Foundation Damage and Repair: Science, Materials and Techniques
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Streamable MP4/PDF
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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 – 4:15 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
Repair methods
• Piers
• Soil tiebacks
• Carbon fibers
• Soldier beams
• Crack repair methods
Credits
Architects
6.0 Continuing Ed. Hours(HSW)
6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
International Code Council
6.0 Contact Hours
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.0 HSW (Public Protection) continuing education hours to architects and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in West Virginia.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 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.
The International Code Council has approved this event for 6.0 contacts hours (.6 CEUs) in the special area of Building.
This seminar offers a continuing education opportunity to construction contracts but has not been reviewed by any state contractor licensing entity for 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
Ethan Buell
President and Principal-in-Charge, BFMJ Structural EngineersPresident and Principal-in-Charge, BFMJ Structural EngineersMr. Buell has served as both president and principal-in-charge of BFMJ Structural Engineers for over 33 years. During this time he has worked in almost every area of structural engineering with responsibilities including design engineer, project manager, construction administrator, commercial and residential inspector and historic consultant for thousands of projects. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Consulting Engineers Council of Kentucky, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, and the Kentucky Board of Housing, Building and Construction. Mr. Buell’s past president/past chairman for the Structural Engineer’s Association of Kentucky. He has served on multiple committees and subcommittees for the Kentucky Building Code Review since 1995 and is the past Kentucky State representative to the National Council of Structural Engineers.
