INSTRUCTORS:
Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
Barry Siel, P.E., M.ASCE

This seminar is being offered in partnership with the National Highway Institute (NHI) and ASCE's Geo-Institute. 

Participants should bring calculators that can perform trigonometric calculations.

If you are a government engineer, please contact us at seminars@asce.org for a special reduced registration fee offered by NHI.

Purpose and Background

The primary goal of this course is to provide the target audience with guidance on when and where it is appropriate to use micropiles, and educate engineers about the state of the practice in the design and construction of micropiles. The course covers stepwise procedures for the design of micropiles for structural support and for slope stability applications.

Construction, inspection and integrity-testing aspects and issues are discussed as well. Classroom presentations include exercises that will lead participants through the technical and cost feasibility aspects of structural support and slope stability design with micropiles. Each participant will receive a workbook and reference manual containing detailed micropile design examples for various applications.

FHWA-NHI-132012 Soils and Foundations course is a recommended prerequisite.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Briefly describe the history and current status of the micropile industry
• Identify potential micropile applications
• Explain construction constraints, techniques, and performance
• Assess feasibility of micropiles for a given application
•  Prepare conceptual and basic designs, and evaluate contractor-submitted designs
• Select appropriate specification/contracting method(s) and prepare contract documents
• Describe construction monitoring and inspection requirements

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Instructors will observe student performance during multiple computer workshop problems, and you will take a test at the end of the class with questions addressing these items. The test will be graded in class by your classmates as the instructor goes over each question and answer.

Who Should Attend?

This course is directed toward practicing geotechnical, foundation, construction and bridge/structural engineers who have knowledge and experience in the design and construction of driven piles and drilled shaft foundations. Engineers involved with the design and construction of structure foundations will all benefit from this training, which builds upon the basic concepts presented in NHI courses FHWA-NHI-132012, FHWA-NHI-132014, and FHWA-NHI-132.

Summary Outline

TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Day 1

Introduction
Definitions, Background, and Discussion of Local Experience
Feasibility and Applications
Construction Techniques and Materials
Workshop Problem 1
Structural Support
Questions & Answers

Day 2

Workshop Problem 2
Slope Stabilization
Workshop Problem 3
Load Testing
Construction Inspection/Quality Control
Contracting Methods
Cost Estimating
Workshop Problem 4
Specifications
Research Update
Questions & Answers, Closure
Quiz