Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Overview of Deep Foundations
Types of deep foundations
• Driven piles
• Drilled piles
• Others
Advantages/disadvantages
How to select particular deep foundation
Life
Cost
• Availability
• Access
• Soil conditions
Building Site Evaluation
Site examination objectives
Site examination techniques
Subsurface investigation
Soil sampling and testing
Soil mechanics overview
Review of laboratory and field results
Pile Design
Effective stress
Estimating axial capacity
Skin friction
• Granular soil
• Cohesive soil
End bearing
• Soil
• Rock
Uplift capacity
Computing settlement
Downdrag
Lateral capacity design
Moment resistance
Battered piles
Installation and Testing
Construction preparation
Construction techniques
Quality assurance/quality control
Field records
Pile testing
Performance/integrity
• Load test
• PDA
• CAP/WAP
• PIT/PET
Restriking
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW Contact Hours(CEUs)
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs (MD Category A)
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Maryland engineers, and this is a Category A event.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Activities approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey and DC architects.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Provider No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This course is designed for construction contractors but has not been submitted for contractor continuing education credit in any state.
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
David Harmanos, P.E.
Branch Manager at Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.Mr. Harmanos is a professional engineer with extensive experience in subsurface exploration, soil testing, infiltration testing, geosynthetics, and seismic and advanced analysis. His expertise includes commercial, industrial and institutional foundation design; retaining wall and steep slope design; sinkhole remediation; landfill design; site work; forensic engineering; LEED consulting; and construction quality control/assurance (CQA/QC). Mr. Harmanos is a graduate of Drexel University where he received both his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering (Geosynthetics and Geotechnical). Hillis-Carnes performs geotechnical engineering consulting and laboratory testing services. Its construction services include evaluation of bearing materials, inspection of pile driving, slope inclinometer installation and monitoring, and retaining wall construction observation.