4:00 PM (1.0 PDH)
Storm Void Applications
Presented by Mr. John Synder
with VoidForm Products, LLC
ABSTRACT: When it comes to foundation performance, guarding against damage due to expansive soils can be a significant challenge. Corrugated Paper Void Cartons have been around for decades to create a separation or void space between foundation and underlying soils. But the one drawback to corrugated paper is if it gets wet it loses the strength required to support placement of wet concrete. With the introduction of StormVoid in 2013, VoidForm Products has solved the weather issue with this waterproof void carton product. StormVoid is available in standard and custom shapes to meet the needs of any project.
BIO: John Snyder is VP of Engineering at VoidForm Products, LLC working from the Fort Worth facility. John has over 40 years of experience with product design, manufacturing and installation of various construction related products. He is also currently co-chair of the FPA Committee updating FPA-SC-11 Specification and Application of Void Spaces Below Concrete Foundations.
5:00 PM (1.0 PDH)
Case History in Mobile Crane and Pump Truck Failure
Presented by Mr. David Eastwood, P.E., D.GE, DFE, C.A.P.M., F.PTI, F.FPA, F.ASCE, with Geotech Engineering and Testing
ABSTRACT: Mobile cranes and concrete pump trucks are used throughout the construction industry. These types of equipment have an outrigger that provides stability during operation. The outrigger must be supported by a proper pad and soil underneath it. This webinar presents case histories on outrigger failure of mobile cranes and concrete pump trucks. Specifically, case history one addresses a mobile crane failure in the Houston Medical Center. The outrigger experience failure due to soil bearing capacity issues. These soils were loose and poorly compacted. Case history two addresses a concrete pump truck that failed due to presence of trash under the outrigger.
BIO: Mr. Eastwood has practiced consulting engineering for about 44 years, serving in key technical project management and administrative roles. His specialties are in geotechnical, environmental, materials and geoforensic engineering. Mr. Eastwood's experience in these functions include a wide range of project types, ranging from public infrastructure, public works, municipal work, industrial facilities, commercial developments to waste disposal facilities, power plants, dams, marine terminals, and underground storage tank contamination studies.
Mr. Eastwood conducts training in geotechnical, environmental, materials and geoforensic engineering for many agencies and associations. He is the President of Houston Chapter of Texas Council of Engineering Laboratories. Furthermore, he is the founder and past president of Foundation Performance Association, an organization specializing in foundation failure evaluation. In addition, Mr. Eastwood has been certified as a Corrective Action Project Manager with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Mr. Eastwood is the past President of the Academy of Distinguished Civil & Environmental Engineers at the University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering. Mr. Eastwood is also a 2017 Member of Distinguished Alumni of College of Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Furthermore, Mr. Eastwood has been accepted as an Academy of Geo-Professionals (AGP) as a Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineer Fellow Member. In addition, he has been accepted as an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Fellows Member.
Mr. Eastwood received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Houston in 1977 and 1978, respectively.