Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the principles and procedures for geotechnical site investigation.
• Learn how to select the right type of in-situ testing tool.
• Become knowledgeable about the observational method in geotechnical engineering and state-of-the-art technologies used for geotechnical investigation.
• Review applications of site investigation, observational method, and in-situ testing for slopes, settlement, fills, excavations and walls.

Description
Geotechnical engineers have a fascinating, yet occasionally confounding, job because they deal with inherently variable materials arranged by Nature - soil and rock. Karl Terzaghi once purportedly stated, “Nature has no contract with mathematics…” Similarly, Peck (1972) said, “In construction underground, where the engineer deals with materials having properties that vary not only in space but also in time, details of construction often have significant or even overwhelming influence on the behavior of the structure and the surrounding soil.

For an understanding of the behavior, these details must be observed and recorded.” As such, geotechnical engineers, perhaps more than any other branch of civil engineering, rely on physical (and preferably in-situ) measurements of material (soil and rock) properties and behavior for use in engineering design and the subsequent evaluation of engineering performance.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of geotechnical site investigation methods, emphasizing the importance of stratigraphy, groundwater conditions, soil characterization, field testing, and laboratory analysis. Participants will gain practical knowledge of site investigation planning, execution, and interpretation.

Who Should Attend
Designers • Planners • Construction Managers • Geotechnical Engineers • Municipal Engineers • Contractors • Owners and Other Technical Personnel Interested in Geotechnical Site Investigation and in-situ testing of soils