Foundation Design and Construction in Cold Regions
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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 – 5:00 pm
Introduction to Cold Regions Foundations
Introduction to frozen ground
Physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of soils
Heat flow in soils
Ground thermal regime
Foundation design approaches
Shallow Foundation Design
Shallow foundation design and the thermal state
Shallow foundation design for bearing capacity
Shallow foundation design for settlement
Mitigation of frost heave on shallow foundations
Deep Foundation Design
Pile design philosophy
Types of piles
Axial pile design
Lateral pile design
Other considerations – downdrag, dynamic loads, frost heave
Foundation Construction
Working in the cold
Construction and the long term thermal regime
Construction for shallow foundations
Construction for deep foundations
Credits
Architects
7.0 PDHs/Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Alaska Contractors – Residential Endorsement
7.0 Technical Credit Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW PDHs (contact hours) to architects and engineers in most states, including Alaska. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Alaska.
This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 7.0 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, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
The Construction Contractor Section of the Alaska Department of Commerce Community, and Economic Development has approved this program for 7.0 Technical credit hours for Alaska Contractors – Residential Endorsement Holders.
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
Steven Halcomb, P.E., G.E.
Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Devise Engineering in Anchorage, AKThroughout his nearly two decades of geotechnical engineering experience, Mr. Holcomb has overseen geotechnical efforts on projects ranging from several hundred thousand to multi-million dollars in various environments including the arctic, subarctic, and marine. Mr. Halcomb has experience in designing various geotechnical infrastructure including shallow and deep foundations, retaining structures, excavations, and dewatering including simple and complex analyses for design and extensive monitoring during construction. Mr. Halcomb is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Geo-Institute. He earned his B.S., M.C.E., M.S. in Arctic Engineering, and an Earthquake graduate certificate all from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
