Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:00 – 4:30 pm

Retaining Walls – Stability & Types

   Loads and forces
      • Lateral earth pressure
      • Water pressure
      • Surcharge and traffic loading
      • Seismic loading
   External stability of retaining walls
      • Sliding
      • Overturning
      • Bearing capacity
      • Global stability
      • Settlement
   Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) vs allowable strength design (ASD)
   Types and stability of retaining walls
      • Conventional gravity walls
      • Segmental retaining walls
      • Mechanically-stabilized earth (MSE)
      • Cellular confinement wall
      • Gabions
      • Cantilevered walls
      • Sheet pile walls

Internal Stability of Retaining Walls

   Cantilevered retaining walls
   MSE walls
   Cellar confinement walls
   Cantilever wall design example

Slope Stability and Stabilization

   Slope stability analysis
   Evaluation of slope failures
   Stabilization techniques and monitoring
       • Unloading
       • Drainage
       • Buttressing
       • Reinforcement
       • Monitoring methods and criteria

Biotechnical Slope Stabilization

   Introduction
   Principles of biotechnical stabilization
   Case studies

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers
     6.5 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including to Michigan architects and engineers. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Michigan.

This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Partial attendance cannot be reported to the AIA.

Architects, engineers, and landscape architects seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 6.5 CECs.

This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing entity with a 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

Ibraheem Shunnar P.E.

Director of Engineering at The Mannik & Smith Group
Mr. Shunnar has more than 25 years of experience in geotechnical engineering with expertise in specialty foundations, ground improvement, slope stability, instrumentation and waste management. He has a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and he is a registered professional engineer. He is the author of many articles and papers on geotechnical engineering. He was the project manager for the Fairlane Green redevelopment project, winner of the 2008 National Phoenix Award. He is also the recipient of the distinguished achievement award from the University of Michigan.