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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Office Hours |
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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% |
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2. |
Final exam |
40% |
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3. |
Assignments |
30% |
5 homeworks |
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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 |