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A Self-Learning Manual - Institution of Engineers Mauritius

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A <strong>Self</strong>-<strong>Learning</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />

Mastering Different Fields <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q&A Method) Vincent T. H. CHU<br />

Element<br />

Design<br />

Description Objective No.<br />

Pad foundation, strip foundation and raft<br />

foundation<br />

FD2<br />

Rock anchors and rock sockets FD3<br />

Capping beams and ground beams FD4<br />

Maximum spacing <strong>of</strong> piles FD5<br />

Point <strong>of</strong> virtual fixity and critical length FD6<br />

Modulus <strong>of</strong> subgrade reaction FD7<br />

Flexible pile cap/rigid pile cap FD8<br />

Pinned bases and fixed bases FD9<br />

Load distribution in piles FD10<br />

Reinforcement in a typical pile cap FD11<br />

Negative skin friction FD12<br />

Compaction grouting and fracture<br />

grouting<br />

FD13<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

Diaphragm Wall Concreting DW1<br />

Bentonite slurry DW2<br />

Sheet Piling Tiebacks SP1<br />

Grout Stability G1<br />

Shaft grouting G2<br />

Construction<br />

Machinery<br />

Reversed Circulation Drills CM1<br />

Down the hole hammer CM2<br />

Deep Excavation Ground water table DE1<br />

Prestressed<br />

concrete piles<br />

Problems PCP1<br />

Pile Construction Compaction PC1<br />

Free-falling concrete placement method PC2<br />

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