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

Science of Structures and Soils

   Typical loads on foundations

      •Gravity loads

      • Lateral loads

   Typical loads on basement walls

      • Gravity loads

      • Soil loads

   Typical loads on slabs

   Soil mechanics and effects on structures

      • Soil properties

      • Bearing capacity

      • Effects on basement walls and retaining walls

      • Soil settlement

      • Effects of water, frost and freeze/thaw cycle

Foundation Design and Construction

   Design and construction of foundations

      • Continuous wall footings, column footings

   Design and construction of basement walls

   Design and construction of specialty features: walk-outs, partially-exposed foundations

Diagnosing Foundation and Slab Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods

   Identifying damage

      • Settlement

      • Frost heave

      • Expansive soils

      • Shrinkage

   Repair methods

      • Piers

      • Soil tiebacks

      • Underpinning

      • Rebuilding

Diagnosing Basement Wall Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods

   Identifying damage

      • Settlement

      • Frost heave

      • Expansive soils

      • Shrinkage

      • Cracking

      • Failure of connections to supporting diaphragms

   Repair methods

      • Piers  

      • Soil tiebacks

      • Carbon fibers

      • Soldier beams

      • Crack repair methods

Credits

Architects
6.5 HSW PDUs/ContactHours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
6.5 Continuing Ed Hours

Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours (CO PDUs) to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Colorado.

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, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been reviewed by any state contractor licensing board for contractor continuing education purposes.

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

Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, CBIE, CFCC, Fellow NAFE

President, 7272 Consulting

Mr. Fronapfel is the founder of multiple forensic firms that work nationwide, including PIE, SBSA, and CTETS. His expertise includes geo-hydrology, hydrology, development, civil engineering, structural engineering, building envelope, commissioning, and the interdisciplinary-required practices in the behavior of foundations, substructures, superstructures, and building envelopes in the as-built environment. Mr. Fronapfel provides consulting to designers, builders, developers, attorneys, and real estate professionals. For over 30 years, his work has included ground-up construction and post-construction evaluation of thousands of structures across the United States. Mr. Fronapfel is licensed in 39 states and Puerto Rico.   Mr. Fronapfel has been a Distinguished Lecturer for ASHRAE, is an Adjunct Professor for Colorado School of Mines Civil and Environmental Engineering was and Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver, Burns School for over 15 years, and a Lecturer for the College of Contract Management, U.K.  He also is a speaker for a number of organizations including NSPE, ASCE, NAFE, NABIE, EEBA, DOE, AIA, ICC-Colorado, and others. Mr. Fronapfel’s experience includes providing more than 800 depositions, hundreds of arbitrations, and more than 125 trial testimonies.