Soil Characteristics and Geotechnical Report
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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.
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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
Soil Mechanics Basics
Properties of soils
Effective stress
Formation of soils
Shear strength
Types of soils
Soil compressibility
Classification
Lateral earth pressure (at rest, active and passive)
Mechanical properties
Soil Investigation
Site reconnaissance
Geology and visual observations
Drilling and boring
Test pits
Soil Laboratory Testing
Dry density and moisture content
Atterberg limits
Grain size distribution
Unconfined compressive strength
Tri-axial compression test
Maximum dry density
Consolidation test
Bearing Capacity and Settlement
Shallow foundations
Deep foundation
Soil improvement
Geotechnical Reports Preparation and Review
Subsurface Investigation
• Field investigation
• Laboratory testing program
Subsurface conditions
• Subsurface soil conditions
• Groundwater condition
Analysis and Recommendations
• Allowable bearing capacity – foundations and slab on grade
• Site preparation and fill placement
• Pavement
• Lateral Earth pressure
• Groundwater controls
• Site seismic classification
• Soil resistivity and corrosivity
Review of geotechnical reports
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 CPD Hours/PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Construction Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This live lecture presentation is open to the public and offers 6.5 CPD hours/PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects 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, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for mandatory continuing education credit.
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
Ibraheem Shunnar P.E.
Director of Engineering at The Mannik & Smith Group
Mr. Shunnar has more than 25 years of experience in geotechnical engineering with expertise in specialty foundations, ground improvement, slope stability, instrumentation and waste management. He has a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and he is a registered professional engineer. He is the author of many articles and papers on geotechnical engineering. He was the project manager for the Fairlane Green redevelopment project, winner of the 2008 National Phoenix Award. He is also the recipient of the distinguished achievement award from the University of Michigan.