Retaining Structures Webinar Series
Agenda
Earth Pressures and Surcharges
Thursday, August 23, 2018, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
Masonry retaining walls – Analysis & Software use
Concrete retaining walls – Analysis & Software example
Concrete basement walls – Detailing & Software example
Segmental retaining walls – Analysis & Output Review
Cantilever & Apparent Earth Pressures
Thursday, August 23, 2018, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CDT
Cantilever sheet pile wall – Chart methods & Software example
Cantilever soldier beam wall – Optimizing design with software
Cantilever tangent piles – overview and software example
Cantilever secant piles – detailing and its application
Apparent Earth Pressures
Friday, August 24, 2018, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
One level tieback retaining wall – software example
Two level tieback retaining wal l- software example
Three level retaining wall – software example
Soil nail wall – Global Stability
Webinar Instructions
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Credits
Architects:
4.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA:
4.5 HSW LUs
Engineers:
4.5 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
HalfMoon Education is an American Institute of Architects-approved continuing education sponsor (No. J885) and is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in New York. These webinars are not approved for Florida architects. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. Check each webinar for the number of continuing education hours available. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in Florida, Indiana, 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 that allow this learning methology. Check each course listing for the number of PDHs available. 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. Please see individual course listings for available credit approval.
Speakers
Liiban Affi
Foundation Engineering ConsultantsFoundation Engineering Consultants, Inc
Mr. Affi is the founder of Foundation Engineering Consultants, Inc., in the state of California. He specializes in excavation support analysis, drilled pier foundations and sub-structural engineering software. Mr. Affi is a licensed civil engineer in California and has authored three books. He was recently awarded a U.S. patent in a new method of supporting lightly-loaded foundations and pavements on highly-expansive soils. Mr. Affi is very interested in filling the practice gap between geotechnical and structural engineers when it comes to foundations and earth retaining structures.