TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE CODE CE 510

COURSE NAME FOUNDATION DESIGN
CREDITS 4 units (3 units lecture, 1 unit design)
CONTACT HOURS 3 hours lecture, 3 hour design
INSTRUCTOR Engr. Allan B. Benogsudan
Faculty Member of Civil Engineering Department
TEXTBOOK Budhu, M. (2008). Foundations and Earth Retaining Structures. New
Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.
Other Supplemental Kameswara, R. (2011). Foundation Design: Theory and Practice.
Materials Singapore: John Wiley and Sons.
SPECIFIC COURSE INFORMATION
a. Course Description
The course deals with the design of foundations and footings: isolated footing design, combined
footing design, deep footing design and retaining wall design utilizing Ultimate Design Strength
Concepts of the NSCP.
b. Prerequisites CE 401, CE 501, GRADUATING
Co-requisites None
c. Course Classification Required
(Required/elective/
selected elective)
SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE COURSE
a. Course Objective
The course aims to develop the students’ specialized engineering knowledge in geotechnical
engineering and foundation design and apply these knowledge in providing solutions to actual
problems which pertains to design of foundations, and retaining walls.

b. Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
1. Distinguish the various foundation types: shallow and deep foundations.
2. Analyze foundation problems.
3. Analyze determinate and indeterminate foundation systems.
4. Design a building , and bridge foundation system.
5. Generate a structural plan and case study in providing solutions to problems which
pertains to foundation engineering .

c. Student Outcomes Addressed by the Course

Students will be able to:
1. apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to solve complex engineering
problems (student outcome a)
2. solve complex engineering problems by designing systems, components, or processes to
meet specifications within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, cultural,
 social, societal, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability in
accordance with standards (student outcome c)

COURSE TOPICS

Prelim Period (Weeks 1–7)

I. Introduction. TIP Vision and Mission; TIP Graduate Attributes/ Institutional Intended Learning
Outcomes; Program Objectives/ Program Educational Objectives / Student Outcomes/ Course
Objectives/Course Intended Learning Outcomes; Course Policies
II Shallow footings; Types of shallow and deep foundations; Soil Bearing Capacity; NSCP
specifications; Square footing and wall footing; Rectangular footing

Midterm Period (Weeks 8–13)

III. Combined footings; Rectangular Combined Footing; Footing tie beam; Trapezoidal
combined; Continuous footing

Final Period (Weeks 14–17)

IV. Deep Foundations; Types of deep foundation; Driven pile/ Bored pile; Footing on piles; Mat
foundations
V. Retaining Wall Design; Gravity; Counterfort; L or T shaped