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INSTRUCTOR: Naresh Samtani, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
Participants will have access to the virtual workshop video archives and materials for 60 days from the start day of the workshop.
Virtual Workshop Brief
Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help you understand the design and construction aspects for soil nail walls. You will learn newer design approaches based on the LRFD platform that is the basis for guidelines for soil nail walls by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The workshop will help you assimilate the design and construction aspects through active participation by frequent interactions throughout the workshop and real-time expert feedback. The interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the nuances of the newer design principles which would help you avoid costly design errors in real-world projects. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the terminology for soil nail walls
- Explain design of soil nail walls using principles of limit state design
- Explain the essential elements of construction
- Recognize construction procedures and influence on wall design and performance
- Explain the importance and concepts of nail testing
- Identify necessary characteristics of software tools
- Explain corrosion considerations
- Discuss facing (shotcrete) analysis
- Identify the necessary information on plans and specifications
Benefits for Participants
- Become familiar with the latest limit state design approaches and standards for soil nail walls
- Avoid common pitfalls and costly errors in analysis and design
- Be able to categorize and streamline limit state evaluation
- Recognize the importance of considering construction as part of overall design process
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Achievement of the learning outcomes by attendees will be assessed through online discussion and case studies. A short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions) will also be administered.
Who Should Attend
- Geotechnical
- Structural
- Architectural
- General civil engineering
- Excavation support, grade separation cut earth structures
Workshop Outline
Using a collaborative and interactive learning approach, this virtual workshop will help you understand the design and construction aspects for soil nail walls. You will learn newer design approaches based on the LRFD platform that is the basis for guidelines for soil nail walls by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The workshop will help you assimilate the design and construction aspects through active participation by frequent interactions throughout the workshop and real-time expert feedback. The interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the nuances of the newer design principles which would help you avoid costly design errors in real-world projects. In between the two live sessions, attendees will independently work on an application (e.g., exercises) or a reflection (e.g., reading) assignment.
Day 1
- Introductions
- Terminology, construction steps, applications, and explorations
- Limit states, load factors, and resistance factors
- Service limit state (wall movements)
- Strength and Extreme Event limit states
- Limit Equilibrium (LE) analysis software tools
- Corrosion Considerations
- Facing (shotcrete)
- Review of Day 1
- Interactive Question and Answer (Q&A) session
- Assignment of homework
Day 2
- Roadmap for Day 2
- Review of homework assignments
- Recap of Day 1
- Information for plans and specifications
- Nail types and construction processes
- Grout and grouting
- Nail testing and nail acceptance criteria
- Closure and References
- Review of Day 2 and full workshop
- Interactive Question and Answer (Q&A) session
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs
This virtual workshop is worth .4 CEUs/4 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 60 days of the virtual workshop.