Site Investigation for Geotechnical Design

This online course is a four-part mini-series on Foundation Engineering: From Site Investigation to Design. You can register for any one of these courses or register for them all and save 20%. The topics in this series include:

• Site Investigation for Geotechnical Design
• Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Shallow Foundations
• Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations (Axial loads)
• Laterally Loaded Piles - Lateral Load Capacity and Deflection

You can save 20% when enrolling for all four webinars in the series.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Perform site investigation for a typical project
• Interpret the field test results and estimate soil parameters
• Determine the proper laboratory tests required for your project

Description

Site investigation is generally conducted before the start of any construction project to gather crucial information that will influence the design, construction, and environmental assessment of a proposed project. Site investigation could be carried out using surface site exploration methods (non-intrusive techniques) and subsurface drilling surveys (intrusive methods). This webinar presents various site exploration techniques used in a typical site investigation process, including geophysical measurements, geotechnical drilling, sampling and field tests.

An overview of selecting proper lab tests for specific site conditions and geotechnical reporting will also be discussed.

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for:

Those who deal with construction-related geotechnical engineering issues or need to build background on geotechnical analyses & design, including:

• Civil, Environmental & Transportation Engineers/Technicians
• Geologists, city & public works officials/planners

Course Outline

• Purpose of site investigation
• Geophysical measurements
• Geotechnical drilling, borehole logs
• Soil sampling techniques
• Field and laboratory tests
• Estimating soil parameters from field tests