Foundation Damage and Repair
Agenda
Structure Loads, Soils, Groundwater and Drainage
November 16, 2016, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST
Structural foundation, slab, basement, and retaining wall loading
Soil mechanics and structures
• Soil properties
• Groundwater and site drainage
• Underground utilities and roof drains
• Foundation bearing capacity and settlement
• Soil loads on basement and retaining walls
Foundation Design and Construction
November 16, 2016, 1:00 – 2:30 PM CST
Designing and constructing foundations
Continuous wall footings, column footings
Design and construction of basement walls
Design and construction of specialty features:
walk-outs, partially-exposed foundations, and retaining walls
Assessment of Foundation Slab Damage & Repair Alternatives
November 17, 2016, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST
Inspection, monitoring, and damage assessment
• Settlement • Frost heave
• Expansive soils • Shrinkage
• Subsurface erosion • Sinkhole subsidence
• Mine subsidence • Pumping-dewatering
• Cracking • Utility failures
Repair methods and example case histories
• Piers, piles • Soil tiebacks
• Underpinning • Ground improvement
Assessment of Foundation Wall Damage & Repair Alternatives
November 17, 2016, 1:00 – 2:30 PM CST
Inspection, monitoring, and damage assessment
• Settlement • Frost loading
• Expansive soils • Shrinkage
• Poor drainage • Utility failures
• Failure of connections to supporting diaphragms
Repair methods and example case histories
• Piers, piles • Soil tiebacks
• Carbon fibers • Soldier beams
• Crack repair • Secant-tangent walls
• Underpinning • Reconstruction
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Credits
Architects:
6.0 HSW Contact Hours
(AIA: 6.0 HSW LUs)
Engineers:
6.0 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
HalfMoon Education is an American Institute of Architects-approved continuing education sponsor (No. J885), is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida, and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. These webinars offer engineer continuing education credit in all states. Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events, certificates of completion will be provided, and LUs will be reported to the AIA.
Speakers
Michael Perlow Jr., P.E.
Retired Civil & Geotechnical EngineerMichael Perlow Jr., P.E. is a retired civil & geotechnical engineer with more than 45 years of experience in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering and failure investigations. He is a registered professional engineer and a graduate of Lehigh University with BSCE and MSCE degrees. He is also the author of some 35 technical publications and has presented at numerous conferences, seminars, and meetings.
Mr. Perlow retired from full-time consulting in January 2016 and continues to work part-time in retirement. He provides continuing education seminars and webinars on Foundation damage assessment and repair and is completing a three year applied research effort on drilled foundation limit state pile capacity verification along with a book on geo-environmental hazard risk management.
Mr. Perlow has extensive foundation failure assessment-repair experience associated with major sinkhole stabilization projects, utility main breaks and geo-environmental hazard triggered failures. He has directed geologic, geophysical, groundwater quality, and geotechnical investigations for major projects including the $100 million AT&T Solid State Technology Center, Interstate 78 through the Schantz Spring Aquifer in Lehigh County in Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Regional Postal Facility as well as the Vera Cruz Road and Macungie sinkhole collapses. He also has extensive marine geotechnical experience with coastal, offshore and university research projects.