PDCA, in collaboration with Pile Dynamics, Inc., will present
the final DFDTA program for 2018 at the PDI/GRL
Engineers headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
The program will be held from Oct. 3–5, 2018, depending
upon the courses you select. The three-day program will
consist of two independent programs. You may elect to take the
one-day seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and
Wave Equation Analysis, the two-day workshop on High Strain
Dynamic Foundation Testing or both. PDCA will also offer
the Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test, a
90-minute, multiple-choice exam that will cover the theory of wave
mechanics, case method (PDA) equations, data quality assessment,
data interpretation and basic CAPWAP analysis. The Proficiency
test will be given on Friday, Oct. 5.
Instructors for this DFDTA are Frank Rausche, Ph.D., P.E.,
D.GE., Garland Likins, P.E., M.ASCE, Brent Robinson, Ph.D.,
P.E., Ryan Allin, P.E. and Van E. Komurka, P.E., D.GE.
One-day seminar – Wednesday, Oct. 3
The one-day seminar is designed for geotechnical, structural and
construction engineers, owners, contractors and other professionals
DFDTA CLEVELAND
involved in the design, construction and specification of deep foundations.
This seminar is suitable for those new to the field of
foundation testing and analysis and includes an overview of nondestructive
testing methods (integrity and load testing) and their
applications. It is also suitable for those specifying the testing in
order to gain a basic understanding for assessing the results presented
in the test reports and for those needing an understanding
of wave equation analysis methods.
Those attending the two-day workshop that follows this seminar
are strongly encouraged to attend this review of wave equation
background materials.
The learning objectives of the seminar are to have the participants
able to select an appropriate method of integrity assessment
of deep foundations for a particular application, review reports of
integrity and dynamic load testing of deep foundations conducted
by others and run a basic wave equation analysis of pile driving.
Two-day workshop – Oct. 4–5
The two-day workshop is designed for users of the Pile Driving
Analyzer® (PDA) system and CAPWAP® software who are interested
in sharpening their skills: engineers, foundation testing professionals,
students and professors already familiar with the basic
concepts of deep foundation dynamic testing and analysis; professionals
who desire to have a basic understanding of the dynamic test
results being presented to them; and those interested in taking the
Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test.
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Deep Foundation Dynamic
Testing and Analysis Program
The final DFDTA program for 2018 takes place in Cleveland
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