Soils Engineering For Practical Applications Workshop

Global Innovative Campus
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online/Live | On-site/In-house | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The Soils Engineering for Practical Applications Workshop is a basic geotechnical course which will provide practical knowledge for both generalists and those needs to upgrade their knowledge in geotechnical design field. Each theoretical concept presented will be linked to practical applications in the geotechnical engineering area.

The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the application of basic soil mechanics principles to the design and analysis of simple geotechnical structures including: earth works , bearing capacity of shallow foundations, soil retaining structures and slope stability. In addition the theory of consolidation and practice of site or ground investigation will be discussed.

The course objective is to impart to the participants the necessary knowledge and skills to determine the minimum level of geotechnical effort needed on an engineering project and /or how to deal with geotechnical information/personnel on a given project.

The participants will develop knowledge and appreciation of geotechnical activities in all project phases and understanding of different soils and how they behave.

No prior knowledge of the subject is required; the course content follows a simple starting level into advanced level that will be built step by step in class. The concepts presented in each lesson are concise and specifically directed at a particular practical operation in the geotechnical design process.

Recommendations are presented on how to efficiently layout borings, how to minimize approach embankment settlement, and how to transmit design information properly to construction. Basic examples are included in several lessons for hands-on knowledge.

OBJECTIVES

Course objective is to impart to the participants the necessary knowledge and skills to determine the minimum level of geotechnical effort needed on an engineering project. A high level of interaction between the expert instructor and the students will be used to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills in basic geotechnical concepts and analyses. Upon completion of the course, the participants will have demonstrated learning of the following:

Knowledge of the minimum level of geotechnical input in various project phases of an engineering project,
Knowledge of the equipment and procedures used to implement a subsurface investigation of soil and rock conditions,
Knowledge of the basic soil test procedures and application of soil test results,
Knowledge and basic skills in procedures used for determining bearing capacity and settlement of spread footing foundations,
The interpretation of field and laboratory test data and derivation of meaningful parameters for geotechnical design * Knowledge of the format and minimum content of an adequate foundation report.
Methodologies of soil classification and property testing, basics of clay mineralogy
Concepts of pore water pressure, effective stress and capillarity and their implications on soil behaviour including swelling, shrinkage and frost action.
One-dimensional settlement and consolidation
Concept and measurement of soil shear strength
Design implications of consolidation, flow, settlement and shear strength and how the basic concepts can be applied in engineering practice.
Introductory analysis of lateral earth pressures ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:(888) 384 4863

School Address/Venue(s):

Citadel Halifax Hotel
1960 Brunswick St.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2G7
Canada

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