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    It is not common for one to enjoy rereading something that he wrote a decade previously. Times change, styles change, attitudes change, and most of all people grow, both intellectually and emotionally. It is therefore with gratification and some little surprise that I was able to reread Principles of Personal Defense at the request of the publishers, and to discover that I felt no need to change anything of importance. It stands as it stood, and insofar as it spoke the truth ten years ago, it speaks it still. The booklet is essentially a digest of a presentation I developed while working in Central America before the Communist takeover there. This part of the world has always been turbulent, and the need for individual selfdefense has remained fairly constant ever since the departure of the Spanish in the early part of the nineteenth century. Individual conduct in lethal confrontation is not, however, something that is confined to any one locale or era, and if there are principles guiding its conduct-and I believe there are-those principles do not change according to geography, history, or sociological whim. If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle isvll

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    It is not common for one to enjoy rereading something that he wrote a decade previously. Times change, styles change, attitudes change, and most of all people grow, both intellectually and emotionally. It is therefore with gratification and some little surprise that I was able to reread Principles of Personal Defense at the request of the publishers, and to discover that I felt no need to change anything of importance. It stands as it stood, and insofar as it spoke the truth ten years ago, it speaks it still. The booklet is essentially a digest of a presentation I developed while working in Central America before the Communist takeover there. This part of the world has always been turbulent, and the need for individual selfdefense has remained fairly constant ever since the departure of the Spanish in the early part of the nineteenth century. Individual conduct in lethal confrontation is not, however, something that is confined to any one locale or era, and if there are principles guiding its conduct-and I believe there are-those principles do not change according to geography, history, or sociological whim. If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle isvll

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    CE4510 & 5543 Introduction and Overview

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    Tom Curry
    It is not common for one to enjoy rereading something that he wrote a decade previously. Times change, styles change, attitudes change, and most of all people grow, both intellectually and emotionally. It is therefore with gratification and some little surprise that I was able to reread Principles of Personal Defense at the request of the publishers, and to discover that I felt no need to change anything of importance. It stands as it stood, and insofar as it spoke the truth ten years ago, it speaks it still. The booklet is essentially a digest of a presentation I developed while working in Central America before the Communist takeover there. This part of the world has always been turbulent, and the need for individual selfdefense has remained fairly constant ever since the departure of the Spanish in the early part of the nineteenth century. Individual conduct in lethal confrontation is not, however, something that is confined to any one locale or era, and if there are principles guiding its conduct-and I believe there are-those principles do not change according to geography, history, or sociological whim. If a principle exists it must be immutable, for that is what a principle isvll

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    Instructor: JM Albaine
    Introduction & Overview Lecture
    SPRING 2013

    Ground Rules, Syllabus etc.

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    "As a designer, realize that what your professors taught you is only
    about 1%(maybe 0.9% for a B.S. and 1.1% for a Ph.D.) of what
    you really need to know.
    The good news is that you have about 40 years to learn the rest"

    INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINNERING

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    Process of solving problems that involve


    safe and economical transfer of structural loads
    to the ground.

    Interface or transition elements between (super) structure


    and ground.
    Transfer/transmit loads from structure to underlying material
    (soil/rock).

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    Geotechnical Engineering
    Soil Mechanics
    Rock Mechanics
    Engineering Geology

    Basic
    Sciences

    Foundation Design
    Slope Stability Analysis
    Retaining Structure Design

    Traditional
    Applications

    Landfill Design
    Waste Containment
    Subsurface Remediation and
    Cleanup

    Geo-Environmental

    Applications

    Types of Foundations
    Shallow
    Foundations
    Footings
    Rafts

    Deep Foundations
    Piles
    Caissons

    Built Near Ground


    Surface
    (if near surface ground
    is competent)
    Penetrate Deep into
    Ground
    (if near surface is not
    competent)

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    Shallow Foundations
    y Isolated Footing

    Combined Footing

    Shallow Foundations
    y Strap Footing

    Strip Footing

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    Shallow Foundations
    y Raft/Mat Foundation

    Deep Foundations
    Piles

    Single Pile

    Pile Group

    Piled Raft/Mat

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    Shallow and Deep Foundations


    Building

    Beam
    Ground Surfac
    Column
    Pile Cap

    Pile Group

    Single Pile

    Sequence of Activities in a
    Foundation Problem
    Global Scale
    1. Owner/Developer Acquires Site
    2. Owner Hires Architects/Consultants
    3. Consultant Hires Specialty
    Contractors/Consultants
    4. Planning, Design, Construction, Testing
    5. Monitoring/Performance Evaluation

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    Scale of Foundation Engineering


    Problem
    Identification
    (say, a Hotel or
    a Football
    Stadium)

    Corrective
    Measure
    (if required)
    Foundation
    Retrofitting

    Information Collection
    Loads
    Ground Conditions

    Evaluation
    Load Test on
    Foundation(s)
    Performance
    Monitoring

    Information Processing
    Selection of
    Foundation Type(s),
    Design Method(s),
    Construction
    Method(s) etc.

    Execution
    Design
    Construction

    Foundation Decisions
    Choice of Foundation Type(s)
    Choice of Design Parameters and Design

    Method(s)
    Choice of Method(s) of Construction and
    Testing
    Choice of Methods of Monitoring

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    Factors Governing Selection of


    Foundation Type
    Feasibility
    E.g., Large load or Soft Soil typically requires Deep Foundations

    Constructability
    E.g., Driven Piles cannot be used for a Site Filled with Boulder

    Availability of Construction Equipments


    E.g., If Site is Perfect for Driven Piles but Pile Driving Equipment is not

    Locally Available, then Bored Piles have to be Constructed

    Project Specific Factors


    E.g., Tight Deadlines may preclude certain Foundation Types; If

    Lowering of Water Table is not permitted then Shallow Foundations


    have to be avoided

    Environmental Factors
    E.g., Pile Driving may not be possible if Adjacent Structures are

    Damage-prone

    Foundation Design Approaches


    Working/Allowable Stress Design (WSD/ASD)
    Factor of Safety Design
    Calculate Ultimate Foundation Capacity (or Resistance)

    Cultimate
    Estimate Working Load Lworking
    Decide on required Factor of Safety F
    Design such that Cultimate/F = Callowable Lworking

    Limit State Design (LSD)


    Load and Resistance Factor Design (one type of LSD)

    Reliability Based Design (RBD)


    Probabilistic Estimation of Foundation Capacity and

    Applied Loads Accounts for Uncertainty


    Probabilistic Estimation of Safety Against Potential

    Failures

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    Limit States
    Serviceability Limit States set of unacceptable
    conditions related to Performance, e.g., excessive
    settlement or tilt
    Excessive Settlement of a Building Leading to

    Malfunctioning of Service Lines


    Excessive Uneven Settlement Leading to Building
    Cracks

    Ultimate Limit States set of unacceptable


    conditions related to Safety/Danger, e.g., collapse
    Bearing Capacity Failure leading to Plunging of

    Foundation
    Excessive Settlement of Building leading to Structural
    Collapse

    Trends in Geotechnical Design


    Traditional Approach Working Stress Design
    (WSD)

    Current Trend Load and Resistance Factor

    Design (LRFD)
    Load and Resistance Factor Design
    Special Type of Limit State Design (LSD)
    Borrows Concepts from Reliability Based Design (RBD)

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    Geotechnical Engineering is a Science but its practice an Art

    Structural Engineering is the art and science of molding materials we do


    not fully understand into shapes we cannot precisely analyze to resist
    forces we cannot accurately predict, all in such a way that the society
    at large is given no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance.
    Text: Pg. 7

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