11/08/2021: LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, Geotechnical Engineering: Stress and Strain in Soils, Monday, November 8, 2021, 11am-1pm Eastern

$198.00

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All projects within the A/E/C industry begin with the development of soil foundations. And as such, the selected foundation design will be the basis of support for the rest of the project. Professionals working in land development and infrastructure projects need to be capable of identifying the native soil behavior within their projects. In this course, engineers, architects, planners, contractors and design professionals will learn how soil behavior us controlled by the interaction of three phases, which support the different strains and stresses experienced by soils.

Note: This is a live webinar delivered via GoToWebinar. Session instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason please call Client Support (1-866-546-1212) the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive. Students will have the ability to directly interact with and ask questions of the presenter.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

Given a soil profile, characterize the distribution of the three phases of the sample.
Using an idealized soil mass profile, describe at least two methods used to describe volume and weight ratios.
Define the relationship between effective stress, total stress and pore water pressure and how it can affect the safety of the foundation system.
Describe at least two load deformation processes in soils that may impact the the design of safe and economical geotechnical structures
Identify the main difference between active and passive earth pressure coefficients used to estimate lateral earth pressures when considering safety in design.
Given the elevation of the water table on an earthen embankment, define the distribution of the combined active earth pressure and water pressure acting on the soil when considering engineering design and safety performance.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Alfredo Cely, P.E., MSEM

Alfredo is a Civil Engineer that has managed Transportation, Land Development, Water Resources and Aviation projects from planning to construction for the past 14 years. Most recently his consulting work has focused on assisting state and local agencies in improving the safety of our transportation network. He has been responsible for several multi-modal transportation projects in the Tampa Bay Area, throughout the U.S. and abroad. He is a licensed Civil Engineer in Florida, North Carolina, and Ecuador.

At the University of South Florida, Alfredo serves as an instructor for the Transportation sections of the P.E. Preparation Courses hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Student Chapter. Alfredo is a member of ASCE’s Street and Highway Operations Committee and is an associate member of the Aviation Planning and Operations Committee. At the national level, Alfredo helps several of the Transportation Research Board Committees and is currently involved in the following committees: Low Volume Roads; Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Quality; Pedestrian Safety; and Bicycle Transportation.

Alfredo served as the Chair of the local ASCE Transportation and Development Institute group during its first two years (2012-2014). The Florida West Coast Chapter of the ASCE has recognized Alfredo’s commitment to the profession and our community honoring him with the Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2014. As part of his involvement with the local engineering community, Alfredo currently serves as a Board Member of the Florida West Coast Branch for ASCE.