Overview

Welcome to the ninth module in the foundation engineering course. In this module, we will study bearing capacity and settlement of drilled shafts in soil and rock under vertical loading, and lateral loading response of drilled shafts.

Learning objectives

For this module, our activities, content, and assignments will help you do the following:

Objective 1: have a general idea of types of drilled shafts and construction methods
Objective 2: know how to analyze the load-bearing capacity of vertically loaded drilled shafts in soil or rock
Objective 3: know how to analyze the settlement of vertically loaded drilled shafts in soil or rock
Objective 4: know how to estimate the ground line deflection of a laterally load drilled shaft

Two-week plan

Here's everything you need to do and remember for the next two weeks. These items will all appear, in order, in the Module.

Read Chapter 13 Drilled-Shaft Foundations
View Lecture Videos
View Lightboard Lecture Video
Attend the Live Sessions
Complete assignment and submit
Take practice quiz