Building Code: Soil & Foundation Guidelines
This course provides professional engineers with a detailed overview of the soil and foundation provisions outlined in the International Building Code (IBC). It focuses on the essential requirements for designing, analyzing, and constructing building foundation systems in areas not affected by scour, water pressure, or wave action. Engineers will gain a thorough understanding of the code standards governing soil investigations, foundation design, and the evaluation of subsurface conditions.
The course covers foundational design practices and code-compliant requirements for various foundation and soil support systems. Key topics include site investigations, excavation and grading procedures, allowable soil bearing capacities, and design approaches for shallow and deep foundations. It also addresses critical issues such as retaining wall design, waterproofing, and specialized foundation types like piles and piers, ensuring participants are well-equipped to apply these guidelines in real-world engineering projects.
Learning Objectives
This course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Conduct foundation and soils investigations
- Perform excavation, grading, and fill operations in compliance with code requirements
- Determine allowable load-bearing values of soils
- Design and construct footings and foundations
- Evaluate retaining wall design principles
- Apply dampproofing and waterproofing standards
- Design pier and pile foundation systems
- Specify requirements for driven pile foundations
- Develop cast-in-place concrete pile foundation designs
- Assess applications for composite piles
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Certificate of Completion
Upon passing a 25-question multiple-choice quiz, your certificate of completion will be available for immediate download. PDH credits are awarded once all course requirements, including the quiz, are successfully met.
Board Acceptance
We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted for professional engineers in AK, AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.
