TRB conducted a webinar on Monday, September 28, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that presented case studies incorporating geophysical methods into transportation subsurface investigation and monitoring programs.
This webinar is a continuation of the 2014 TRB Webinar "The Benefits of a Bigger Geotechnical Toolbox: Case Histories." Geotechnical subsurface investigation programs provide information to assess site conditions and variation, to evaluate engineering properties of earth materials, to assess soil-structure interactions, and to identify potential project and long-term performance risks. The availability and acceptance of geophysical methods may provide value to subsurface investigation and monitoring programs for both routine and non-routine projects.
This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Exploration and Classification of Earth Materials.
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. This has met approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits.
Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.
Here are the slides from the presentations.
Webinar Presenters
- Khiem Tran, Clarkson University
- Charles Brown, North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Ned Billington, ESP Associates, P.A.
- Phil Sirles, Olson Engineering
Moderator: Benjamin S. Rivers,
Federal Highway Administration
Webinar Outline
- Introduction
- Seismic Full Waveform Inversion and Tomography
- Monitoring Scour with Side Scan and Mounted Sonar for the Bonner Bridge
- Geophysics Works: Case Histories
- Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants were able to:
- Understand the value that geophysical and advanced in-situ testing methods may provide geotechnical subsurface exploration programs when appropriately employed
- Synthesize case histories and consider similar and other methods that may be employed
Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in March 2015. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar has met approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.
To report your CM credits, visit
www.planning.org/cm
1. Login using your ID# and password
2. Select My CM log
3. Select Add Credits
4. Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
5. A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log
If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact
AICPCM@planning.org.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 12/4/2015