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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: ENGM048 Module Title: SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
Module Provider: Civil, Chemical & Enviromental Eng Short Name: SE1M90
Level: M Module Co-ordinator: WOODS RI Dr (C, C & E Eng)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Spring Semester
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 

 

 

Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)

 

 

 

2 hour examination

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

Coursework 1 – Analytical solution for beam on elastic foundation

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

Coursework 2 – Comparison of finite element and finite difference modelling

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

 

 

An overall mark of 50% is required to pass the module.

 

 

 

Module Overview
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
A knowledge of soil mechanics and foundation engineering to Level HE3
Module Aims

To provide students with

 

 

 

  • an understanding of how real structures interact with the surrounding soil

     

  • a knowledge of the different idealisations which have been devised, including their limitations and appropriateness
  • tuition in using soil-structure interaction software for some typical cases, and how to interpret output for design purposes
Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

 

 

 

  • Select the most appropriate analytical model for a given application

     

  • Collect and format data the required for a given analytical model

     

  • Use commercially available soil-structure software packages
  • Validate the solutions obtained from commercially available software packages
Module Content

Analytical Models for Interaction

 

 

 

Winkler spring (subgrade reaction) models

 

 

 

continuum models

 

 

 

constitutive models for soils

 

 

 

Solution Methods

 

 

 

semi-analytical methods

 

 

 

finite difference methods

 

 

 

finite element methods

 

 

 

Applications and Case Histories

 

 

 

beams and rafts on elastic foundations

 

 

 

embedded walls and deep basements

 

 

 

pile groups and piled rafts

 

 

 

tunnels and culverts

 

 

 

other interaction problems

 

 

 

Practical Content

 

 

 

commercial geotechnical finite element software

 

 

 

in-house finite difference programs for beams, rafts and piles
other relevant commercial packages
Methods of Teaching/Learning

18 hrs lectures, 3 hrs tutorial/question classes, 9 hrs practical classes, 38 hrs assignment work, 2 hrs examination and 80 hrs independent learning.

 

 

 

Total student learning time 150 hours.
Selected Texts/Journals

The module will be supported by comprehensive printed notes, with relevant journal and conference papers cited in individual lectures.  Further recommended reading includes:

 

 

 

 

Bowles JE Foundation Analysis and Design, 5th ed, McGraw Hill. 1996.  (ISBN 00791 22477)

 

 

 

 

Britto AM and Gunn MJ, Critical State Soil Mechanics via Finite Elements, Ellis-Horwood, 1978.  (ISBN 08531 29371)

 

 

 

 

Hemsley JA, Elastic Analysis of Raft Foundations, Thomas Telford, 1998.  (ISBN 07277 25947)

 

 

 

 

Jones G, Analysis of Beams on Elastic Foundations, Thomas Telford, 1997.  (ISBN 07277 24886)

 

 

 

 

Naylor DJ, Pande GN, Simpson B and Tabb R, Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd ed, Pineridge Press, 1984.  (ISBN 09066 74115)

 

 

 

 

Ng CWW, Simons NE and Menzies BK, A Short Course in Soil-Structure Engineering, Thomas Telford, 2004.  (ISBN 07277 32633).

 

 

 

 

Potts DM and Zdravkovic L, The Finite Element Method in Geotechnical Engineering : Theory, Thomas Telford, 1999.  (ISBN 07277 27532)

 

 

 

 

Potts DM and Zdravkovic L, The Finite Element Method in Geotechnical Engineering : Application, Thomas Telford, 2001.  (ISBN 07277 27834)
Selvadurai APS, Elastic Analysis of Soil-Foundation Interaction, Elsevier, 1979.  (ISBN 04444 16633)
Last Updated

21 July 2009