Six one-day short courses will be offered on Sunday, August 2 and two
short courses will be offered on Friday, August 7, 1998. A 2.5 day short
course entitled "Design and Installation of Deep Foundations"
will be offered beginning on Thursday afternoon, August 6. The short courses
are briefly described below.
Sunday, August 2, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Site Characterization by Geophysical Methods: Theory
and Applications
Ground Improvement, Reinforcement, and Treatment
Rock Mechanics and Rock Blasting
Design of Machine Foundations
Probabilistic Site Characterization at the National
Geotechnical Experimentation Sites
Risk-Based Decision Making for Geo-Professionals
Friday, August 7, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Seismic Design and Performance of Landfills
Soil Reinforcement with Geosynthetics
Thursday afternoon-Friday-Saturday, Aug. 6-8
Design and Installation of Deep Foundations
Site
Characterization by Geophysical Methods: Theory and Applications
(1) Fundamentals of Seismic Waves and Their Measurement
Instructor: Professor Kenneth H Stokoe II
University of Texas, Austin, TX
(2) Fundamentals of Electro-Magnetic (EM) Waves and Determination of
Engineering Properties from EM Measurements
Instructor: Professor J. Carlos Santamarina
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
(3) Selection of Appropriate Geophysical Methods for Site Characterization
Instructor: Dr. William E. Doll
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
4) Resonant Column and Cross-Hole Testing of Soil
Instructor: Professor Dayakar Penumadu (Coordinator of Short Course)
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
5) Seismic Cone Penetrometer and Cost Estimates of Geophysical Methods
Instructor: Mr. Robert C. Gauer, P.E., P.G.
Fugro South, Inc., Houston, TX
6) High Resolution Reflection Seismology: Capabilities and Uses
Instructor: Dr. William E. Doll
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
7) Specctral Analysis of Surface Waves: Theory and Applications
Instructor: Professor Kenneth H Stokoe II
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Ground
Improvement, Reinforcement, and Treatment
Instructors:
- Lee Abramson (Black & Veatch)
- Joe Drumheller (Densification, Inc.)
- im Hussin (Hayward Baker)
- Kevan Sharp (CH2M Hill)
- Vern Schaefer (Univ. of South Dakota)
Topics:
- Ground Improvement (Overview, dynamic compaction, vibro-compaction,
design and construction considerations)
- Ground Reinforcement (Overview, vibro columns, jet grouting, deep mixing,
micropiles, soil nailing, mechanically stabilized embankments, design and
construction considerations)
- Ground Treatment (Overview, admixtures, permeation grouting environmental
remediation, design and construction considerations)
- Ground Improvement Method Selection
Rock
Mechanics and Rock Blasting
Instructors:
- Chuck Dowding (Northwestern University)
- Herb Einstein (MIT)
- Greg Scott (Bureau of Reclamation)
- Gordon Revey (GeoTek and Associates )
Topics:
- Rock Mechanics
- Rock Blasting
- Blast Design, Evaluation
- Specifications Preparation
- Overbreak Control
- Risk Management
- Site Investigation and Rock Mass Characterization
- Bearing Capacity and Settlement
- Block Stability
- Instrumentation and Construction Considerations
Of particular relevance to the Geo Institute conference
is a planned afternoon session on blasting. Gordon Revey and Chuck Dowding
will present this session. A basic knowledge of these issues is essential
for any civil engineer or related professional who becomes involved with
blasting projects.
Design of Machine
Foundations
Instructor:
- Dr. M. Hesham El Naggar (University of Western Ontario)
Soil dynamics is the branch of soil mechanics that deals with the behaviour
of soil under dynamic loads. Different types of foundations are used to
support structures subjected to dynamic loads or vibration producing machines.
This course will focus on the analysis and design of these foundations.
Topics:
- Shallow Foundations
- Pile Foundations
- Dynamic Response of Machine Foundations
- Computer Workshop - DYNA4
For more information, contact:
M. Hesham El Nagger
Geotechnical Research Centre
Faculty of Engineering Science
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
CANADA N6A 5B9
Probabilistic
Site Characterization at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites
This workshop is sponsored by (and offered by members of) the
Geo-Institute Committee on Risk Assessment and Management.
Instructors:
- Erik VanMarcke, (Princeton University)
- C. Hsein Juang, (Clemson University)
- Tien H. Wu (Ohio State University)
- P.H.S.W. Kulatilake, (University of Arizona)
- Aysen Akkaya, (Middle East Tech. University)
- Gordon Fenton, (Dalhousie University)
Topics:
- The workshop aims to further the development of a state-of-the-art
manual on probabilistic site characterization practice through application
to data gathered at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites (NGES).
A series of talks on methodologies and current results will be presented
in the first session, while the second session will be devoted to a panel
discussion about the draft manual.
For more information, contact:
Erik VanMarcke
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Dept. of Civil Engineering & Operations Research
Room E-403, Engineering Quadrangle
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
Tel: (609) 258-5896
Fax: (609) 258-3791
evm@princeton.edu
Risk-Based Decision
Making for Geo-Professionals
Risk-based decision making is an important skill needed throughout the
environmental industry. Most decisions need to be made without knowing for
certain how the decision will play out, introducing risk into the process.
This course will offer a background in the theory of decision making under
uncertainty, provide useful tools for application of the theory, and present
several case histories to demonstrate its application.
Course Topics:
- Basic Decision Framework
- Random Variables
- Decision Criteria
- Value of Information Analyses
Instructor:
- Bob Gilbert, The University of Texas at Austin
- Ian Miller, Golder Associates Inc.
For more information, contact:
Bob Gilbert
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
Tel: (512) 471-4929
Fax: (512) 471-6548
Seismic
Design and Performance of Landfills
Instructors:
- Jon Bray (U.C. Berkeley)
- John Byrne (Golder Associates)
- Ed Kavazanjian Jr. (GeoSyntec Consultants)
- Ray Seed (U.C. Berkeley)
Topics:
- Regulatory Framework
- Seismic Hazard Assessment
- Static and Dynamic Waste Properties
- Static and Dynamic Analyses
- Lessons Learned from Case Histories
- Design Example
Soil
Reinforcement with Geosynthetics
Friday, August 7
Instructors:
- Bob Holtz, University of Washington
Course Topics:
- Materials, tests, and spec
- Reinforced embankments on soft foundations
- Reinforced slopes
- Reinforced walls and abutment
For more information, contact:
Bob Holtz
University of Washington
60 Wilcox Hall
Seattle, WA 98195-2700
Tel: (206) 543-7614
Fax: (206) 685-3836
holtz@u.washington.edu
Design
and Installation of Deep Foundations
2.5 day Short Course
Thursday, Aug. 6, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8, all day
Instructors:
- George Goble (GRL)
- Dan Brown (Auburn University)
Course Topics:
- Static analysis methods for estimating the capacity of both driven
piles and drilled shafts
- Installation procedures for drilled shafts
- Pile types
- Driven pile installation procedues and equipment
- Wave equation analysis
- Dynamic methods for determination of capacity of driven piles and drilled
shafts
- Quality control procedures for deep foundations
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