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 – 4:30 pm

Soil Investigation and Classification

    Properties of soil
      • Importance of recognizing soil properties
      • Formation of soils
      • Types of soils
   Soil investigation
      • Reference materials and planning site reconnaissance
      • Site reconnaissance, geology and visual observations
      • Geophysics – shear wave velocity profile
      • Drilling, test borings, and CPTu tests (cone penetration tests)
      • Test pits
      • Appropriate investigational methods – “The Graded Approach”
      • Obtaining and reviewing geotechnical reports

Reviewing Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils

   Soil permeability
   Compressibility of soil – Albuquerque collapsible soils,
      expansive soils, dispersive soils
   Soil hydraulics – saturation, hydraulic gradient, and conductivity
   Drained and undrained shear strength
   Vertical and lateral earth pressure
   Stress and shear failure in soils

Determining and Increasing Bearing Capacity

   Calculating bearing capacity and settlement
   Bearing capacity of shallow foundations – What is it used for?
   Bearing capacity of piers and piles
   Increasing bearing capacity
      • Draining and compaction
      • Soil improvement

Determining and Increasing Slope Stability

   Natural slopes, and engineered cut and fill slopes
   Reviewing basic concepts of slope stability
   Understanding slope failures
   Impact of surface water and groundwater
   Examining slope stabilization methods
      • Unloading
      • Draining and compaction
      • Reinforcement
      • Soil improvement

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW CPE Hours
     6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers, 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects, and 6.5 HSW CPE hours to landscape architects in New Mexico. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in New Mexico.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.

Professional engineers, architects 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.

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

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

Dr. Lommler

Wood Environment and Infrastructure

Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Wood Environment and Infrastructure
Dr. Lommler is a registered professional engineer in New Mexico and principal geotechnical engineer with Wood Environment and Infrastructure. He is a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and he is a board-certified geotechnical engineer in the ASCE Geo-Institute. Dr. Lommler is a consultant, educator and author with over 45 years of civil, structural and geotechnical experience. His specialty is geotechnical problem solving.