Deep Foundations and Ground Improvements
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Agenda
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
8:30 am – 4:15 pm CDT
Agenda:
Presented by Guoming Lin, Ph.D., G.E., BC.GE.
Soil Mechanics and Overview of Deep Foundations
- Understanding soil characteristics
- Subsurface exploration
- Laboratory testing
- Bearing capacity
- Settlement analysis
- Types of deep foundations
- Driven piles
- Drilled shafts
- Auger cast piles
- Others
- Selecting foundation type: performance, cost and other considerations (noise, vibration and other environmental considerations)
Deep Foundation Design, Construction and Testing
- Effective stress
- Estimating axial capacity
- Skin friction
- End bearing
- Uplift capacity
- Computing settlement
- Down drag
- Lateral capacity design
- Battered piles
- Construction preparation
- Construction techniques
- Quality assurance/quality control
- Field records
- Load and integrity testing
- Load test, PDA, PIT, pile thermal integrity profiling (TIP)
Ground Improvement Overview
- Fill compaction and dynamic compaction
- Preloading with surcharge
- Stone column and geopiers
- Rigid inclusions
- Grouting
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.5 HSW LUs
ICC - International Code Council
6.5 CEUs (Building)
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Building (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
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6.5 HSW LUs (AIA)
Speakers
Dr. Guoming Lin, Ph.D., G.E., D.GE.
Vice President and Senior Geotechnical Consultant with Terracon Consultants in Savannah, GeorgiaDr. Lin is a vice president and senior geotechnical consultant with Terracon Consultants in Savannah, Georgia. For the past 30 years, he has led a team of geotechnical engineers and scientists to provide geotechnical services for over 5,000 projects. Dr. Lin’s project portfolio includes all major waterfront structures for the Georgia ports in Savannah and Brunswick and several multi-billon energy and manufacturing projects. He is a licensed geotechnical engineer (G.E.) in California and a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in several states. Dr. Lin is a certified Diplomate in Geotechnical Engineering (D.GE) by the Academy of Geoprofessionals (AGP), and he has authored more than 20 technical papers. He was the principal engineer for one Grand Award (2006) and three State Awards (1997, 1999, 2018) in ACEC/GA Engineering Excellence Award.
AIA Info
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Course Title: Deep Foundations and Ground Improvements
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6.5-hour course provides an in-depth exploration of deep foundation design, construction, and testing, along with ground improvement techniques to enhance soil performance. Topics include soil mechanics, subsurface exploration, and foundation selection based on capacity, stress, and settlement analysis. The course also discusses construction methods, quality assurance practices, and advanced testing techniques. Lastly, the course examines ground improvement strategies, such as compaction, stone columns, rigid inclusions, and grouting.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to analyze soil characteristics through subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, and bearing capacity evaluations and incorporate them into foundation design.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to compare various types of deep foundations, such as driven piles, drilled shafts, and auger cast piles, and determine applicability based on performance and environmental considerations.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to evaluate load capacity, settlement, lateral stability, axial capacity and uplift resistance when designing and testing deep foundations.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to evaluate ground improvement methods, such as dynamic compaction, stone columns, rigid inclusions, and grouting, for improving soil performance.
LUs: 6.5
LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 01/24/2028
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