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Principles of Foundation Engineering

December 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026 | Fees: $1,390
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The objective of theis course is to discuss the application of the fundamental concepts of soil behavior to evaluate, select, and design shallow and deep foundation systems and retaining structures. Topics include the design and analysis of footing, mat, pier, and pile foundations, and retaining walls.  

Course Schedule

• Course Start Date: December 1, 2025

• Course End Date: January 31, 2026

• Live Q&A Session 1: December 13, 2025 1:00 pm CT

• Live Q&A Session 2: January 17, 2026 1:00 pm CT

• Exam Return Due: February 15, 2026 (only for participants seeking certificate)

• One year full access to the course materials from the course start date

Course Highlights

• Full access to 19 hours of lecture videos
• Full access to lecture notes
• Solved practical examples
• Lifetime membership of LinkedIn private computational geomechanics group
• Certificate and 19 PDH credits

Instructor

 Siavash Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Zamiran is a geotechnical and geomechanics engineer with over than 15 years of industry and academic experience in different geotechnical and petroleum engineering disciplines. Currently, Dr. Zamiran is a geotechnical/geomechanics consultant, founder and instructor at Mohr Academy, and Senior Lecturer at University of Houston. Dr. Zamiran is a member of ASCE Geo-Institute Computational Geotechnics Committee. He was the winner of national ASCE Edmund Friedman Award in 2019 and ASCE St. Louis Young Engineer Award in 2018. 

Course Outline

• Introduction to Foundations
• Review of Soil Mechanics
• Review of Subsurface Investigation and Characterization
• Performance Requirement
• Shallow Foundations
    - Spread Footings, Geotechnical Ultimate Limit States
    - Spread Footings, Geotechnical Serviceability Limit States
    - Spread Footings, Geotechnical Design
    - Spread Footings, Structural Design
    - Mat Foundations
    - Numerical Modeling of Shallow Foundations Using FLAC Program
• Deep Foundations
    - Deep Foundation Systems and Construction Methods
    - Piles - Load Transfer and Limit States
    - Piles - Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests
    - Driven Piles - Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests
    - Drilled Shafts - Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Analysis Methods
    - Group Piles
    - Numerical Modeling of Group Piles Using FLAC Program
• Retaining Structures
    - Lateral Earth Pressure
    - Design of Gravity and Cantilever Retaining Walls

Contents

Welcome to the course!

Welcome to the course!
    Course Agreement
      Course Outline
        Course Format and Schedule

          Course Handouts

          Sec1 C_Ch1 Introduction to Foundations.pdf
          • 1.41 MB
          Sec2 C_Ch3 Soil Mechanics.pdf
          • 6.17 MB
          Sec3 C_Ch4 Subsurface Investigation.pdf
          • 8.87 MB
          Sec4 C_Ch5 Performance Requirement.pdf
          • 2.81 MB
          Sec5 C_Ch6 Shallow Foundations, Bearing Pressure.pdf
          • 7.91 MB
          Sec6 C_Ch7 Shallow Foudantions, Geotech Ultimate Limit State.pdf
          • 5.58 MB
          Sec7 C_Ch8 Geotechnical Servicibility.pdf
          • 3.16 MB
          Sec8 C_Ch9 Geotechnical Design.pdf
          • 2.31 MB
          Sec9 C_Ch11 Mat Foundations.pdf
          • 1.19 MB
          Sec10 Numerical Modeling, Shallow Foundations.pdf
          • 1.78 MB
          Sec11_Ch12 Pile- Deep Foundation Systems and Construction Methods.pdf
          • 33.6 MB
          Sec12_Ch13 Axial Load Transfer.pdf
          • 3.83 MB
          Sec13_Ch14 Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests.pdf
          • 2.94 MB
          Sec14_Ch15 Axial Load Capacity, Driven Piles.pdf
          • 5.67 MB
          Sec15_Ch16 Axial Load Capacity, Drilled Shafts.pdf
          • 2.87 MB
          Sec16 Numerical Modeling, Group Pile.pdf
          • 736 KB
          Sec17_Das.Ch16 Lateral Earth Pressure.pdf
          • 1.47 MB
          Sec18_Das.Ch17 Retaining Wall.pdf
          • 1.65 MB
          Sec18_Example 1 Retaining wall design.pdf
          • 1.72 MB
          Sec19_Ch27 Foundations on Expansive Soils.pdf
          • 3.42 MB
          Sec20_Ch28 Foundations on Collapsible Soils.pdf
          • 385 KB

          Section 1 Introduction to Foundations

          Sec1.mp4
          • 28 mins
          • 134 MB

          Section 2 Soil Mechanics

          Sec2.mp4
          • 14 mins
          • 36.1 MB

          Section 3 Subsurface Investigation

          Sec3.mp4
          • 23 mins
          • 69.3 MB

          Section 4 Performance Requirement

          Sec4.mp4
          • 44 mins
          • 137 MB

          Section 5 Shallow Foundations, Bearing Pressure

          Sec5 Part I.mp4
          • 50 mins
          • 185 MB
          Sec5 Part II.mp4
          • 40 mins
          • 152 MB

          Section 6 Shallow Foudantions, Geotech Ultimate Limit State

          Sec6 Part I.mp4
          • 22 mins
          • 86.4 MB
          Sec6 Part II.mp4
          • 36 mins
          • 139 MB
          Sec6 Part III.mp4
          • 22 mins
          • 97.5 MB
          Sec6 Part IV.mp4
          • 46 mins
          • 196 MB

          Section 7 Geotechnical Servicibility

          Sec7 Part I.mp4
          • 34 mins
          • 111 MB
          Sec7 Part II.mp4
          • 22 mins
          • 72 MB

          Section 8 Geotechnical Design

          Sec8 Part I.mp4
          • 12 mins
          • 38 MB
          Sec8 Part II.mp4
          • 35 mins
          • 144 MB
          Sec8 Part III.mp4
          • 18 mins
          • 58.6 MB

          Section 9 Mat Foundations

          Sec9.mp4
          • 19 mins
          • 65.8 MB

          Section 10 Numerical Modeling, Shallow Foundations

          Sec10 Part I.mp4
          • 51 mins
          • 208 MB
          Sec10 Part II.mp4
          • 31 mins
          • 119 MB
          Sec10 Part III.mp4
          • 31 mins
          • 116 MB
          Sec10 Part IV.mp4
          • 39 mins
          • 149 MB

          Section 11 Pile- Deep Foundation Systems and Construction Methods

          Sec11 Part I.mp4
          • 42 mins
          • 88.2 MB
          Sec11 Part II.mp4
          • 39 mins
          • 72 MB

          Section 12 Axial Load Transfer

          Sec12 Part I.mp4
          • 40 mins
          • 156 MB
          Sec12 Part II.mp4
          • 32 mins
          • 135 MB

          Section 13 Axial Load Capacity Based on Static Load Tests

          Sec13.mp4
          • 32 mins
          • 128 MB

          Section 14 Axial Load Capacity, Driven Piles

          Sec14 Part I.mp4
          • 49 mins
          • 174 MB
          Sec14 Part II.mp4
          • 37 mins
          • 129 MB

          Section 15 Axial Load Capacity, Drilled Shafts

          Sec15.mp4
          • 51 mins
          • 215 MB

          Section 16 Numerical Modeling, Group Pile

          Sec16 Part I.mp4
          • 27 mins
          • 107 MB
          Sec16 Part II.mp4
          • 39 mins
          • 146 MB
          Sec16 Part III.mp4
          • 39 mins
          • 184 MB

          Section 17 Lateral Earth Pressure

          Sec17 Part I.mp4
          • 28 mins
          • 105 MB
          Sec17 Part II.mp4
          • 42 mins
          • 166 MB

          Section 18 Retaining Wall

          Sec18 Part I.mp4
          • 34 mins
          • 149 MB
          Sec18 Part II.mp4
          • 24 mins
          • 90 MB

          Final Notes

          Thank you for taking the course!
            Foundations Exam File.docx
            • 343 KB