TRACK 2: Root Cause, Utilities and Accident ReconstructionĪn Engineers Guide to: “What Caused This?” This seminar will provide a review of the most prevalent technologies to date, including their benefits and limitations, through concrete examples of their application including tracking building movement due to expansive soils. Their use allows for a wide variety of applications and is particularly well suited for detailed tracking and characterization of building and ground movement with exceptional precision and accuracy. These include familiar techniques such as aerial photo analysis, as well as novel technologies such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) or synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR). Instructors : Julien Cohen-Waeber, PhD, PE, PG, CEGĪbstract: Recent technological advancement in remote sensing has allowed unprecedented potential for evaluating the way civil infrastructure responds to environmental stressors such as human activity, natural hazards and climate change. Remote Sensing Technologies for Evaluating Structural Movement The purpose of this program is to review common terminology and repair methods involving foundation underpinning when differential movement exceeds allowable tolerances. The visible damage and high cost of repair oftentimes result in litigation. Instructors : Zachary Bradshaw, PE, CEP, PSP, Ian Robinson, MSCE, PSP, CCT of VertexĪbstract: Differential movement in both residential and commercial projects can cause extensive structural and cosmetic damage oftentimes requiring significant costs to repair the existing damage and to mitigate further differential movement. Roof membrane failures frequently initiate from a single component within the roof assembly, requiring careful cause-and-origin analysis when multiple root causes are proposed and contested.ĭifferential Foundation Movement: Construction Means and Methods to Implement Repair Recommendations In Colorado, commercial roofs may be damaged by the deleterious effects of wind, snow, and hail. This presentation provides a crash course in the different products and system assembly constructions common in the industry. In this seminar, we will describe several examples (piping systems, coatings, etc.) and recommendations regarding the analysis and evaluation of plastics as building materials.Ĭommercial Roofing: Overview and Failure StudiesĪbstract: Common commercial roofs coverings include built-up roofing, modified bitumen, PVC, TPO, SPF, and metal. These building materials encompass a wide variety of plastic/polymer formulations, and are complex in their formulation, manufacturing process, and other factors, which all affect performance and failures. Instructors : Hilda Buss, PhD, Manuel Garcia-Leiner, PhDĪbstract: The widespread use of plastic building materials has resulted in light weight, easy to install, inexpensive and aesthetically pleasant options for contractors, architects, and designers. Track 1: Building, Roofing and Construction ( entrance on the left via 19th and Wazee Street ) Valet Parking Covered by Vertex & Exponent Please Join Exponent and Vertex's T eam of EngineersĪnd Experts for an Afternoon of CLE Sessions Followed by C ocktails and Hors d'oeuvres.Īpplied for Four General Hours of CLE Credit
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