Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Introduction
Course overview
Ground conditions are one of the largest sources of uncertainty, cost overrun and delay in construction. Unexpected soft ground, rock, groundwater, contamination or old foundations can disrupt foundations, excavations, earthworks and tunnels, and poorly understood ground risk often leads to disputes.
This Geotechnical Engineering for Construction Managers training course gives non-specialist construction professionals a practical understanding of ground engineering. Participants learn how soils and rocks behave, how ground investigations are planned and interpreted, how foundations, retaining structures and earthworks are designed and built, how groundwater is controlled and how ground risk is managed contractually.
The course enables managers to work effectively with geotechnical specialists, ask the right questions and make better decisions about ground-related risks.