Agenda

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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.

Tuesday, May 24, 2023 
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)

 

Retaining Walls for Waterfront Properties: Applications and Alternatives

  • Purposes of waterfront retaining walls
  • Gain buildable space
  • Prevent erosion
  • Provide access – driveways, bridges
  • Lining of ponds
  • Alternatives

 

Concrete Block Walls

  • Material description, cost and design
  • Construction considerations
  • Sustainability and environmental impact
  • Maintenance and design life

 

Natural Stone and Riprap

  • Material description and design
  • Construction considerations
  • Sustainability and environmental impact
  • Maintenance and design life

 

Steel Sheetpile Seawalls

  • Material description, cost and design
  • Construction considerations
  • Sustainability and environmental impact
  • Maintenance and design life

 

Wood Retaining Walls

  • Material description, cost and design
  • Construction considerations
  • Sustainability and environmental impact
  • Maintenance and design life

 

Lake and River Retaining Wall Workshop

  • Avoiding common retaining wall failures
  • Questions

 

Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
6.0 PDHs

Architects:
6.0 HSW CE Hours

AIA
6.0 LU|HSW

Landscape Architects:
6.0 HSW CE Hours

LA CES
6.0 HSW PDHs

International Code Council: 
.6 CEUs (Sitework)

Floodplain Managers:
6.0 ASFPM CECs


Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape 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 No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System and Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2) and §79-1.5(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 6.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA CES.

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .6 CEUs in the specialty area of Sitework (Preferred Provider No. 1232). 

This webinar has been approved by the Association of State Floodplain Managers for 6.0 CECs for floodplain managers.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Douglas L. Hula, P.E., M.ASCE

Licensed Professional Engineer at Performance Engineers, Inc.

****Mr. Hula committed to present a 6.0-hour national webinar, but only had BASIC material for 2.0 hours. the webinar ended after 2.0 hours. (Lori Hilden)

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****NOT CALL****–Douglas Hula is a licensed professional engineer in Michigan with over 24 years of experience in both public and private projects including education, healthcare, transportation, wastewater, industrial, mining, commercial/retail, high-end and multi-family residential. He earned his bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University, after completing an Associate in Science degree at Grand Rapids Community College. Mr. Hula’s areas of expertise include planning and executing geotechnical investigations, recommendations for shallow and deep foundation systems, retaining wall design, slope stability evaluation, pavement design, helical piles, foundation underpinning, geofoam, project estimating, site drainage, contractor bid requests and evaluation, field and laboratory construction materials testing, settlement and vibration monitoring, business development, soil erosion/sedimentation control, and advanced geotechnical drilling and rock coring oversight. Some notable projects in northern Michigan include the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, St. Mary’s Cement – Charlevoix Plant Upgrade Project, New EJ Foundry near Elmira, Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor, and North Dock Improvements at Carmeuse Lime & Stone in Rogers City. He volunteers on the Board of Directors for the Northwestern Michigan Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is also a member of the Geo-Institute of ASCE. Mr. Hula is a voting member of ASTM International Technical Committees C09 – Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, and D18 – Soil and Rock.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: Retaining Walls for Waterfront Properties

Delivery Method: Live Online

Course Description: This course begins with a discussion on the applications of and alternatives to retaining walls for waterfront properties before diving into the main focus of the course: the materials, design, construction, sustainability, environmental impacts, maintenance and design life of four different types of retaining walls for waterfront properties.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain the purposes of waterfront retaining walls (gain buildable space, prevent erosion and provide access) and identify alternatives.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to examine the materials, design, and construction of concrete block walls, natural stone and riprap, steel sheet pile seawalls, and wood retaining walls.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to analyze the sustainability, environmental impact, maintenance and design life of concrete block walls, natural stone and rip rap, steel sheet pile seawalls, and wood retaining walls.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify and avoid common retaining wall failures and participate in a lake and river retaining wall workshop.

LUs: 6.0                                                                                              LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: Experience with sitework

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 02/01/2026

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.