VIRTUAl Training course:
FLAC® EDU KICKSTARTER IN GEOTECHnicaL EQ. ENGINEERING
OFFERINGS
NEXT OFFERING
TBD
Previous participant educational affiliation:
CSU, Sacramento
Gifu University
National University of Engineering, Peru
Polytechnique Montreal
The University of Western Australia
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
University of Naples Federico II
course DETAILS
PRIMARY AUDIENCE
Graduate students in geotechnical earthquake engineering desiring a kickstart in using FLAC®.
(Practicing civil engineers welcomed; may prefer other two training courses focused more on engineering practice)
DURATION
12 hours total of synchronous hands-on training separated over three days in a 1½-week period; instructor will be available throughout the instruction period for technical support and to answer questions
COURSE MATERIALS PROVIDED
Presentation PDF files
Digital PDF library of related references
Completed FLAC project files and multiple custom FLAC/FISH scripts
Unlisted YouTube playlist of all course videos
CLASS SIZE
Size capped at 20 participants
METHOD
Zoom video conferencing used for delivering presentations and providing computer-to-computer assistance during FLAC® 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
$395 USD per participant
(Contact instructor for possible international rate adjustment)
SCHEDULE
(Each day 4 hours in duration)
Day 1
INTRODUCTION
Course summary
Presentation: FLAC® basics and mesh generation
Tutorial 1: Numerical mesh development of complex slope geometry
Presentation: Mechanical-fluid modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 2: Calculation of state-of-stress of complex slope geometry
Day 2
CONSTITUTIVE MODELING
Presentation: Constitutive modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 3: Drained cyclic simple shear simulation with UBCHYST in FLAC®
Tutorial 4: Undrained cyclic simple shear simulation with PM4Sand in FLAC®
Day 3
ADVANCED TOPICS
Presentation: Earthquake engineering modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 5: Earthquake analysis of complex slope geometry
Presentation: Soil-structure modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 6: Earthquake analysis of reinforced complex slope geometry
Each day will be split into short presentations and longer analysis tutorials using FLAC®.