May 21-24, 2019, Berkeley CA, USA STANDARD COURSE ON COMPUTATIONAL GEOTECHNICS & DYNAMICS VENUE The course will be held at the Davis Hall of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of California in Berkeley. More detailed information will be sent after registration. REGISTRATION The total number of participants is limited to thirty (30). Registration will be accepted in the order in which they are received. Participants who require a visa are suggested to register early. The process of obtaining a visa may take up to two months. To register for the course, please complete the registration form on our website. After registration participants will receive a letter of confirmation, travel suggestions and additional information. Please note that if the payment of the registration fee has not been received by May 11 2019 the organisation reserves the right to cancel your seat in the course and grant it to the first person on the waiting list, if applicable. The organisers also reserve the right to make any necessary amendments to the program. For registration and cancellation our Terms & Conditions apply (www.plaxis.com/page/terms). COURSE ORGANISATION Plaxis bv P.O. Box 572 2600 AN Delft The Netherlands Mr. Dennis Waterman Tel: + 31 (0)15 2517720 Fax: + 31 (0)15 2573107 [email protected] FOR PLAXIS SOFTWARE Mr. Jasper Van der Bruggen Sales Manager North America Tel: +1 2482688200 [email protected] COURSE FEES Standard course (21-23 May) US$1,700 Dynamics day (24 May) US$600 If all four days are attended a discount of US$200 applies. Members of PLAXIS VIP may apply for a discount on the course fee. Please contact us for the conditions. REGISTRATION For registration visit: www.plaxis.com/events
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May 21-24, 2019, Berkeley CA, USASTANDARD COURSE ON COMPUTATIONAL GEOTECHNICS & DYNAMICS
VENUEThe course will be held at the Davis Hall of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of California in Berkeley. More detailed information will be sent after registration.
REGISTRATIONThe total number of participants is limited to thirty (30). Registration will be accepted in the order in which they are received. Participants who require a visa are suggested to register early. The process of obtaining a visa may take up to two months. To register for the course, please complete the registration form on our website. After registration participants will receive a letter of confirmation, travel suggestions and additional information.
Please note that if the payment of the registration fee has not been received by May 11 2019 the organisation reserves the right to cancel your seat in the course and grant it to the first person on the waiting list, if applicable. The organisers also reserve the right to make any necessary amendments to the program. For registration and cancellation our Terms & Conditions apply (www.plaxis.com/page/terms).
COURSE ORGANISATIONPlaxis bvP.O. Box 5722600 AN DelftThe Netherlands
Mr. Dennis WatermanTel: + 31 (0)15 2517720Fax: + 31 (0)15 [email protected]
FOR PLAXIS SOFTWARE Mr. Jasper Van der BruggenSales Manager North America Tel: +1 [email protected]
COURSE FEESStandard course (21-23 May) US$1,700Dynamics day (24 May) US$600
If all four days are attended a discount of US$200 applies. Members of PLAXIS VIP may apply for a discount on the course fee. Please contact us for the conditions.
REGISTRATION
For registration visit:
www.plaxis.com/events
INTRODUCTIONThis course focuses on the practical aspects of the finite element method (FEM). Over a dozen similar courses have been given throughout the USA and all together more than 200 at several other locations around the world. An optional day is organised that is dedicated to modelling dynamic behaviour and earthquake engineering.
The course is meant for professionals from consulting / contracting companies, public work bodies and universities, who are interested in applying advanced tools to practical geotechnical engineering. Experts will give presentations on finite element modelling aspects as well as (geo-)engineering applications, such as staged construction and stability excavations, foundations and embankments.
The course consists of a balanced mixture of presentations and hands-on computer analyses using the user-friendly PLAXIS programs.
SUBJECT MATTERThe main subject of the course is the practical application of the finite element method (FEM) for stress, deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and design. The course concentrates on the following issues: Modelling complex soil conditions, analysing deformations due to phased construction and excavation, obtaining input data and model parameters from soil investigation, interpreting computational results. The course provides the necessary background information for a proper use of the finite element method in geotechnical engineering applications.
FORMATEach day consists of a morning and an afternoon session. Each session deals with a specific topic and starts with a general presentation, followed by an introduction to the practical application and a hands-on computer exercise. At the end of each day, extra time is reserved to complete exercises and to discuss the computational results.
LECTURERSExperts with a thorough theoretical background and an extensive experience in practical finite element modelling have been invited to give lectures and to prepare exercises and case studies on the topics mentioned earlier:
Prof. Juan M. PestanaUniversity of California at Berkeley
Dennis Waterman, MSc. Plaxis bv
NEW PLAXIS USERSThis Standard Course is meant for participants with some experience using PLAXIS in their daily engineering practice and thus do have knowledge on how the user interface works. Hence, for participants that have not worked with the PLAXIS software before it is strongly recommended to apply for our free Introduction version (send your request to [email protected] ) in order to get acquainted to the software prior to the course as PLAXIS is not extensively introduced as part of this course.
SOFTWAREExercises and case studies are based on the PLAXIS computer programs. PLAXIS 2D is a user-friendly computer program that is used by geotechnical engineers worldwide for deformation calculations, stability assessment, and consolidation analysis. It contains special options for soil-structure interaction. It has a fully automatic mesh generator based on graphical input of soil-layer geometries, and several features to facilitate input and analysis of complex situations.
COSTThe cost of the 3-days Computational Geotechnics is US$1,700 per participant. The extra day on Dynamics costs US$600 but in combination with the 3-days course a US$200 discount is applied making the total cost US$2,100. The registration includes a full set of instruction manuals and the use of a computer. The fees also covers all lunches and two tea-breaks per day.
BENEFITSAfter the course, participants will receive an official letter/certificate about the number of Professional Development Hours (PDH) they have earned from this course.
LODGINGPlease note that lodging is not included in the course fee and registration. Several hotels are located within walking distance from the course venue. If applicable, participants must make reservations by themselves.
Centre International de Séjour de Amsterdam, Les 15, 16 et 17 octobre 2008, Amsterdam, Les Pays Bas
STANDARD COURSE ON COMPUTATIONAL GEOTECHNICS & DYNAMICSMay 21-24, 2019, Berkeley CA, USA
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019• Opening• Introduction to the Finite Element Method• The Mohr Coulomb model• Introduction to Hardening Soil model• Tied-back excavation (exercise)• Soil stiffness parameters• Excavation design• Modelling excavations in Plaxis• Tied-back excavation with HS model (exercise)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019• Undrained soil behaviour• Initial stresses• Factor of safety in Plaxis• Geotextile reinforced embankment(exercise)• Soil behaviour in shear• Soil behaviour in compression• Undrained excavation (exercise)
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019• Consolidation• Dams and embankments• Modelling groundwater flow in PLAXIS• Rapid drawdown (exercise)• Master Case (exercise)
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019• Modelling dynamics problems• Soil properties and damping• Modelling dynamics problems in Plaxis• Generator on elastic foundation (exercise) • Earthquake engineering using FEM• Soil-structure interaction• Modelling liquefaction• 1D Site response analysis (exercise)
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