Interactive Workshops
Quality Assurance for Foundation and Piling Structures
17th & 20th October 2010, Crowne Plaza, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 

Workshop A: Sunday 17 October 2010
09:00 – 16:00
Part I: Contractual Issues
At this workshop you will:
• Gain insight into the contractual provisions for adverse subsurface physical conditions and differing site conditions or field changed conditions, of both types I and II
• Understand the owner’s obligations in superstructure works contracts
• Understand the relevance of independent inspections and verifications of existing subsurface foundations/piling systems by the superstructure works contractor prior to tendering
• Learn from the typical defects observed or problems encountered and how they may affect the performance of superstructure contracts
• And more…

Workshop B: Wednesday 20 October 2010
09:00 – 16:00
Part II: Conformity Assessment and Inspection Methods
At this workshop you will:
• Review common quality inspection program requirements for the structural integrity of foundations including piling structures
• Study the types of inspection methods available and their associated technologies
• Define when to use nondestructive stress-wave or seismic testing methods post completion
• Understand the fundamentals, merits and limitations of the basic Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT/E) methods for the inspection of piles using dynamic-pile-testing, including Cross-Hole Sonic Logging (CSL) and tomography, sonic-echo impact-echo or pulse-velocity and energy based methods
• And more…

Registration:

                                www.pilingfoundationsaudi.com

Note: SCE Members with valid membership cards are entitled for 50% discounts on registration fee.