EQE 584 Selected Topics in Earthquake Engineering "Pile Design and Construction Practice - with Emphasis on Earthquake Engineering"

COURSE NO AND TITLE : EQE 584 Selected Topics in Earthquake Engineering: "Pile Design and Construction Practice: with Emphasis on Earthquake Engineering"

INSTRUCTOR : Dr. U. Utku CELEP
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES : This graduate level course presents the fundamentals of pile design and construction practice, with special emphasis on seismic design.
 
PREREQUISITES : Geotechnical and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering background
 
DURATION & HOURS PER WEEK : 3 hours per week
 
GRADING BASIS : 
 
REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS : 
  • Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design-Part 1: General Rules, BS-EN 1997-1:2004, BSI
  • Tomlinson, M.J., "Pile Design and Construction Practice"; 4th Edition 1994,
  • Poulos, H.G., Davis, E.H. "Pile Foundation Analysis and Design", 1980
  • Bowles, J.E., "Foundation Analysis and Design", 1996
  • API WSD RP-2A : Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms, American Petroleum Institute, 2000 (with later errata and supplements)