🔹 Week 5: Deep Foundation Design

• Objectives:

  • Understand principles of pile and pier foundations.

  • Design deep foundations under axial and lateral loads.

• Topics Covered:

  • Classification of piles: driven, bored, CFA, micropiles.

  • Load transfer mechanisms (skin friction & end bearing).

  • Negative skin friction and group effects.

  • Pile load testing methods.

  • Pile design examples (manual + software-assisted).