Retaining Walls in Residential and Light Commercial Development
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Agenda
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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
8:30 am – 12:45 pm CDT (incl. a 15-min break)
Presented by:
Christopher S. Copeland, P.E.
CEO Founding Managing Member, Copeland Engineering
Agenda
Retaining wall selection
Geotechnical reports for retaining wall design
Retaining wall design – software demonstration utilizing Retain Pro
Concrete retaining walls – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
MSE retaining walls – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
Gravity retaining walls (wet stack, dry stack) – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
CMU block retaining walls – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
Railroad tie retaining walls – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
Is that a retaining wall? – do’s, don’ts and warranty performance
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:
4.0 PDHs
Architects:
4.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live webinar)
4.0 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects:
4.0 HSW CE Hours
LA CES: (AIA credits only available for attending live webinar)
4.0 HSW PDHs
International Code Council:
.4 CEUs (Sitework)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar offers 4.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 4.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states. It offers 4.0 HSW continuing education to landscape architects licensed in all states, except Florida, New Jersey, or North Carolina.
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 (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2), and §79-1.5(i)(2)). Courses approved by the AIA/CES qualify for Florida and New Jersey architects. Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
This course has been approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 4.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System for 4.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES and LA CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .35 CEUs in the specialty area of Building (Preferred Provider No. 1232)
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Christopher Copeland
CEO & Managing Partner, Copeland Engineering, LLC, B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin
Mr. Copeland received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. Mr. Copeland has been involved in more than 250,000 residential projects and is the CEO and Managing Partner of Copeland Engineering, LLC. During his 20 years in the engineering field, he has worked for large national volume builders, small builders, remodeling contractors, developers and high end custom builders. Through this process he has become an expert in homeowner and residential structural behavior on expansive clays in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Waco / Temple / Killeen and the San Antonio areas. Working with such volume he also became an expert at the repair process for foundations and has been through the builder warranty, insurance warranty, mediation and arbitration processes. There is no doubt that the industry of foundation design on expansive clay comes with risk and Mr. Copeland has experienced and come out successful on many lawsuit claims, audits and even the engineering complaint process. Additionally, as the industry has grown Mr. Copeland has grown with it and is also an expert in wood framing design, main wind force resisting system design, components and cladding design and going even further to have successfully completed two audits from the State of Texas via the Texas Department of Insurance. Mr. Copeland is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Department of Insurance Windstorm Certified, American Concrete Institute and many other professional organizations.
AIA Info
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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 in Residential and Light Commercial Development
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines how to review geotechnical reports for determining retaining wall type and the do’s, don’ts and warranty performance of concrete retaining walls, MSE retaining walls, gravity retaining walls, CMU block retaining walls, and railroad tie retaining walls.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to discuss the criteria for selecting the appropriate retaining wall type, and they will be able to review geotechnical reports to aid in the selection process.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to describe the features of concrete retaining walls and MSE retaining walls, explain design and construction do’s and don’ts, and warranty performance.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe the features of gravity retaining walls and CMU block retaining walls, explain design and construction do’s and don’ts, and warranty performance.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to describe the features of railroad tie retaining walls and explain design and construction do’s and don’ts, and warranty performance.
LUs: 4.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site development and earthwork
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 04/27/2024
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@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.