Geotechnical Training Courses

Below you will find geotechnical training courses covering topics such as foundations, soil‑structure interaction, earthworks, slope stability, and ground engineering design.

Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie

 

Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Fundamentals of Piled Foundations

This course aims to provide candidates with an overview of piled foundations and the geotechnical methods used for design. The course will focus on design calculations with simple examples.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Soil Structure Interaction

This course will provide delegates with an overview of soil-structure interaction, focusing on the different methods available to engineers to model simplified soil behaviour for use in structural models. The course will include examples for typical foundations such as shallow foundations and piles.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Geotechnical Aspects of Temporary Works

This course will present the design and construction issues related to temporary access roads, crane and piling platform, temporary slopes, retaining structures, excavation, and underpinning.

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Available as an open course - 1 Day

Earthworks and Slope Stability

This course will address earthworks and slope stability. Earthworks are a significant design and construction requirement for a wide range of engineering projects ranging from site developments for warehouse, pharmaceutical or industrial type units, to windfarms and major road or motorway schemes.

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Available as an open course - 1 Day

Geotechnical Design to Eurocode 7

The course will present the principles behind the design of geotechnical structures to Eurocode 7 and give examples of designs of foundations, piles, retaining structures and slopes. The course will also discuss possible forthcoming developments to this Eurocode.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Geotechnical Design of Earth Retaining Structures

This course will review different earth support options and present the fundamental principles of earth and water pressures relevant to earth retaining structures. Design examples of embedded and gravity retaining structures to Eurocodes will be presented and the practical aspects of their construction will be discussed.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Soft Ground Engineering

This course will discuss practical and theoretical aspects of design and construction of foundations, embankments, levees, and other structures on soft ground, including peat. Design examples will be given and approximate methods of assessing the risk of failure will be presented.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Ground Investigations

This presentation will cover the development of the scope of work and specifications for Ground Investigations from the initial stage of interpreting desk study information to identify site constraints, to the development of a detailed programme of investigations that are tailored to the engineering requirements of a project.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Fundamentals of Soft Ground Tunnelling from Design to Construction

The purpose of this course is to introduce the concepts and methods of conventional sprayed concrete tunnelling in soft ground to practicing engineers. Delegates will learn about the design principles, key elements of urban tunnelling and identifying risks to the contractors, operators and third parties associated with tunnelling.

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