Seminar

This course encourages participants to develop an understanding of fundamental concepts as they govern the behavior of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures. Material properties are examined that govern performance, including mobilized tensile strength, soil-geosynthetic bond and strain compatibility.

The course objective is to assist participants in building a framework of basic ideas which are sufficiently adaptable to accommodate the more complex problems encountered in engineering practice. It is also to illustrate, with reference to case studies, that the sensible application of simple methods can give perfectly acceptable engineering solutions.

Seminar Outline

• Material properties
• Resource access roads
• Reinforced soil walls
• Design guidance
• Case Studies

Instructor:

Jonathan Fannin, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Univ. of British Columbia (UBC). He has been involved with teaching, consulting and university-industry research on geosynthetics for 20 years, in Europe, N. America and S.E. Asia.  He is a recipient of the International Geosynthetics Society Award for contributions of research to engineering practice.  His professional activities have included Vice President of the North American Geosynthetics Society, and Chair of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, Geosynthetics Division.  He has delivered continuing education short courses in Canada, the USA and Europe.  He has twice received a UBC Killam Prize for teaching excellence, and more recently received the APEGBC President’s Teaching Award.

What Previous Participants have said about this seminar:

• "I walked in knowing little and now feel equipped to design with geosynthetics."
• "A good balance of theory and practical applications."
• "Very well done!"

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 7 Non-Core Learning Units.

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