Shallow Foundation Design and Construction Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
Learn more about the on-demand format in our FAQ or contact us at (715) 835-5900 or customerservice@halfmoonseminars.org
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:30 pm
Evaluating Building Sites
Desk study
Site exploration
Subsurface exploration
Laboratory soil testing
Design soil profile
Shallow Foundation Types and Design Considerations
Spread footings
Mat foundations
Slabs-on-grade
Bearing Capacity and Settlement
Theories of bearing capacity
Consolidation settlement of clay soils
Elastic settlement of granular soils
Calculating loads and determining bearing capacity
Foundations on Difficult Soils
Expansive soils
Subgrade improvement
Dewatering and drainage
Excavation and underpinning
Shallow Foundations for Retaining Walls
Bearing capacities
Lateral soil pressures
Global stability
Foundations on slopes
Basement retaining walls
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW CEPHs/CE Hours
6.5 AIA LU|HSW
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW CEPHs/continuing education hours to architects in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Texas.
The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for continuing education approval.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
E. Dunn
M&S Engineering, L.L.C.Lead Foundation Engineer, M&S Engineering LLC
Mr. Dunn is a licensed professional engineer with over 20 years of civil engineering and related experience specializing in geotechnical engineering, pavement engineering, forensic and structural engineering, construction materials engineering and testing, and electrical transmission engineering. He is licensed in multiple states and his experience includes projects throughout the contiguous United States. Mr. Dunn has worked for commercial, governmental, military, and private clients. He earned a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mr. Dunn earned his Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Shallow Foundation Design and Construction
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This 6.5 hour live lecture presentation examines building site evaluations for shallow foundations, shallow foundation types and design considerations, bearing capacity and settlement, foundations on difficult sites, and shallow foundations for retaining walls.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to describe the elements of a building site evaluation for a shallow foundation, including site exploration, subsurface exploration, laboratory soil testing, and design soil profile.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to differentiate shallow foundation types, describe design considerations, discuss and determine bearing capacity, and explain settlement considerations for clay soils and granular soils.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to identify considerations for designing and constructing shallow foundations for retaining walls, including global stability and the impact of soil pressure.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify and implement strategies for designing and constructing shallow foundations on difficult soils.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with site evaluations and development.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 06/10/2022
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost, or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.