VIRTUAl Training course:
ANALYSES OF EMBANKMENT DAMs AND SLOPES USING FLAC®
OFFERINGS
OPEN
Trainings planned for 2021. Please contact instructor if interested in course (English version and Spanish or Portuguese version with translator)
Filled
December 4, 8, 11, 18 • 2020, 8 AM – noon (PST)
Industry participant list (10 total): Blackburn Consulting (3); HE3 (2); Cal Engineering & Geology (1); Gannett Fleming (1); Hydro-Quebéc (1); Stantec Consulting (1); Other (1)
Filled
(Specialized training)
January 27, 29, February 3, 5 • 2021, 8:00 AM – noon (PST)
Geosyntec Consultants
Filled
(Specialized training)
January 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21 • 2021, 6:30 AM – 9 AM (PST)
Sweco Energy AB (Sweden) - Tailings dam focus
Completed
October 6, 8, 13, 15 • 2020, 9 AM – 1 PM (PST)
Industry participant list (10 total): HDR Inc. (3); Damwatch Engineering Ltd. (2); Cornforth Consultants, Inc. (1); GEI Consultants Inc. (1); Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (1); Keller - North America (1); Terricon Consultants, Inc. (1)
Separate personalized training offerings to a single company are also available.
Cost for all trainings: $1,500 per participant
course DETAILS
AUDIENCE
Civil engineers with knowledge of geotechnical engineering, but with little or no experience with FLAC®
CLASS SIZE
Size capped at 10 participants to maximize student-instructor interaction
DURATION
16 hours total of synchronous hands-on training separated over four days in a 1½-week period; I will be available throughout the instruction period for technical support and to answer questions
METHOD
Zoom video conferencing used for delivering presentations and providing computer-to-computer assistance during FLAC® modeling tutorials
Shared Dropbox used during course for storing presentations, modeling files, and references
A full FLAC 8.1 version will be available during the duration of the course (provided courtesy of Itasca Consulting Group Inc.)
SCHEDULE
(Each day 4 hours in duration)
Day 1
Module 1: Numerical and Constitutive Modeling and FISH
Day 2
Module 2: Advanced Constitutive Modeling
Day 3
Module 3: 2-D Analyses of Embankment Dams and Slopes
Day 4
Module 4: Seismic Analyses of Embankment Dams and Slopes
Each day will be split into short presentations and longer analysis tutorials using FLAC®.
During the 1½-week training period, I will be available for followup questions regarding FLAC® and numerical modeling. As well, supporting videos and additional exercises will be made available during the training period to further support participants' learning.