PRE-CONFERENCE SHORT COURSES
APRIL 28

APRIL 28
8-Hour Short Course Options
Worth 6 PDHs
8:00 am - 5:00 pm includes lunch
+ coffee/tea breaks

INSTRUCTORS

  • Jorge Zornberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
  • Erol Tutumluer, Ph.D.

Geosynthetics provide sustainable alternatives for enhanced performance, durability and cost-effectiveness of pavements, railways and airfields. This short course provides an integrated view of the multiple applications of geosynthetics in these three transportation modes. This includes the mechanisms involved in the different applications, the identification of relevant properties, the available design methodologies, and case histories involving the use of geosynthetics in pavements, railways and airfields.

An outline of the main topics to be covered is as follows:

  • Geosynthetics: Types and Functions
  • Structural Capacity of Pavements, Railways and Airfields
  • Overview of Geosynthetic applications in Pavements
  • Overview of Geosynthetics in Railways and Airfields
  • Geosynthetics for Retardation of Asphalt Reflective Cracking
  • Geosynthetics for Reduction of Subgrade Soil Intermixing
  • Geosynthetics for Stabilization of Base and Ballast
  • Geosynthetics for Stabilization of Subgrades
  • Geosynthetics for Mitigation of Environmental Loads
  • Geosynthetics for Enhanced Drainage
IGS Members: $500
Full-Time STUDENTS: $100
Non-Members: $600
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INSTRUCTORS

  • Kerry Rowe, BSc, BE, PhD DEng., DSc(hc), FRS, NAE, FREng, FRSC, FCAE, Dist.M.ASCE, FEIC, FIE(Aust), FCSCE, P.Eng, CP.Eng.
  • Fady Abdelaal, PhD

This short course is designed to provide a holistic understanding of the life cycle of geosynthetics used in barrier systems for environmental solutions. Starting with polymeric materials basics, this course delves into the implications of the manufacturing process for geomembranes (polymeric and bituminous), geosynthetics clay liners, geocomposite drains, and geotextiles. Moving beyond manufacturing, the service life assessment of geosynthetic barrier systems in landfill and mining applications is discussed. Leakage calculations will be presented as well as the impact of factors such as wrinkles and differential settlement will be discussed in landfills and tailings storage facilities. Case studies involving exhumed samples will be presented to discuss the performance after years in service.

The course concludes with a focus on end-of-life considerations, emphasizing sustainable design practices to prolong the liner service life. Participants will be equipped with a comprehensive knowledge base in geosynthetic barrier system selection, installation, and design.

IGS Members: $500
Full-Time STUDENTS: $100
Non-Member: $600
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INSTRUCTORS

  • Richard J. Bathurst , P.Eng., Ph.D., FRSC, FEIC, FCAE, FCSCE

  • Ennio M. Palmeira, Ph.D

This course will be of interest to attendees who are less familiar with geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) walls and embankments, and those who wish to be updated on recent developments in the design of these systems for both static and earthquake conditions. 

The short course will be presented in five sections:

  1. Introduction to reinforced soil walls and embankments
  2. Overview of geosynthetic materials with emphasis on reinforcement geosynthetics
  3. Design and analysis of GRS walls
  4. Design and analysis of reinforced embankments, including PVDs to accelerate foundation consolidation and pile-supported reinforced embankments.
  5. Seismic design of reinforced soil walls and embankments
IGS Members: $500
Full-Time STUDENTS: $100
Non-Members: $600
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8-Hr Short Course pricing
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Full-Time STUDENTS: $100
Non-Members: $600
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WORTH 6 PDHs. All participants who complete the course will be issued a Certificate of Course Completion.

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APRIL 28
4-Hour & 2-Hour Education
Worth 3 or 1.5 PDHs
* includes coffee/tea

LENGTH: 4 hours
1:00 – 5:00 pm

INSTRUCTOR

  • Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla, PhD, MTech, BSc Eng, F.ASCE, FIEAust, FIEIndia, FIGS, CPEng NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus)

Soils reinforced randomly with different types of discrete, flexible, synthetic or natural fibres are called the fibre-reinforced soils (FRS). The inclusion of fibres in a soil helps improve its strength and other engineering characteristics. The subject of fibres and their applications in conjunction with soils and other similar materials, such as coal ashes, mine wastes, etc., is known as the fibre-reinforced soil engineering. This half-day interactive short course, in face-to-face lecture delivery mode, provides a comprehensive introduction to fibre-reinforced soils and their field applications.

Expected learning outcomes (LOs): By the end of this course/training lecture, the attendees are expected to:

  • assess and analyse the engineering behaviour of fibre-reinforced soils
  • understand the fundamentals of soil reinforcement mechanism and models
  • plan and implement a suitable test program for fibre-reinforced soil projects
  • recommend a suitable technique for improving the weak ground/soil using fibres in a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and sustainable manner, and
  • locate the references and resources on fibre-reinforced soils.

IGS Members: $125
Full-Time STUDENTS: $75
Non-Members: $200

LENGTH: 2 hours
2:00 – 4:00 pm

INSTRUCTORS

  • Dov Leshchinsky, PhD

Application of limit equilibrium (LE) analysis yields the critical slip surface and its associated minimum safety factor. However, at a limit state it produces little information about the individual reinforcement including its connection load. In this workshop, the Safety Map, generated by LE analysis, is modified so as to attain a prescribed constant Fs at any location within the reinforced soil mass. Such modified framework, implemented through an iterative, top-down procedure of LE slope stability analysis, enables one to generate the Tension Map showing the distribution of reinforcement tension required to attain the same Fs everywhere. This tension map is constrained by a pullout capacity envelope at both the rear and front of each reinforcement layer, providing a robust and consistent LE-based approach towards assessing an optimal selection of geosynthetic reinforcement. The approach can consider complex slope geometries and layouts of reinforcement. To illustrate the utility of the Framework, a series of instructive examples are discussed. It is shown that implementation in design is straightforward. Live computer simulations will be used. The developed methodology was published in 2016 as FHWA-HIF-17-004, “Limit Equilibrium Design Framework for MSE Structures with Extensible Reinforcement” and was recognized in AASHTO 2020 as an alternative design method for geosynthetic-reinforced walls. Although the approach is rigorous and comprehensive, no mathematical knowledge of slope stability analysis is required.

IGS Members: $75
Full-Time STUDENTS: $30
Non-Members: $120
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4-Hr Course Pricing (1:00 – 5:00 pm)
IGS Members: $125
Full-Time STUDENTS: $75
Non-Members: $200
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WORTH 3 PDHs. All participants who complete the course will be issued a Certificate of Course Completion.

For Volume Discounts & Government Pricing Registration Codes, contact general@geoamericas2024.org.

2-Hr Course Pricing (2:00 – 4:00 pm)
IGS Members: $75
Full-Time STUDENTS: $30
Non-Members: $120
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WORTH 1.5 PDHs. All participants who complete the course will be issued a Certificate of Course Completion.

For Volume Discounts & Government Pricing Registration Codes, contact general@geoamericas2024.org.

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