Description
Ground Improvement for Dam Safety, Part 1
This first course in a 2-part series introduces methods which may be used to prevent dam failure from settlement, excessive deformation, liquefaction flow, and stability failures. After completing this course, dam owners and engineers involved in the design or improvement of dams will be better to select the most appropriate method or methods of ground improvement for the dam in question.
The content of this course is the Federal Inter-agency Committee on Dam Safety video “Ground Improvement for Dam Safety Tape 1”.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end and is intended to provide 1 hour of professional development.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course, the student will have learned or been exposed to the following topics:
- Basic Challenges
- History
- Ground Modification Methods
- General Considerations
- Methods for Evaluating Ground Improvement
- Tests
- Method Considerations
VERIFICATION OF COURSE ATTENDANCE
PDHclass.com has chosen the following method to verify attendance in accordance with The Board’s update. This course includes a 1-question quiz at the end. The quiz asks the following question: “Did you view the video material for this course and do you understand The Board’s Update, and do you understand that this is offered only to North Carolina Engineers and Surveyors?”. If you answer yes, then you pass the quiz and a certificate is issued for your records.
The following UPDATE by The Board was sent to NC registered PE’s and Surveyors:
