Distance - Geotechnical Design Workshop (1.8 CEUs)

ARE YOU:

• Looking for professional development but do not have the time to take off from work?

• Looking for refresher course on specific engineering topics and cannot find an intensive course to serve your needs?

• This may be your ideal Professional Development course!

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Duration:

This course is approximately 4-5 weeks in duration.

Learning Method:

• The PDDP program is more of a self-guided learning style.

• You are required to read the notes and materials given, complete the follow-up assignments on your own, send in your questions prior to your 1 hour webinar meeting (if required) and be involved in live discussion via the internet.

• Once you have completed the course, you will receive a certificate of completion

The information is supplied in a simple and systematic way, discussing topics where current knowledge is lacking and more understanding is needed. With the instructor’s long experience in design, construction and teaching of the foundation engineering topics, you will get the maximum benefits you are looking for.

Description

• Characterization of natural deposits, subsurface investigation, field measurements.
• Design procedures for settlement and stability of shallow and deep foundation systems in soil and rock.
• Design of excavations and retaining structures; slopes and embankments.
• Seepage through dams and landfills and the control of seepage through the use of filters and low permeability layers including the use of geosynthetic liners and filters.

Target Audience

Consultant, structural, civil engineers, college and university faculty, public works and construction department employees of federal, provincial and municipal governments; engineers responsible for large industrial, commercial or institutional facilities who must deal with different types of foundations.

The course will be of interest to a wide range of practicing civil engineers at different stages in their careers. Some familiarization with soil mechanics is desirable but the knowledge is not required at a specialist level. The course will be most beneficial to geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, foundation designers, project engineers, and highway/bridge engineers who are involved in the design and construction of foundations.

The participant is expected to learn:

• Design of Shallow and deep Foundations
• Settlement analyses for shallow and deep foundations
• Improvement techniques for foundation soils
• The definition of capacity of deep foundations
• Methods of calculating the axial capacity of driven piles
• Pile/shaft group behavior
• How to select a sound foundation system

The PDDP Distance Education program works as follows:

• Once you register for this course, you will be sent a login username and password for our online distance website.

• You will receive the course notes in hard copy through the online website, you will receive a set of notes each week covering the course material.

• A one hour video-conference session will be conducted by your instructor each week (if required). The objective of this session is to assist in solving the assignments, as well as answer student questions that should be sent to instructor early enough prior to the meeting time. In addition with being able to communicate with the instructor, you will also be able to communicate with other students in the same class and watch their questions being answered as well. (A high speed internet connection is strongly recommended for this feature).

• Each set of exercises can be completed and submitted by the indicated date and your completed exercise will be marked online and and returned by your instructor.

• To gain the most from your course, it is highly recommended that you participate fully in all discussions and exercises. Please remember that each course has a form of quiz or exercise at the end to test your understanding of the material. You will be informed of these dates when you receive the course schedule.

*Course commencement date is subject to instructor availability.