VIRTUAl Training course:
ANALYSES OF EMBANKMENT DAMs AND SLOPES USING FLAC®
OFFERINGS
OPEN
June 8, 10, 15, 17 • 2021, 8 AM – noon (PST)
Registration now open
OPEN
January • 2022, 8 AM – noon (PST)
Registration opens in Fall 2021
Previous industry participant list:
Blackburn Consulting
Cal Engineering & Geology
Cornforth Consultants, Inc.
Damwatch Engineering Ltd.
Gannett Fleming
GEI Consultants Inc.
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
HDR Inc.
HE3
Hydro-Quebéc
Keller – North America
Stantec Consulting
Sweco Energy AB
Terricon Consultants, Inc.
course DETAILS
DURATION
16 hours total of synchronous hands-on training separated over four days in a 1½-week period; instructor will be available throughout the instruction period for technical support and to answer questions
CLASS SIZE
Size capped at 15 participants to enhance student-instructor interaction
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.)
COST
$1800 USD per participant
SCHEDULE
(Each day 4 hours in duration)
Day 1
CONSTITUTIVE MODELING I
Presentation: Introduction
Presentation: Constitutive modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 2-1: Triaxial loading with a Mohr-Coulomb element
Tutorial 2-2: Simple shear loading with a Mohr-Coulomb element
Day 2
CONSTITUTIVE MODELING II
Presentation: Constitutive modeling in FLAC® (continued)
Tutorial 3-1: UBCHYST material parameter calibration
Presentation: Constitutive modeling in FLAC® (continued)
Tutorial 4-1: PM4Sand material parameter calibration
Day 3
2-D ANALYSES OF EMBANKMENT DAMS AND SLOPES
Presentation: Mesh generation in FLAC®
Tutorial 5-1: Numerical mesh development of an embankment dam
Presentation: Coupled mechanical-fluid modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 5-2: Calculation of state-of-stress of an embankment dam
Tutorial 5-3: Gravity-driven deformations of an embankment dam
Day 4
SEISMIC ANALYSES OF EMBANKMENT DAMS AND SLOPES
Tutorial 6-1: Seismic analysis of an embankment dam
Presentation: Dynamic modeling in FLAC®
Presentation: Documentation
Tutorial 6-1 (continued)
Each day will be split into short presentations and longer analysis tutorials using FLAC®.
During the 1½-week training period, the instructor will be available for followup questions regarding FLAC® and numerical modeling. Supporting video presentations and additional tutorials will be made available during the training period to further support participants' learning.