Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design Course

Status:	Advanced registration is now closed. Please email [email protected] to confirm space availability. Thank you.
Date:	Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - Friday, October 30, 2015
Time:	8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Registration - Day 1 and Continental Breakfast - Day 1 8:30 AM-4:30 PM: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 1 8:30 AM-4:30 PM: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 2 8:30 AM-4:30 PM: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 3
Location:	Best Western Plus Chateau Granville Hotel & Suites (Georgia Room), 1100 Granville St Vancouver, BC
Presenter:	Dr. Jinyuan Liu, P.E., P.Eng., Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering, Ryerson University
Credit:	21 Formal Professional Development Hours (PDH)
Cost:	Early Bird Price Engineers and Geoscientists BC Member: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 1 : $1200.00 + GST = $1260.00 until Oct 14, 2015 Engineers and Geoscientists BC Member and EIT/GIT Regular Price: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 1 : $1300.00 + GST = $1365.00 Non-Member Price: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 1 : $1300.00 + GST = $1365.00 Student Member Price: Applied Soil Mechanics and Shoring Design - Day 1 : $650.00 + GST = $682.50
Please Note:	A minimum number of registrations are needed by October 14, 2015 to proceed with this seminar. Please register early to avoid cancellation. *All prices are subject to applicable taxes.
Contact:	Jennifer Chan \| Professional Development Coordinator Direct: 604.412.4861 Toll Free: 1.888.430.8035 ext.4861 Fax: 604.639.8180 Email: [email protected]
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Designed to meet the national competency standards for the installation of primary ground support, this course provides practical training on shoring design and will review the related soil mechanics knowledge and demonstrate how to apply soil mechanics theory to actual and practical shoring design, as well as the equations and loads that are derived for shoring design. Design methods will be covered for different earth supporting systems, including sheet pile, braced cut, tieback anchor and soil nailing. The design examples are illustrated in order to apply the theories in practice.

Course Objective
The purpose of the course is to teach attendees how to design different shoring systems. The design examples show the safe and proven calculation techniques for shoring design that can be applied to most excavation shoring situations. The course explains why proper shoring construction procedures are important to create a successful shoring system. Finally, the proper installation procedures are explained.

Who Should Attend
Municipal engineers, designers, operation and maintenance staff, developers, planners, consultants, engineers, other technical personnel responsible for shoring design, construction and management

Course Outline

Day 1

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method
Review of Soil Mechanics
Soil origins
Soil classification
Effective and total stresses
Shear strength
Shoring Design and Construction
Lateral earth pressures
Apparent earth pressure diagrams in braced cuts
Introduction to different shoring systems
Retaining walls

Day 2

Shoring Design and Construction (Cont'd)
Sheet pile walls
Braced cuts
Solder pile and anchored tieback system
Case Studies

Day 3

Trenching Design (Cont'd)
Soil nailing
Shoring Construction and Environmental Impact
Environmental regulations
Deformation assessment and environmental impact
Case Studies
Adjournment
Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

After Attending This Course You Will Be Able To

Use acquired knowledge and skills gained.
Implement requirements, procedures and techniques for safe, effective and efficient design.
Practice trenching and shoring safety precautions.

Instructor Bio
Dr. Jinyuan Liu, P.E., P.Eng., is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Ryerson University. He has over seven year industrial experience in various high profile projects: Working as a Tunnel Engineer with Jacobs Engineering Group in Detroit, MI for a 12 km 9 m diameter Upper Rouge Tunnel Project; as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with STV Inc on the East Side Access Project, a $ 6.8b transit tunnel project in NYC; and as a Field Engineer for building protection during adjacent subway station excavation using compensation grouting and dewatering in Shanghai, China. He is a member of CGS, DFI, and CSCE and has served as Co-Editor for two international conferences in the past. He has participated in various research projects, including soil nailing manual for highway construction by MTO. Dr. Liu has published over 70 articles in refereed journals and conferences.

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