A. Professor: Wen-Miin Tian

B. Course Summary:

     a. Engineering properties of soil.

     b. Methods and essentials of underground exploration.

     c. Carrying capacity and sinking amount of footings.

     d. Carrying capacity and sinking amount of raft foundations.

     e. Design guidelines for retaining walls.

     f. Design guidelines for steel sheet piles.

     g. Carrying capacity and sinking amount of pile foundations.

     h. Discussions of Taipei 101’s base foundation.

C. Course Goal:

     a. Species and design guidelines for structures foundation in civil engineering.

     b. Bring up students’ basic designing and verification capability about structures foundation.