RedVector RV-7675

Driven Piles: Subsurface Exploration and Testing

Driven Piles: Subsurface Exploration and Testing

2 hrs. Online Course

Level: Advanced

Item#: RV-7675

SME: Mark Peterson, P.E., M.ASCE

This course has been discontinued.

 
 
Driven piles are a total engineering solution. The design, installation and quality assurance that are a part of each driven pile combine to eliminate guesswork and produce a known, reliable and cost effective product that can accommodate a wide variety of subsurface conditions. Driven piles easily adapt to variable site conditions to achieve uniform minimum capacity with high reliability, thus eliminating uncertainty due to site variability.

This 2-hour interactive online course covers the subjects of subsurface exploration, in-situ testing and laboratory testing. It is based on guidance provided by the Federal Highway Administration.


Vector Solutions has a long history of providing industry-specific content for its customers. While this course and its content remain accurate and functional within our systems, the look and feel may not match our more modern offerings.
Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, you will:

  • Know more about the phases of subsurface exploration, including planning the exploration program, the field reconnaissance survey and the detailed site exploration
  • Understand the methods of subsurface exploration
  • Understand soil and rock sampling, including disturbed and undisturbed samples
  • Know more about the types of in-situ testing available and interpretation of the results
  • Understand the types of laboratory tests that can be done on samples taken from a subsurface exploration program

This course includes a test at the end to gauge your understanding of the material.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Mark Peterson, P.E., M.ASCE
Mark Peterson, P.E., M.ASCE Photo
Mr. Peterson has a BS and MS from Montana State University and more than 28 years of engineering experience in hydrology and hydraulics. He is currently a senior engineer with Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson and has worked extensively in both the private sector and in state government. He is licensed as a PE in MN, MT, ND, SD and WY. He was chairman of a three-person committee that re-wrote the Hydraulics Manual for the Montana Department of Transportation and authored the storm water regulations for subdivisions in Montana. He also teaches a two-day course on Introduction to Detention Pond Design for the American Society of Civil Engineers throughout the U.S.
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