This course will be offered in a virtual format. All times listed below are Eastern time.
February 6, 2024
- 11:00- 11:30 Introduction
- 11:30- 12:30 Soil Mechanics Basics
- 12:30-12:45 Morning Break
- 12:45- 2:00 Soil Stresses, Soil Compression /Consolidation, and Strengths of Soil
- 2:00 -2:15 Exercise No. 1
- 2:15- 3:00 Lunch
- 3:00- 3:15 Solution to Exercise No. 1
- 3:15- 4:15 Field Explorations and In Situ Data Collection
- 4:15- 4:30 Afternoon Break
- 4:30- 5:30 Laboratory Strength Tests and Strength Selection
February 7, 2024
- 11:00-11:15 Day 1 Review
- 11:15-11:45 Limit Equilibrium Stability Analysis Formulations
- 11:45-12:00 Morning Break
- 12:00-12:30 Exercise No. 2
- 12:30-12:45 Solution to Exercise No. 2
- 12:45-2:00 Instrumentation and Measurements
- 2:00-2:30 Lunch
- 2:30-2:50 Examples of Stability Failures
- 2:50-3:40 Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part I
- 3:40-4:05 Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part II
- 4:05-4:20 Exercise No. 3
February 8, 2024
- 11:00-11:15 Day 2 Review
- 11:15-11:30 Solution to Exercise No. 3
- 11:30-12:20 Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part III
- 12:20-12:35 Morning Break
- 12:35-1:05 Verification of Results
- 1:05-1:35 What’s Most Important in Stability Analysis
- 1:35-2:20 Introduction to Embankment Design
- 2:20-2:50 Lunch
- 2:50-3:20 Exercise No. 4
- 3:20-3:35 Solutions to Exercise No. 4
- 3:35-4:05 Seepage Through Dams and Existing Pore Pressures
- 4:05-4:20 Break
- 4:20-5:20 Drain and Filter Design
February 9, 2024
- 11:00-11:15 Day 3 review
- 11:15-12:00 Exercise No. 5
- 12:00-12:15 Solution to Exercise No. 5
- 12:15-12:30 Morning Break
- 12:30-1:00 Improving Stability Through Drainage
- 1:00-2:00 Slope Stability Remediation Approaches
- 2:00-2:30 Summary and Review
- 2:30-3:00 Lunch
- 3:00-5:00 Optional Session –Working with SLOPE/W to Analyze Embankment Demo
