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

Geotechnical Site Evaluation

   Geotechnical studies

   Site evaluation

   Subsurface exploration

   Laboratory testing of soil samples

   Design soil profile

Deep Foundations: Introduction

   Types of deep foundations

   Driven piles

   Drilled piers

   Others

   Combined foundations

Seismic Design of Deep Foundations

   Determination of seismic loads

   Seismic force resisting systems

Bearing Capacity and Settlement

   Soil bearing capacity

   Settlement analysis

   Other considerations

Axial and Lateral Load Capacity of Piles

   Determination of axial load capacity

   Determination of lateral load capacity

   Load testing on piles and pile groups

Examples of Design Calculation and Load Testing

   Calculations for a sample project

   Design software

   Load testing and evaluation of results

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Contractors
     6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states with continuing education requirements.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

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, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This course also offers a 6.5 hour continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. Credit approval is not being sought in any state with a contractor continuing education requirement.

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

Darius Abolhassani

DAC Associates

Principal and Founder of DAC AssociatesDarius Abolhassani has 35 years of experience in geotechnical and structural engineering. He has worked on some major transportation, ports, dams, treatment plants, parking structures, hospitals, and educational facility projects in California and across the world. He is the principal and founder of DAC Associates (since 1998), a consulting firm in San Rafael, California, that provides geotechnical, structural, and civil engineering services to the private and public sectors. DAC Associates has been involved in the engineering of residential and commercial buildings; landslide studies and stabilization; seismic hazard studies; and foundation investigation, design, repair and stabilization. Mr. Abolhassani earned his master of science degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Cardiff University in Wales, UK.