Overview
The Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) rescinded Policy Advisory 09-98-A, Regarding Design, Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations. The TBPE now references The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and its two documents, Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations, and Recommended Practice for the Design of Residential Foundations.
In this course the student will study the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations, which is available for download at no cost from the TxASCE web site.
As in the Guidelines, the course is largely non-technical. Technical details of residential foundation evaluation and repair are not discussed. As part of the course, the course author’s commentary is provided in the link below. A twenty- question quiz will test the student’s understanding of the subject.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- What level of investigation is appropriate
- What evaluation methodology should be used to evaluate the foundation
- What criteria should be used to evaluate the foundation
- What should be in an engineer's report about a foundation evaluation
- What remedial measures should be considered
- What should be included in remedial plans
- What measurements should be made after remediation
Course
Click on the following link to the view the TxASCE document.
Guidelines for Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations
Click on the following link to view the course author's commentary.
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