For our final event of the 2023-2024 season, the Maryland Chapter of the Geo-Institute is hosting a 1-day short course on slope stability. The course will run from 8am to 5pm and include 8 PDHs. We will be submitting the course for NY State PDH approval. Breakfast (starting at 7:30am) and lunch will be provided. Details on the course are provided below.
Exhibitor Registration includes an exhibition table (no electricity) and company logo on slide show during lunch. Contact me via email if you have questions.
In addition to the Short Course, we are offering tickets to watch the Orioles take on the Tigers at Camden Yards. There are a limited number of tickets grouped together in Section 282, and they will be first come, first serve for short course attendees only. Tickets for the baseball game are $50 and located in the Picnic Perch which includes an "unlimited food menu". See details at the link below:
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/tickets/group-tickets/picnic-perch
SHORT COURSE:
Stability of Natural and Man-Made Slopes: Analyses, Shear Strength, Stability Methods, and Case Histories
Presenters:
Dr. Timothy D. Stark – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Timothy D. Stark is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with expertise in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Stark has been conducting interdisciplinary research and teaching on the static and seismic stability of natural and manmade slopes, such as dams, levees, floodwalls, and waste containment facilities. He has been involved in a number of projects on these topics, which has facilitated the transfer of his research results to practice. He is currently researching three-dimensional slope stability, inverse and runout analyses of slope failures, and slope stabilization techniques.
Dr. Navid H. Jafari – Louisiana State University
Navid Jafari is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. Jafari has received a number of awards for his research, teaching, and service activities including the 2024 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Purpose and Background:
This short course will present recent advances in slope stability analyses and shear strength assessments including static and seismic shear strength selection, two- and three-dimensional slope stability analyses, slope stabilization techniques and analyses, and demonstration of state-of-the art limit equilibrium and finite difference software packages for evaluating slope stability. More importantly, we will use case histories to illustrate the application of shear strength concepts and their relevance when using slope stability methods of analysis. This format will help practitioners apply modern slope stability principles to better design slope stabilizations and/or remedial measures. For this short course we propose discussing strength and related technical aspects in the morning and applying the technical information to a variety number of slope failures in the afternoon.
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