Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:45 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:45 – 1:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:45 – 4:30 pm

Overview of Deep Foundations                                                  R. Meyer

   Types of deep foundations
      • Driven piles
      • Drilled shafts
      • Augercast piles
      • Others
   Hybrid foundations
   Grouping piles

Building Site Evaluation                                                              R. Meyer

   Soil mechanics overview
   Site exploration
   Subsurface exploration
   Laboratory soil testing
   Design soil profile

Determining Bearing Capacity and Settlement                         C. Mings

   Determining bearing capacity of soil
   Computing settlement
   Calculating residual and transient loads

Estimating Axial Capacity and Analyzing Lateral Loads          C. Mings

   Determining axial capacity in sand, clay and rock
   Lateral load testing on piles and pile groups

Conducting Load and Integrity Tests                                        R. Meyer

   Integrity testing of cast-in-situ deep foundations
   Performing load testing and analyzing results
   Incorporating test results into design

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW CEPHs/Contact
        Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours (TX CEPHs) to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not pre-approved in Texas.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event 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, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar offers contractors a continuing education opportunity, but it has not been submitted to 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

J. Ray Meyer, P.E.

President of J.R. Meyer & Associates in Sugar Land, TX

Mr. Ray Meyer brings an extensive background of over 50 years in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Engineering and Testing, and Forensic Investigations. His work is centered on challenges related to expansive and soft soils, soil-structure interactions, and the testing of construction materials for large, complex projects in the public and private sectors.

In his role as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Houston, Mr. Meyer instructs courses on Construction Materials Testing, and Soils Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. This teaching role has refined his ability to demystify complex engineering concepts for individuals with little to no technical background, making him adept at conveying ideas to non-engineers and those with non-engineering backgrounds.

Mr. Meyer’s career spans a wide range of civil engineering projects, where he has applied his geotechnical expertise to design and analyze structures such as bridges, waterfront structures, deep foundations (e.g., piles, auger cast piers), slabs, pavements, runways, channels, levees, and drainage systems. His work includes critical aspects of industrial paving, airport runways, side slope stability, groundwater drainage, and complex construction scenarios like cofferdams and wet wells and earth retaining structures.

Additionally, Mr. Meyer is highly experienced in geotechnical forensic investigations, which involve analyzing structure issues such as foundation failures, pavement distress, slope stability, bulkhead and pier performance, and site moisture problems. His forensic expertise also addresses issues stemming from soil movement due to environmental factors like drought and rainfall, underground utility failures, and interactions between foundations and site vegetation.

Throughout his career, Mr. Meyer has served as a subject matter expert in disputes regarding foundation and pavement performance, making him a valuable resource for understanding and resolving complex geotechnical issues in civil engineering projects.

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Chris Mings, P.E.

Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI)

Chief Engineer with Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI)Mr. Mings received his BS degree in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University in 1984 and his MS degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1987. Mr. Mings has 30 years of experience in the area of geotechnical engineering and currently serves as a chief engineer in PSI’s Gulf Coast Region. He has completed hundreds of projects involving geotechnical exploration and design recommendations for governmental, educational, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing agencies. His work has spanned not only in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, but also the Midwest and Southeast.