This is a great training opportunity in which you will be able to acquire in-depth knowledge of the differences between foundations according to the type of soil" 

This postgraduate diploma in Soil and Rock Foundations is the most comprehensive and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:   

Practical cases presented by experts in Civil Engineering and Geotechnics. 

The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice. 

Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning. 

Special emphasis on innovative methodologies. 

Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments. 

Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection. 

Apply the latest advances in Soil and Rock Foundations and become a successful engineer"

This postgraduate diploma in Soil and Rock Foundations is the most comprehensive and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:   

• Practical cases presented by experts in Civil Engineering and Geotechnics. 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice. 
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning. 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies. 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments. 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection. 

You will be provided with innovative teaching materials and resources that will facilitate the learning process and the retention of the contents learned for a longer period of time"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced engineering experts.  

A 100% online specialization that will allow you to combine your studies with the rest of your daily activities"

TECH has designed this comprehensive postgraduate diploma with the aim to train engineering professionals to be able to design, implement and work on civil works, knowing everything related to this industry and technical and professional aspects at the national and international level that directly affect it. To this end, specific aspects of the profession that stand out for their enormous importance in today's business landscape will be addressed, and for which large corporations are increasingly demanding competent engineers with a solid specialized training. 

With this program, TECH has only one goal: to help you grow in your profession and become a prestigious engineer"

General Objectives

• Delve deeper into kinds of grounds, not only in their typology but also in their behavior Not only in the evident differentiation of stresses and deformations of soils and rocks, but also under particular but very common conditions, such as the presence of water or seismic disturbances. 
• Efficiently recognize the needs for ground characterization, being able to design campaigns with the optimal means for each type of structure, optimizing and giving added value to the study of materials.  
• Identify the behavior of slopes and semi-subterranean structures such as foundations or walls in their different typologies This complete identification must be based on understanding and being able to anticipate the behavior of the terrain, the structure and its interface Know in detail the possible faults that each set can produce and as a consequence have a deep understanding of the repair operations or improvement of materials to mitigate damage.  
• Receive a complete tour of tunnel and gallery excavation methodologies, analyzing all drilling procedures, design constraints, support and lining.   

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Soil and Rock Behavior

• Establish the main differences between dynamic and static characterization and behavior of soils and rocks. 
• Present the most important geotechnical parameters in both cases and their most commonly used constitutive relationships. 
• Detailed knowledge of the different behaviours of terrain and the most commonly used elastic and plastic models for all types of terrain.
• Make a presentation of the most common stress cases in practice Soil behavior at different degrees of saturation, swelling and compaction in soils The fundamental principles of these constraints and their application throughout the development of ground dynamics and statics are the application parts and objectives for this module.
• From the practical point of view, the objectives will be marked by the need to discern all the parameters, stresses, types of stresses and soil and rock concepts In the same way, which are for each of the cases, the constitutive models of the terrain to be used depending on the characteristics of each of the actions to be approached. 

Module 2. Ground Recognition: Characterization and Auscultation 

• Define the characteristics to be contained in a specific geotechnical study applied to each particular soil and application requirements. 
• Establish the concepts included in the most important international standards for sampling and field testing, making a comparison of each one of them. 
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of the data obtained in field surveys and their interpretation.
• Recognize the need to complement field tests with other complementary tests, such as dynamic and static penetration tests. 
• Acquire the necessary knowledge regarding drilling fluids, both for field testing and for other types of drilling Characteristics, applications, performance, etc.
• Deepen in the practical utility of permeability tests, identifying their fields of application and their convenience. 
• Make special emphasis on the correct planning of a geotechnical survey campaign, establishing the timing and performance of each phase. 
• Extend in a practical way the knowledge of laboratory tests Not in terms of definition, which is a known fact, but in terms of being able to foresee the results to be obtained and to identify inappropriate results and malpractice in their execution.
• Establish the usefulness of geophysical survey systems. 
• As far as auscultation is concerned, the main objective of the subject is the recognition of the elements to be auscultated and their actual application on site In addition, new technologies for continuous auscultation are analyzed. 

Module 3. Superficial Foundations

• In-depth knowledge of the conditioning factors that influence the design and behavior of shallow foundations. 
• Analyze the trends in the different international design standards, contemplating their differences in terms of criteria and the different safety coefficients used.
• Recognize the different actions present in shallow foundations, both those that require and those that contribute to the stability of the element. 
• Establish a sensitivity analysis of the behavior of the foundations in the evolution of this type of loads. 
• Identify the different types of improvement of foundations already in use, classifying them according to the type of foundation, the soil on which it is located and the age at which it was built. 
• Break down, in a comparative way, the costs of the use of this type of foundations and their influence on the rest of the structure. 
• Identify the most common types of surface foundation failures and their most effective corrective measures. 

Module 4. Deep foundations

• Acquire a detailed knowledge of piles as deep foundation elements, analyzing all their characteristics, construction typologies, auscultation capacity, types of failure, etc
• Review other deep foundations of more specific use, for special structures, pointing out those types of projects in which they are used and with very particular practical cases. 
• Analyze the major enemies of this type of foundations, such as negative friction or loss of tip resistance, among others.
• Have a high degree of knowledge of deep foundation repair methodologies and auscultation, both initial execution and repairs. 
• Mesaure and size in a correct way and according to the particular characteristics of the work, the appropriate deep foundations. 
• Complete the study of deep foundations with the upper bracing elements and their grouping, with a clear development of the structural dimensioning of the pile caps. 

Make the most of this opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this subject to apply it to your daily practice"