1. Foundation and foundation ground. The importance of correct foundation design. Definitions. Foundation classification. Foundation depth. Materials used for foundations.
2. Foundation ground design. Principles to design on ULS and SLS. Phenomenon taking place into the soil while loading. General principles for foundations design.
3. General principles for infrastructure design. Definitions. Requirements for the infrastructure and foundations. Criteria to select foundation type. Loads computation on the infrastructure. Design assumptions for the infrastructure.
4. Plain concrete continuous foundations. General requirements. Continuous foundations design. Eccentric foundations.
5. Continuous foundations bearing on stiff supports. Foundations for non-structural walls. Foundations on compressible soils. Foundations on seismic areas.
6. Special problems regarding the design of plain concrete continuous foundations. Foundations for structures with diaphragm walls.
7. Stiff foundations. Utilization. Stiff foundations for columns. Determining plane surface. Design of plane concrete block. Design of reinforced concrete block. Reinforcement computation.
8. Foundations for steel columns.
9. Reinforced concrete foundations. General requirements. Reinforced concrete foundations design. Reinforcement computation. Reinforcement design. Eccentric reinforced concrete foundations, with small and large eccentricity.
10. Reinforced concrete continuous foundations. Utilization. Design and reinforcement.
11. Precast foundations. General requirements. Determining plane surface and cross-section dimensions. Precast foundation reinforcement.
12. Reinforced concrete foundations for framed structures. Utilization. General requirements. Foundations reinforcement.
13. Foundation beams computation. Simplified methods. Design models for foundation beams. Design methods based on the coefficient of subgrade reaction.
14. Raft foundations. Design methods. Constructive requirements. Reinforcement design.
