Course Information
Course title
Deep Excavation Analysis and Design 
Semester
108-2 
Designated for
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING  DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING  
Instructor
HSIEH, HSII-SHENG 
Curriculum Number
CIE5136 
Curriculum Identity Number
521EU9250 
Class
 
Credits
3.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Thursday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
Remarks
Restriction: within this department (including students taking minor and dual degree program)
The upper limit of the number of students: 30. 
Ceiba Web Server
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1082CIE5136_deep_exc 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course offers a thorough review of the deep excavation design approach that includes designs of retaining wall, lateral support, building protection system, dewatering system and instrumentation. 

Course Objective
A basic understanding of the excavation schemes and the ability to perform basic excavation design. 
Course Requirement
Foundation Engineering, Mechanics of Materials 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
 
Designated reading
TORSA3_User Manual
TORSA3_Theoretical Background 
References
Ou, C. Y. (2006), Deep Excavation: Theory and Practice, Taylor and Francis, The Netherlands 
Grading
 
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
Midterm exam 
30% 
 
2. 
Final exam 
40% 
 
3. 
Assignments 
30% 
5 homeworks 
 
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
3/5  Basics of deep excavation 
Week 2
3/12  Excavation schemes 
Week 3
3/19  Lateral supports 
Week 4
3/26  Retaining structures and selection of soil parameters  
Week 5
4/2  Cancelled  
Week 6
4/9  Soil parameters and Intro of TORSA3 
Week 7
4/16  Stability analysis 
Week 8
4/23  Midterm exam 
Week 9
4/30  Stress analysis and design of diaphragm wall 
Week 10
5/7  Cross walls and buttress walls 
Week 11
5/14  Ground improvement for excavation 
Week 12
5/21  Instrumentation 
Week 13
5/28  Settlement and protection of adjacent buildings 
Week 14
6/4  Design of dewatering system 
Week 15
6/11  Case studies 
Week 16
6/18  Final exam