Introduction to Soil Engineering
Agenda
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 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 wall
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Credits
Engineers:
1.5 PDHs
Architects:
1.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA:
1.5 HSW LUs
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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.