Agenda
Introduction to Soil Engineering
Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
Practical soil mechanics
Footings and mat foundations
Driven piles & drilled pier foundations
Lateral earth pressures (static, seismic & surcharges)
Hillside slopes and repair methods
Cantilever retaining walls
Restrained basement walls
Segmental (geogrid) retaining walls
Design of Excavation Support Systems
Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 1:00 – 2:30 PM CDT
Geotechnical parameters & loading diagrams
Gross pressure vs net pressure
Cantilever soldier beams
Tied-back soldier beams
Fixed earth method
Sheetpiles – cantilever and tiedback
Tangent and secant piles
Soil nail walls
Slope Repair Techniques
Thursday, May 31, 2018, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
Drilled shafts?downward and uplift loads
Lateral & bending moments
Torsional moments
Anchored tiebacks
• Strands
• Threaded bars
• Helical piles
Repairing failing retaining walls
Avoiding over-conservative designs
Soil Engineering after College:
Practical Approaches to Foundations and Retaining Structures
Thursday, May 31, 2018, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
Drilled shafts?downward and uplift loads
Lateral & bending moments
Torsional moments
Anchored tiebacks
• Strands
• Threaded bars
• Helical piles
Repairing failing retaining walls
Avoiding over-conservative designs
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Credits
Architects:
6.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA:
6.0 HSW LUs
Engineers:
6.0 PDHs
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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.
There are 4 Courses in This Seminar
Introduction to Soil Engineering
WebinarMay 30, 2018Liiban Affi
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.
Slope Repair Techniques
WebinarMay 31, 2018Liiban Affi
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.
Design of Excavation Support Systems
WebinarMay 30, 2018Liiban Affi
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.
Soil Engineering after College: Practical Approaches to Foundations and Retaining Structures
WebinarMay 31, 2018Liiban Affi
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.
