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Provided by: Lorman Education Services Mitigation of Damage to Structures Adjacent to Construction Sites in Urban Environments |
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9:00 am - 9:15 am Overview
- Paul L. Kelley, P.E.
- Examples of Urban Construction
- Common Problems
- Major Failures
9:15 am - 9:45 am Legal Responsibilities and Issues
- Christopher P. McCabe, Esq., and Matthew S. Quinn, Esq.
- Rights of Owners to Develop
- Responsibilities of Parties to a Construction Project
- Rights of Neighbors and Third Parties
9:45 am - 12:00 pm Identification of Risks
(Break 10:15 am - 10:30 am)
- Ronald Eligator, Paul L. Kelley, P.E., William P. Konicki, P.E., and Nathaniel B. Smith
- Building Settlement and Damage Potential
- Construction Vibrations
- Noise and Dust
- Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Impacts
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Design to Avoid Adjacent Building Settlement
- William P. Konicki, P.E.
- Excavation Support Systems
- Underpinning Systems
- Design Responsibility
- Shop Drawings and Submittals
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Damage to Buildings
(Break 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm)
- Paul L. Kelley, P.E., W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., and
Milan Vatovec, Ph.D., P.E.
- Preconstruction Survey to Assess Pre-Existing Damage
- Monitoring to Manage Risk
- Managing Building Response and Remedial Actions
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Managing Relations With Construction Site Neighbors
- Christopher P. McCabe, Esq., and Matthew S. Quinn, Esq.
- Research the Project Prior to Construction
- Early Retention of a Consultant
- Insurance and Notification Requirements
- License, Indemnity and Cooperation Agreements
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Case Studies
- Paul L. Kelley, P.E., William P. Konicki, P.E.,
W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., and Milan Vatovec, Ph.D., P.E.
- BCEC Vibration Control
- Monitoring for Damage Control in New York City

