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An Introduction to Slope Analysis Vancouver Nov 13, 2008 - Nov 14, 2008
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. |
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