Intended Audience: civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, geologists and other design and construction professionals

PDH UNITS: 3

Vibrations caused by steady state or transient loads may cause settlement of soils, excessive motions of foundations or structures, or discomfort or distress to personnel. Some basic design factors for dynamic loading are treated in this publication. Design of a foundation system incorporates the equipment loading, subsurface material properties, and geometrical proportions in some analytical procedure.

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

INTRODUCTION
SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM, DAMPED, FORCED SYSTEMS
FOUNDATIONS ON ELASTIC SOILS
WAVE TRANSMISSION, ATTENUATION, AND ISOLATION EVALUATION OF S WAVE VELOCITY IN SOILS
SETTLEMENT AND LIQUIFACTION