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Geotechnical Engineering Basics for Non-Geotechnical Engineers

Course No. C-7002

Credit: 7 PDH

Course Fee: $189.95 Purchase course

Subject Matter Expert: Richard P. Weber, P.E.

Overview

This course is intended for a wide range audience and in particular, the non-geotechnical engineer. However, it is not intended as an exhaustive review of the subject. The course focuses on more common subjects in rudimentary fashion. In this course, you will learn the background for bearing capacity and settlement analysis, lateral earth pressure and retaining walls, as well as piles, drilled shafts and common soil properties.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty (40) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.

 

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Common properties of soil and explorations
  • Methods of calculating settlement
  • Methods to calculate and assign the allowable soil bearing capacity.
  • Types of earth pressure and how each is calculated.
  • Total force resulting from lateral pressure and factors of safety.
  • Piles and drilled shafts.
  • Soil compaction.

 

Course

Click on the following link to the PDF document to review the course material before taking the quiz for credit.

"Geotechnical Engineering Basics for Non-Geotechnical Engineers"

 

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