Foundation Damage and Repair: Science, Materials and Techniques
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Science of Structures and Soils
Building site evaluation
Site exploration
Geologic hazards
Environmental impacts
Typical loads on foundations
• Gravity loads
• Lateral loads
Typical loads on basement walls
• Gravity loads
• Soil loads
Typical loads on slabs
Soil mechanics and effects on structures
• Soil properties
• Bearing capacity
• Effects on basement walls and retaining walls
• Soil settlement
• Effects of water, frost and freeze/thaw cycle
Foundation Design and Construction
Design and construction of foundations
• Continuous wall footings, column footings
Design and construction of basement walls
Design and construction of specialty features: walk-outs, partially-exposed foundations
Diagnosing Foundation and Slab Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
Identifying damage
• Settlement
• Frost heave
• Expansive soils
• Shrinkage
Repair methods
• Piers
• Soil tiebacks
• Underpinning
• Rebuilding
Diagnosing Basement Wall Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
Identifying damage
• Settlement
• Frost heave
• Expansive soils
• Shrinkage
Cracking
• Failure of connections to supporting diaphragms
Repair methods
• Piers
• Soil tiebacks
• Carbon fibers
• Soldier beams
• Crack repair methods
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 continuing education hours to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, excluding Florida architects.
HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New York engineers (NYSED Sponsor No. 35) and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).
The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey and District of Columbia architects. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This event offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors, but it has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.
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
Daniel P. Messmer, P.E., D. GE
Project Manager with The Gateway Engineers, Inc., in PittsburghMr. Messmer has over 30 years of engineering experience in analysis, design, plan/specification development, and project management/personnel supervision for geotechnical, foundation and structural engineering projects in the transportation, industrial, municipal and commercial fields of civil engineering. Throughout his career he has placed an emphasis on quality control and staff training. Mr. Messmer is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, the American Society of Highway Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Messmer was accepted into the Academy of Geo-Professionals in 2013.
