Soil Mechanics, Bearing Capacity and Slope Stabilization in New England
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Agenda
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Thursday, October 7, 2021
7:30 am – 3:30 pm CDT (incl. a 60-min break)
Presented by:
Antonios Vytiniotis, Ph.D., P.E.
Agenda
Soil Investigation and Classification
Properties of soil
• Importance of recognizing soil properties
• Formation of soils
• Types of soils
Soil investigations on construction sites
• Site reconnaissance
• Geology and visual observations
• Drilling and boring
• Test pits
• Establishing appropriate investigational methods
• Obtaining and reviewing geotechnical reports
Reviewing Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils
Soil permeability
Compressibility of soil
Soil hydraulics
• Saturation, hydraulic gradient, and conductivity
Drained and undrained shear strength
Vertical and lateral earth pressure
Stress and failure in soils
Unsaturated soils
Determining and Increasing Bearing Capacity
Calculating bearing capacity
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations
Bearing capacity of piers and piles
Increasing bearing capacity
Determining and Increasing Slope Stability
Natural and engineered slopes
Reviewing basic concepts of slope stability
Understanding slope failures
Impact of surface water and groundwater
Strength selection for slope stability
Methods of slope stability analysis
Instrumenting and monitoring for slope stability
Examining slope stabilization methods
• Unloading
• Draining and compaction
• Reinforcements
• Soil improvement
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
6.5 PDHs
Architects:
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar or Seminar)
6.5 LU|HSW
International Code Council:
.65 CEUs (Sitework)
Continuing Education Credit Information
These webinars are open to the public and offer 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers
and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states.
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
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these courses for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is
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The International Code Council has approved the Soil Mechanics, Bearing Capacity
and Slope Stabilization in New England course for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of
Sitework (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
The International Code Council has approved the International Building Code 2021
course for .65 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
Antonios Vytiniotis, Ph.D. P.E.
Director – Group Lead, Massachusetts Consulting, GeocompAntonios Vytiniotis is a member of the Geo-Institute’s Deep Foundation and Computation Geotechnics committees and a regional Director for the Society of Construction Law – North America. He has background in structural and geotechnical engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and numerical analysis. He has worked on numerous projects in more than 20 states and multiple countries, assisting project owners, law firms, insurance companies and developers. His analyses consist of assessing soil improvement, soil-structure interaction, dam safety, causation of MSE wall failures, effects of adjacent construction (such as vibrations or pile driving), soil heave or settlements, pipeline installation, water intrusion, and backfill quality. He is experienced in evaluating slope stability, performing mechanical and flow-through-porous media finite element analyses and soil-structure interaction using various software such as Plaxis, Flac, Geostudio, ABAQUS, LPILE, FEFLOW and GROUP. Additionally, Dr. Vytiniotis has experience in data analysis, signal processing and GIS. Dr. Vytiniotis has performed research on the seismic response of pile-supported wharves, seismic slope stability, the effectiveness of prefabricated vertical drains (earthquake drains) and soil densification in reducing liquefaction risk, the effect of gravel drains in amplifying seismic accelerations, and numerical simulations of centrifuge experiments. In the past, Dr. Vytiniotis gained international experience in Greece and Switzerland, and was appointed lecturer at MIT.
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Course Title: Soil Mechanics, Bearing Capacity and Slope Stabilization in New England
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6.5 hour live lecture presentation examines soil investigation and classification, hydraulic and mechanical properties of soils, determining and increasing bearing capacity, and determining and increasing slope stability.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to describe the need to need to understand the properties of soil on particular development soils and value of conducting soil investigations to determine the appropriate type and design of that foundation, which will ensure its longevity and safety.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to articulate the need to understand the hydraulic and mechanical properties of site soils so that soil compressibility and drainage can be considered for foundation design.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to calculate soil bearing capacities for shallow foundations, piers and piles, and they will be able to explain how to increase bearing capacity through draining, compaction, and soil improvement.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to differentiate the stability of natural and engineered slopes, explain why slopes fail, and describe slope stabilization methods to avoid slope failure and landslides.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with site development and earthwork
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 07/21/2024
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