Static Load Testing of Piles Webinar

September 22, 2022 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Static Load Testing of Piles Webinar
Nicholson Static Load Test Webinar

Nicholson Construction is hosting another great webinar in their 60mn webinar series!! Their Former Chief Engineer, Tom Richards is going to present on Static Load Testing of Piles. He will cover the rules to carry out load tests, the Do’s and Don’ts, and the acceptance criteria. Tom is one of the industry experts on load testing and he has such an extensive knowledge of the field that missing this webinar would truly be a shame!!

Join the free webinar on Wednesday September 28th at 1PM Eastern for a 60-minutes webinar on Static Pile Load Testing. As usual, 1 free PDH credit will be given for attending this course. Click here to register.

[Editor] Nicholson is a sponsor of GeoPrac.net. [/Editor]

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