Pile Driving Inspectors Course
Event Date: 11/12/2009
Location: InterContinental, New Orleans, LA
Time: 7:30 AM
PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
Presents
PILE DRIVING INSPECTORS
COURSE
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE - OCTOBER 30, 2009
The Pile Driving Contractors Association is pleased to announce the presentation of a PILE DRIVING INSPECTORS course. The PDCA will present this one-day course on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the InterContinental Hotel, New Orleans, LA. This course is designed for those who inspect pile-driving operations during construction of foundations and major structures.
Who Should Attend: Geotechnical Engineers and Structural Engineers, Suppliers of hammers and piles, Contractor’s Superintendents and Foreman; as well as anyone in charge of pile-driving construction inspections.
PDH's and CPD's: Participants will receive a "Certificate of Attendance" worth 8 PDH's or CPD's for LA Engineers.
Presenters:
Mohamad Hussein, P.E., V.P. GRL Engineers and Partner, Pile Dynamics, Inc.
Ching Tsai, PhD., P.E., Engineer 6, LA DOTD
The curriculum will include the following topics:
| The Inspectors RolePile Driving Hammers andInstallation EquipmentContractor’s Submittal andReview ProcessEstablishing the Pile Driving CriteriaCommon Problems – LA DOTD Experience |
Site Investigation MethodsLouisiana DOTD Standard SpecificationsCurrent LA DOTD Practices – Design and ConstructionTest Pile Program – LA DOTD Procedures |
Pile TypesConstruction Plan and General NotesTest Pile ProgramRecord Keeping in Pile Driving MonitoringGeneral Discussion – Q&A |
The course registration fee includes all course materials in a three-ring binder, the presentations on a CD (which will also include the FHWA Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations, Vol. I & Vol. II - a $60 value), expanded continental breakfast , AM & PM breaks with refreshments, and a buffet style lunch.
Schedule:
Registration and Continental Breakfast - 7:30 AM
Course Begins - 8:00 AM
Course Concludes - 4:00 PM
The cost of the program:
PDCA Members: Before October 30 - $250.00
Each Additional Person from the same company - $175.00
After Oct. 30 - $300 / $225 Each Additional Person
Non-Members: Before October 30 - $300.00
Each Additional Person from the same company - $225.00
After October 30- $350 / $275 Each Additional Person
PDCA has secured a special room rate with the InterContinental Hotel, New Orleans for $129.00 a night. Contact the PDCA office at 888-311-PDCA (7322) for more information.
To register or obtain more information, please contact the PDCA office at 888-311-PDCA (7322) or email us at steve@piledrivers.org. For hotel reservation information, contact the PDCA at 888-311-PDCA (7322).