Course Objectives:

By the end of the course the participant will be able to understand an overall view of the following topics: soil, mechanics, properties & behavior of the different types of soils, subsurface water rise, soil improvement techniques, & special construction problems.

Course Outlines:

• Role of different construction materials in structures
• Overview of soil mechanics & soil exploration:

1. overview of soil mechanics
2. field trip (boring & sampling)

• Types of soil

1. subsurface desert sands
2. cemented sands
3. coastal ground

• Local geotechnical problems:

1. oil-contaminated sands
2. subsurface water rise
3. soil improvement overview
4. Soil improvement techniques:
5. compaction
6. reinforced earth / geotextiles
7. field trip

• Special construction problems:

1. preloading & vertical drains
2. instrumentation

Who Can Benefit?

Geotechnical Engineers, Structural Design Engineers, Supervising Construction Engineers & Survey Engineers.