Retaining Wall Design and Slope Stabilization Techniques
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**Any on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Streamable MP4/PDF
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**Any streamable on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
USB MP4/PDF
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**Any USB on-demand programs that qualify for LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
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 – 5:00 pm
Retaining Walls: What They Do and How They Do It
Identifying and quantifying forces acting on retaining walls
• Weight of the wall
• Pressure from retained soil
• Pressure on foundation of wall
• Characteristics of soil
• Loads on retained soil
• Impacts of water—liquid and frozen
• Vibration
• Expansion/contraction
Equations and examples
Geosynthetics and Retaining Walls, Embankments and Slopes
Calculations and software
Types of retaining walls
Embankments
Slopes
Materials
Alternatives
Exercise
• Learn to visually identify geosynthetics as to type,
method of manufacture, relative strength, relative
permeability, and relative cost
Slope Stabilization Techniques
Examining slope failures
Slope stability analysis
Stabilization techniques
• Unloading
• Drainage
• Reinforcement
• Mechanical stabilization
Slope Stabilization Case Histories
Fundamental soil characteristics and slope instability
Engineering mechanics underlying slope instability
Geologic conditions and construction practices
Field observations to distinguish types of instability
Construction practices to improve or restore stability
Retaining Wall/Slope Failures and Fixes
How to prevent a potential problem or failure
How to recognize a potential problem or failure in the field
Typical causes of problems or failures with geotechnical structures
Case studies/examples of failures and repairs
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Landscape Architects
Credit Applied for/Pending in NC
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers all states, including North Carolina. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in North Carolina (S-0130).
This course also offers a continuing education opportunity to architects and landscape architects in most states. HalfMoon Education has applied for continuing education approval for North Carolina landscape architects, which is under review.
This event is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Courses approved by the AIA qualify for North Carolina architects. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and the LA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects and landscapes architects.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this event for 7.0 CECs.
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.