Course Summary:

Foundation Engineering and Design

Course #L274
January 27-29, 2010
Pyle Center*, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $1195 Discount Is Available

Benefits

By attending this course you will:

Have a working knowledge needed for design of shallow and deep foundation systems, and their interacting soil behaviors
Know how to estimate and control settlements and handle or modify difficult soil conditions
Become more effective on your job…understand basic concepts for planning, design, and construction of a wide range of foundation systems

Topics

Soil Engineering Principles for Foundation Design
Site Investigations and Specifications for Foundations
Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Foundations
Settlements of Foundations on Sands and Clays
Bearing Capacity for Shallow Foundations
Foundation Construction on Problem Soils (organic soils and peats, collapsing and expansive soils, quick clays, and other problem materials)
Ground Modification (in-place, controlled manufacturing of ground materials to form part of soil system)
Driven Pile Foundation Design and Analysis
Design, Construction and Testing of Micro-Piles
Application of Dynamic Methods to Pile Foundation Design and Construction Control
Rammed Aggregate Pier Systems: Design and Construction
Drilled Shaft and Pier Foundation Design and Analysis
Design and Construction: Wind Turbine Foundations
Design of Machine Foundations
Reinforced Concrete Design of Shallow Foundations

Audience

If you are an engineer or architect but have never attended a foundation engineering and design course, if you’re a little rusty, or if you need to hear the latest foundation engineering and design information and techniques, then this practical course is for you. Those who will benefit include:

Civil and structural engineers and designers
Soils and foundation engineers
Public works professionals
Project engineers and managers
Contractors
Engineers-in-training
Architectural engineers and architects

More than 1,100 engineers have benefited by attending. Come learn with us.

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 22 Professional Development Hours (PDH), 22 AIA Learning Units (LU) and 2.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation Policy No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, you must notify us promptly. Please consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($106/single; $116/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #41878. Room requests made later than January 6 will be subject to availability.

We have reserved a second block of sleeping rooms ($112/single; $127/double, including parking and Madison Taxi's silver cab from the airport) for course participants at the Campus Inn, 601 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-589-6285 or 608-257-4391 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #91362. Room requests made later than January 3 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. 608-262-1122

Course Discount Team Discount Fee: $995 each, if two or more people from the same organization enroll in the course. Save $200 per person.

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