SOIL EXPLORATION- 08-05-25 - Ron Finger

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: August 05 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

This Webinar will cover/describe the genesis and composition of soil, the distinction between pore water pressure and inter-granular effective stress, capillary action of fluids in the soil pore spaces, soil classification, seepage and permeability..

Geotechnical Investigations - 08-13-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: August 13 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Geotechnical investigations study the physical properties of soil and rock to identify potential construction problems and evaluate distress to earthworks and structures caused by weakness or failure of subsurface materials.

Principles & Practices of Tunnel Boring - 08-18-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: August 18 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

There are several types of “TBMs” – Tunneling Boring Machines. The best TBM for a project is based on the geological conditions of the site and the project’s features.

Engineering GEO - 09-03-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: September 03 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Dam Design - 09-12-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: September 12 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

The number of engineering disciplines is not static. Many disciplines spawn additional sub-disciplines. Let’s focus on Dam Design.

Geotechnical Explorations - 09-29-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: September 29 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

This webinar will cover geotechnical explorations.

Black Holes - 10-10-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: October 10 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Black holes are some of the most fascinating and mind-bending objects in the cosmos. The very thing that characterizes a black hole also makes it hard to study: its intense gravity. All the mass in a black hole is concentrated in a tiny region...

Mars – “The New Frontier" - 10-13-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: October 13 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Mars – “The New Frontier” remains our horizon goal for human exploration because it is one of the only other places we know where life may have existed in the solar system.

SOIL EXPLORATION- 11-03-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: November 03 2025

Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

This Webinar will cover/describe the genesis and composition of soil, the distinction between pore water pressure and inter-granular effective stress, capillary action of fluids in the soil pore spaces, soil classification, seepage and permeability..

The Underground - 11-20-25 - Rebroadcast

Instructor: Ron Finger

Credits: 1

Format: Live Webinar

Date: November 20 2025

Time: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

This webinar will explore the types and classifications of rocks and soils.