NCSEA Provider Number – 230831C
Course Overview
Standard Norm Pile Capacity:
- Individual Bearing Method
- Cylindrical Method
- Torque Correlation Method
- Load Test
Learning Objective
Buckling Analysis
- IBC Code: Braced vs Unbraced Piles
- AISC 360
Learning Objective 2:
Expansive Soil
Expansive Soil
Definition, Minerology, Expansive Soil Classification, & Design of Helical Piles in Expansive Soil
Corrosion
Overview & Design of Helical Piles in Corrosive Soil
Lateral Capacity
Rigid vs Flexible Pile, Lateral Capacity Determination, & Different Methods to increase lateral Capacity
Meet Your Presenter
Moncef Souissi, PH D
Civil Engineering Ph.D. from Colorado State University, provides engineering education.
Moncef Souissi, a Civil Engineer with a PhD from Colorado State University, joined Cantsink after seven years of working as an ICC building products field tester for the IAS lab. He also served as a research assistant, teaching assistant, and instructor at CSU. Fluent in three languages, he is experienced in concrete and foundation design. He has taught Soil Mechanics, Mechanics of Material, Statics and Material Testing, and published a paper on helical pile capacity. He received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his M.S. degree from CSU.