VIRTUAl Training course:
SITE RESPONSE AND GROUND MOTIONS USING FLAC® AND PYTHON
OFFERINGS
NEXT OFFERING
TBD
Previous participant industry affiliation:
Ausenco
BBA
Blackburn Consulting
Cal Engineering & Geology
Cal Poly Pomona
Golder Associates Ltd.
Damwatch Engineering Ltd.
Klohn Crippen Berger
Hydro Québec
HDR Inc.
Grannett Fleming
Klohn Crippen Berger
Knight Piésold
Slate Geotechnical Consultants
Stantec
Tetra Tech
University of the District of Columbia
course DETAILS
PRIMARY AUDIENCE
Practicing civil engineers in consulting and government desiring specialized training using FLAC® and Python to conduct site responses analyses
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 and Python/Jupyter files
Multiple custom FLAC/FISH and Python scripts for conducting site response analysis work
Unlisted YouTube playlist of all course videos
CLASS SIZE
Size capped at 10 participants
METHOD
Zoom video conferencing used for delivering presentations and providing computer-to-computer assistance during Python and 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
$950 USD per participant
(Contact instructor for possible international rate adjustment)
SCHEDULE
(Each day 4 hours in duration)
Day 1
INTRODUCTION
Course summary
Python Primer in Google Colaboratory
Tutorial 1: Python scripts for earthquake engineering
Tutorial 2: FLAC FISH scripts for automation of FLAC analyses
Day 2
SITE RESPONSE
Presentation: Earthquake site response in FLAC®
Tutorial 3: 1D site response analysis in FLAC®
Tutorial 4: Suite of 1D site response analyses in FLAC®
Day 3
ADVANCED TOPICS
Presentation: Advanced constitutive modeling in FLAC®
Tutorial 5: 1D complex site response analysis in FLAC®
Tutorial 6: 2D site response analysis in FLAC®
Each day will be split into short presentations and longer analysis tutorials using and FLAC® and Python.
During the training period, the instructor will be available for followup questions.