4:00 PM (1.0 PDH)
Repair, Remediate or Replace: Damage Assessment and Design
Presented by Mr. Steve Schilder, P.E., B.S. Arch. E., with SMS Engineering
BIO: Steve is the owner of SMS Engineering (SMSE) in Katy, Texas, and a native Houstonian. He has been working in the construction and engineering fields since high school. He has experience in all types of projects, both as an engineer and builder, ranging from residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural. Steve also has an extensive background in structural remediation and historical renovation. Steve’s unique background as both a structural design engineer and a construction manager helps him provide common-sense solutions to designs, construction issues, and repairs of damaged structures.
Steve’s design experience encompasses: concrete slab on grade (SOG) foundations (post tension and conventionally reinforced), structural foundations including piers, piles & helicals, soil versus foundation interactions, raised floor foundations (pier and beam/crawl space), concrete structures, heavy equipment & mat foundations, simple span bridges, pre-engineered metal building foundations, structural steel, light gauge steel framing/cold formed steel, wood framing, engineered wood products and glulam, heavy timber and frame building, historical timber, historical renovations, and structural remediation of commercial and industrial structures.
Steve also has extensive forensic experience, including engineering and building science investigations, construction failure investigations and related issues, structural inspections & failure analysis, construction inspections & defects, foundation defects, framing defects, water, moisture, hail, fire & wind damage, repair recommendations, and code review and adherence.
ABSTRACT: Steve Schilder, P.E., B.S. Arch. E. will present a variety of projects that have been damaged due to fire, flood, impact, moisture, excessive loads, poor maintenance, construction defects, design flaws, and human error. The differences between repair, remediation and replacement will be illustrated. A variety of projects will be presented along with the justification for repair versus replacement or remediation. Resources used to develop the designs will be included such as the Steel Joist Institute, the AISC Design Guides, etc. Steve will illustrate how construction and site limitations frequently dictate the repair methods and the repair designs.
5:00 PM (1.0 PDH)
Design, Construction, and Geoforensic Evaluation of Clay Liner for Detention Pond
Presented by Mr. David Eastwood, P.E., D.GE, DFE, BC.GE, C.A.P.M., F.FPA, F.ASCE, D.M.GHBA with Geotech Engineering and Testing
BIO: Mr. Eastwood has practiced consulting engineering for about 48 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 includes a wide range of project types, ranging from public infrastructure, public works, municipal work, industrial facilities, and 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 the Houston Chapter of the 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 the 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. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Houston in 1977 and 1978, respectively.
ABSTRACT: Mr. David Eastwood, P.E., D.GE, DFE, BC.GE, C.A.P.M., F.FPA, F.ASCE, D.M.GHBA with Geotech Engineering and Testing will help you understand the basics and importance of designing and constructing clay liners for detention ponds, including geoforensic engineering of clay liners. He will discuss geotechnical and materials engineering as it relates to the design of a clay liner for detention ponds. He will discuss geotechnical field studies, laboratory testing, data analysis, expansive soils, quality control, and soil stabilization. The presentation will also include a description of dispersive soils and how to use a clay liner that mitigates potential problems with expansive soils. In addition, Mr. Eastwood will discuss the repair techniques of distress in clay liners.