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

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

Architects &
Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Professional Engineers
     6.5 Continuing Ed. Hours

Floodplain Managers
     6.5 ASFPM CECs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects, landscape architects, and professional engineers in most states, including New York.

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects and landscape 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 professional engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).

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

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this course for 6.5 CECs.

This event offers a 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.