Whats the return on investment with using geotechnical investigation in transportation projects? TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern that will examine how geotechnology may help improve ROI. Presenters will identify the benefits of several geotechnical methods, including in-situ measurement techniques, remote sensing, and visualization tools. They will also discuss how to quantify these benefits to owners and agencies.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Geotechnical Instrumentation and Modeling.

Some registrants will need to pay $95 to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. In-situ measurement techniques: Phil Sirles, Collier Geophysics
2. Incorporating geophysics and remote sensing into projects: Vanessa Bateman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3. Statistical studies, data management, and visualization tools: Tony Marinucci, V2C Strategists, LLC
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Derrick Dasenbrock, Federal Highway Administration

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss benefits of in-situ measurement techniques, statistical studies, and visualization tools
2. Identify how to incorporategeophysics and remote sensing into projects

Professional Development Hour Information

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRBs webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organizations internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Registration questions? Contact Elaine Ferrell.