This Webinar is aimed to present and discuss pile types and their selection according to loading and soil profile. It also discusses risks site investigation, bearing capacity, steel and concrete driven piles, hammer selection, maximum driving stresses to avoid damage.CFA and bored piles,
The Webinar is tailored to engineers, geologists, geotechnical technicians and students interested in piled foundations.
Date: Wednesday May 6, 2026 . 2 - 4 pm ET
Credits: 2 PDH Units
Learning Objectives
On successfully completing the quiz associated with this presentation, the attendee will be able to address the following:
- Risks;
- Site investigation requirements
- Pile types, loading and depth ranges;
- Pile types: concrete and steel driven piles;
- Maximum stresses during driving;
- Hammer types (drop, diesel, hydraulic and vibratory) and their selection;
- Drivability analysis
- Franki and CFA piles
- Bored piles, use of polymers
- Aplications: Hong Kong’s high rise building projects and DemeraravBridge in Guyana
- Bearing capacity analysis (AASHTO and Spile)
- Expansive cell or bidirectional static pile testing test;
- Comparision between predicted and measure pile capacity;
- Micropiles
- Screw piles
Special Webinar Instructions
After payment, please visit this webinar page, click “Start Course” and fill out the Webinar Registration Form. You’ll receive email notification and details on how to join the webinar. You will then be able to access the webinar slides, test your system and receive webinar reminders. After completing the webinar requirements, your certificate of completion will be saved and available for download in your profile.
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Group Discounts Available
Instructor
Alberto Ortigao, PhD, FICE, CEng (UK), PE (US) is an experienced geotechnical consultant with a career spanning over five decades. His expertise encompasses many projects, including tailings and water dams, slopes, embankments, foundations, excavations, structures, and tunnels.
A Fellow and Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London and a Professional Engineer in the USA, Dr Ortigao earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1971, followed by a PhD in 1980. He combined a successful academic career at UFRJ (1978-2003) with industry experience as a researcher at the Building Research Establishment, UK (1982-1984) and offshore foundation designer at Fugro UK Ltd.
His international career has included visiting professorships at UBC, City University of Hong Kong, and the University of Western Sydney, as well as projects across South America, the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia and northern Africa. This global exposure has cultivated fluency in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and French.
Dr. Ortigao is a prolific author with over one hundred technical papers. His expertise is further reflected in his published works:
Soil Mechanics in the Light of Critical State Theories (Balkema, 1995) and
Handbook of Slope Stabilisation (Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004).
