Settlement of the Foundation Structures: Types, Signs, Causes, Prevention & Correction Methods
This online engineering PDH course provides an overview of the settlement of foundation structures.
This course describes the different types of foundation settlement, its causes and presents the signs in buildings that indicate its occurrence. Moreover, this course explains how to prevent foundation settlement and illustrates the correction methods if found.
This 1 PDH online course is applicable to geotechnical, structural, and civil engineers , as well as anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of settlement of the foundation structures.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Knowing the types of foundation settlement
- Understanding all signs in buildings that indicate foundation settlement occurrence
- Learning how to prevent foundation settlement
- Familiarizing with allowable foundation settlement values
- Understanding the causes and remedies of foundation failures due to settlement
- Familiarizing with correction methods for foundation settlement
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