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Course Description

This comprehensive course equips learners with the essential knowledge and practical skills to excel in Geotechnical Design. Gain a deep understanding of soil physics and mechanics through engaging online webinars and interactive discussion boards. This course will delve into the geotechnical properties of soil, exploring essential topics like construction dewatering and seepage control, bearing capacity analysis, shallow and deep foundations design principles, lateral earth pressure and retaining wall design methods, and computer-aided design for achieving long-term slope stability.

This course offers engineering knowledge that participants may consider for their continuous professional development needs for participants, specifically focusing on the Canadian and Ontario standards and specifications for geotechnical structure design. The course also includes real construction examples to enhance practical understanding. As well, if you are required to pass the professional engineering examination in Geotechnical Design to get a P.Eng. license in Canada, this course will improve your chances. Case studies and reviews of past exams will build your knowledge and confidence.

Financial assistance may be available to eligible Ontario residents through the Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program (OBPAP) provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU). Please email scs.liep@utoronto.ca, or call 905.569.4508 for details.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the principles of geotechnical design from theory to practice.
  • Apply basic knowledge of shearing resistance in spread/strip footing design
  • Analyze soil lateral pressure to design more stable retaining walls.
  • Quantify seepage effect on slope stability for better long-term slope design.
  • Use computer modeling to assess slope stability.

Recommendations

You should have some knowledge of mathematics, calculus, physics, chemistry, engineering mechanics and hydraulics, and strength of materials. {{3139}} is recommended.

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

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