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Tuesday, January 22 & Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
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Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 am
Seminar 8:30 - 4:30 pm (Lunch provided)
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| Location: |
UBC Earth & Ocean Sciences Building
6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC - Room 330A
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| Instructors: |
Prof. Erik Eberhardt, P.Eng., Geological Engineering/EOS, University of British Columbia
Prof. Oldrich Hungr, P.Eng./P.Geo., Geological Engineering/EOS, University of British Columbia
Prof. Doug Stead, P.Eng., Resource Geotechnics/Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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| Credit: |
14 Professional Development Hours (PDH) |
| Fee: |
APEGBC Members (until January 8, 2008):
$659.00 + GST = $691.95
APEGBC Members (after January 8, 2008) and Non-Members:
$699.00 + GST = $733.95
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This session is now full. To be placed on the waiting list, please email Deesh Olychick at dolychick@apeg.bc.ca. |
This two-day workshop will provide an introduction to the tools and knowledge needed to undertake/interpret soil and rock slope stability analyses for hazard assessment. This will be achieved through a series of lectures led by Erik Eberhardt, Oldrich Hungr and Doug Stead. Accompanying the lectures will be a series of tutorials using a wide range of slope stability and runout analysis software.
The first day of the course will commence with an introduction to state-of-the-art techniques for discontinuity data collection and data interpretation in rock slope stability investigations. This will be followed by a review of limit equilibrium techniques applied to slope analysis (infinite slope, planar, wedge, toppling and rockfall). Limit equilibrium methods for soil and rock slope analysis assuming circular and mutli-planar failure mechanisms will be illustrated through a series of hands-on computer exercises.
The second day of the workshop will briefly introduce state-of-the-art numerical methods and their application to slope stability problems, together with several topical case histories. This will be followed by a review of landslide hazard and risk assessment practices, and the use of both empirical and two- and three-dimensional rheological numerical models to assess debris flow and large landslide runouts. Hands-on experience in the use of the DANW code will be provided to help familiarize the workshop participants in its use.
This course will be suitable for geotechnical engineers and geoscientists involved in slope stability related to highways, mining, forestry and hazard assessment. It will provide an introduction to the techniques of slope stability analysis currently available including both lectures and hands-on use of selected codes.
- " Well done, very informative and interesting"
- “ Very applicable and up-to-date information being presented”
- “ Model information and the hands-on work was very informative.”
- “ Excellent presentations, well-designed to reach audience with varying backgrounds but still achieve course objectives”
Prof. Erik Eberhardt, P.Eng., Geological Engineering/EOS, University of British Columbia
Dr. Eberhardt received his B. Eng. degree in Geological Engineering and his Masters in Mining Rock Mechanics from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Eberhardt went on to receive his PH.D. 1998 in Geotechnical Rock Engineering after which he spent 5 years as a senior research associate and lecturer at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). In 2004, Erik came to UBC and is now an Associate Professor here at UBC. The goal of Erik's work is to improve our ability to effectively assess, monitor and predict rock mass behaviour and the potential for catastrophic failure - both spatially (in three-dimensions) and temporally (i.e. 4-D). To do so, the short-term goals focus on the utilization of advanced numerical modelling techniques to examine and better understand complex rock mass failure processes and their dynamic evolution over time (e.g. progressive failure).
Prof. Oldrich Hungr, P.Eng./P.Geo., Geological Engineering/EOS, University of British Columbia
Dr. Hungr has an interest in all aspects of engineering geology in rock and soils, but his main area is the study of landslides. Before coming to UBC in May 1996, he worked for a number of years in private practice as an engineering geologist. He participated in a variety of projects such as roads, hydro power plants, tunnels, forestry projects and mines. Dr. Hungr was involved in the investigation of landslides, debris flows and avalanches, both natural and those caused by human activities such as slides related to logging or disposal of mine waste.
For several years, Dr. Hungr has been trying to develop new techniques for slope stability analysis, modelling of landslide behaviour with emphasis on rapid motion, landslide hazards mapping, quantitative hazard and risk assessment and design of remedial and protective measures. His secondary research interests include applied geomorphology, terrain mapping and engineering geology of surface and underground excavations.
Prof. Doug Stead, P.Eng., Resource Geotechnics/Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University Dr. Stead's research emphasizes the application of engineering geology and geotechnical engineering in forested and mountainous terrains. His current research involves the development of digital terrain mapping techniques and their incorporation into slope stability assessment. The factors controlling slope failure, the mechanisms involved, and characterization of elements at risk are all important components of the research program. Recent research has included numerical modelling of landslides (e.g. The Frank Slide, Alberta) and surface mine rock slopes, hazard and risk assessment in open pit mines and quarries, analysis of ground behaviour adjacent to underground excavations, experimental rock mechanics and acoustic emission. International collaborative research is being undertaken with partners in the UK, Switzerland and Canada.
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