Professional Certificate of Competency in Geotechnical Monitoring and Structural Instrumentation

Module 1:

Introduction to Geotechnical Monitoring and Structural Instrumentation

• Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, by V.V.S. Rao, G.L. Sivakumar Babu
• Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring: services and types
• Structural Vibrations: technical lecture series

Module 2:

Geotechnical Investigation – Part I

• Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook, 2nd Edition, by Roy E. Hunt
• Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook, 2nd Edition, by Roy E. Hunt
• Geotechnical Investigations and Improvement of Ground Conditions, by Anjan Patel

Module 3:

Geotechnical Investigation – Part II

• Geotechnical Engineering Handbook, by Braja M. Das
• Goodman Jack Applications
• Cone Penetration Test-2001

Module 4:

Geotechnical Instrumentation

• Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Soil-Structure Interaction using Computer and Material Models, By Chandrakant S. Desai, Musharraf Zaman
• Five types of geotechnical instrumentation and their monitoring applications

Module 5:

In situ Geotechnical Testing

• Emerging technologies for in situ measurement of soil carbon
• Demonstration of in situ vane shear test

Module 6:

Instruments for Monitoring Deformation

• Deformation monitoring of large dams and associated structures through geodetic measurements
• A general review of the deformation monitoring techniques and a case study: analysing deformations using GPS/levelling
• How to use a Digital MEMS Inclinometer for a Borehole Survey – PART 2 OF 2

Module 7:

Instruments for Monitoring Groundwater Pressure

• Groundwater level monitoring and piezometric pressure
• Groundwater measurements with pressure sensors and remote data transmission

Module 8:

Instruments for Monitoring Total Stress

• Encardio-Rite: what is a pressure cell, working, applications, types and features
• Monitoring equipment

Module 9:

Instruments for Monitoring Load and Strain in Structural Members

• Monitoring structural responses during load testing of reinforced concrete bridges: a review
• Strain gauge installation tutorial on concrete (dams, roads, skyscrapers, bridges and houses)

Module 10:

Processing, Presentation and Interpretation of Monitoring Data

• Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance
• What is monitoring and evaluation?

Module 11:

Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

• Forensic Geotechnical Engineering, by V.V.S. Rao, G.L. Sivakumar Babu
• What is a geotechnical investigation?
• Forensic geotechnical soil sampling

Module 12:

Ground Improvement Techniques

• Geotechnical Investigations and Improvement of Ground Conditions, by Anjan Patel
• Ground improvement and different types of problematic soils – introduction to ground improvement