Seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and Wave Equation Analysis
The one-day seminar is designed for geotechnical, structural and construction engineers, owners, contractors, and other professionals involved in the design, construction and specification of deep foundations. This seminar is suitable for those new to the field of Foundation Testing and Analysis and includes an overview of non-destructive testing methods (integrity and load testing) and their applications. It is suitable also for those specifying the testing to gain a basic understanding for assessing the results presented in the test reports and for those needing an understanding of wave equation analysis methods. Those attending the two-day workshop that follows this seminar are strongly encouraged to attend this review of wave equation background materials.
The learning objectives of the seminar are to have the participants able to select an appropriate method of integrity assessment of deep foundations for a particular application, review reports of integrity and dynamic load testing of deep foundations conducted by others and run a basic wave equation analysis of pile driving.
Tentative Agenda Topics:
• Wave Mechanics – Basics
• Non-destructive testing – High & Low Strain
• Non-destructive testing – Crosshole Sonic Logging
• Thermal Integrity Profiling
• Dilled Hole Inspections
• Wave Equation Background & Workshop - Bearing Graph, Inspection Chart, Driveablity
High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing Workshop & Proficiency Test
The two-day workshop is designed for users of the Pile Driving Analyzer® (PDA) system and CAPWAP® software who are interested in sharpening their skills: engineers, foundation testing professionals, students and professors already familiar with the basic concepts of deep foundation dynamic testing and analysis; professionals who desire to have a basic understanding of the dynamic test results being presented to them; and those interested in taking the Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test.
The learning objectives of the workshop are to have the participants operate the PDA in a manner conducive to acquiring good quality data; assess pile bearing capacity, pile driving stresses, hammer performance and pile integrity by various methods; avoid pitfalls when analyzing PDA data with the CAPWAP software; interpret PDA testing and CAPWAP software results; describe the soil-model used in CAPWAP; prepare the input for CAPWAP; review options for CAPWAP analysis and output; and calculate bearing capacity and its distribution for driven piles from impact records.
Tentative Agenda Topics:
• Wave Mechanics for PDA testers
• PDA Testing – Proper Practices
• PDA Applications – Codes and Economics
• PDA Workshop: Integrity, Stresses, Energy
• PDA Workshop: Capacity Calculation
• CAPWAP Background & Basic Examples
• CAPWAP Advanced Examples
• iCAP® – Instant Signal Matching
• Dynamic Formula – Why It’s a Bad Idea
• PDA Data Quality – Examples
• Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test * (Optional)
The seminar, workshop or proficiency test may be taken independently, all together or a combination of the course offerings.