2008	AGM KNJIGA, Beograd	Serbian language
Stevanović S.	Fundiranje građevinskih objekata	2006	Izgradnja	Serbian language
Milović, D., Đogo, M.	Greške u fundiranju	2005	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Graphic paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Practical part of the exam - tasks	No	Yes	40.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00