*All times are Eastern Time Zone
June 21, 2022
10:30 AM Section A
- Welcome, Introduction and Overview
10:45 AM Section B
- Weight-Volume and Mass Density Relations of Soils
11:45 AM
- Identification and Classification of Soils
15 min break - Q/A
12:30 Section C
- Compaction: Theory of Compaction, Laboratory and Field Procedures
- Measurement of Field Density and Specifications
1:45-2:45 Lunch Break
2:45 PM Section D
- Hydraulic Conductivity (soil permeability): Theory, laboratory, and field methods
3:30 PM Section E
- Dispersive Clay Soils: Crumb & Pinhole Tests
15 min break – Q/A
4:30 PM Section F
- Geostatic Stresses in Soils
5:00 PM Section G
- Induced Stress Distributions
15 min break – Q/A (optional)
5:45-6:30 PM Section H
- Theory of Consolidation: Compression, Stress History, Settlement Calculations
June 22, 2022
10:30 AM Section H
- Time Rate of Consolidation, Consolidation Test, and Collapsible soils.
15 min break – Q/A
11:30 AM Section I
- WORKSHOP: Effective Stress and Consolidation Settlement
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:30 PM Section J
- Shear Strength: Mohr Circle, Failure Envelope, and Stress Paths
3:00 PM
- Shear Strength: Critical Void Ratio, Volume Change and Pore Pressures
3:30 PM
- Shear Strength: Drained vs. Undrained (Total and Effective Strengths)
15 min break - Q/A
4:15-6:30 PM Section K
- WORKSHOP: Mohr's Circle, Determination and Selection of Strength Parameters
June 23, 2022
10:30 AM Section L
- Laboratory Testing for Shear Strength of Soil
15 min break - Q/A
12:30 AM Section M
- Lateral Earth Pressures
1:30-2:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:30 PM Section M
- Lateral Earth Pressures (continued)
3:30 PM
- Lateral Earth Pressures – applications and charts (continued)
15 min break - Q/A
4:45-6:15 PM Section O
- WORKSHOP: Lateral Earth Pressures on Walls
June 24, 2022
10:30 AM Section O
- WORKSHOP: Soil Shear Strength
15 min break - Q/A
12:30 AM Section P
- Field Exploration Methods
- Techniques: Drilling and Sampling
- Geophysical Techniques
- Specifying, Controlling and Data Presentation
- Methods of Sampling and Sample Disturbance
- Data Presentation
5 min break
2:05-3:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
3:00-4:30 PM Section Q
- In-situ Field Testing
- Introduction
- Penetration Testing: SPT and CPT
- Other Field Testing - includes attendee participation
- Measurement of Pore Water Pressures