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Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls are used extensively for grade-separation fill structures in many applications, e.g., highways, railways, marine, commercial, etc. To avoid adverse performance issues, and to ensure safe and serviceable MSE walls, the fills and component details must be tailored to specific geometry and the environment (conditions) expected over its specified lifetime. To […]

This 2-day workshop will discuss compaction of soils and engineering properties of compacted soils. Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help learners understand challenges associated with specification and construction of safe and serviceable compacted soil structures that will also help long-term maintenance needs. Learn new concepts of soil compaction that builds upon your prior knowledge and through active participation you will integrate the new knowledge into your understanding. You will also generate new ideas through brainstorming and discussion and develop a better understanding of the practical methods and processes of soil compaction, learn about real-world problems that your peers encounter on projects, and solutions they have implemented, and receive real-time expert feedback. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.

This 2-day online workshop will discuss compaction of soils and engineering properties of compacted soils. Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help learners understand challenges associated with specification and construction of safe and serviceable compacted soil structures that will also help long-term maintenance needs. Learn new concepts of soil compaction that builds upon your prior knowledge and through active participation you will integrate the new knowledge into your understanding. You will also generate new ideas through brainstorming and discussion and develop a better understanding of the practical methods and processes of soil compaction, learn about real-world problems that your peers encounter on projects, and solutions they have implemented, and receive real-time expert feedback. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.

This presentation will be made for the Arizona Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) at its May 2022 monthly meeting. The presentation will introduce three recent developments in geotechnical engineering that provide significant value to transportation infrastructure projects. These include: (1) Infiltration evaluation for deep foundations in ephemeral streams (2) Evaluation of subgrade stresses […]

Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help you understand: (a) the design and construction procedures for drilled shafts in soils, and (b) the importance of constructability considerations in design of drilled shafts. The workshop will help you assimilate these crucial considerations through active participation by frequent interactions throughout the workshop and real-time expert feedback. The interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the nuances of the various design and construction procedures which would help you avoid costly design and construction errors in real-world projects. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.

Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help you understand: (a) the design and construction procedures for drilled shafts in soils, and (b) the importance of constructability considerations in design of drilled shafts. The workshop will help you assimilate these crucial considerations through active participation by frequent interactions throughout the workshop and real-time expert feedback. The interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the nuances of the various design and construction procedures which would help you avoid costly design and construction errors in real-world projects. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.

Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this 2-day virtual workshop will help you understand: (a) principles of lateral analysis of deep foundations, and (b) the types and effects of induced ground deformations on deep foundations. The workshop will help you assimilate the crucial considerations regarding these topics through active participation by frequent interactions throughout the workshop and real-time expert feedback. The interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the nuances of the various design procedures for deep foundations which would help you avoid costly design errors in real-world projects. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.

Learn about the importance of geotechnical engineering from the perspective of a construction manager.

In 2006 FHWA issued the two-volume manual titled "Soils and Foundations" which has served as FHWA's flagship product for geotechnical engineering. An update of the manual is titled "Geotechnical Fundamentals for Transportation Projects" (GFTP) and has been completed. The GFTP manual will be presented as part of a 4-day course nationwide. The pilot course is […]