Thursday, September 17, 2020

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Morning Session (9:00am – 12:30pm) Module I ‐ Settlement Analysis Using Simplified Numerical Techniques Stress analysis methods and concepts Settlement analysis concepts Immediate, consolidation and secondary settlement calculations using Settle. Flexible vs. rigid loads Embankment designer Empirical methods Wick drains analysis CPT analysis Module II: Introduction to 3D geometry creation using Slide3 and RS3 Geometry defects and repairs 3D Geometry creation tool Tips and recommendations for 3D geometry creation Afternoon Session (1:00pm – 5:00pm) Module III – Introduction to the Finite Element Method for geotechnical problems Model development (construction of geometry, meshing, loads and boundary conditions, analysis options) Material models and constitutive relations Interpretation of results Classical material models (Mohr coulomb, Generalized Hoek Brown) Anisotropic material (explicit and implicit) models using RS2 and RS3 Module IV: 2D and 3D Support analysis tools Support development in 2D and 3D using RS2 and RS3 Sequence design 2D and 3D support elements (forepoles, liners, bolts, structural elements) Interpretation of results About the Instructor: Dr. Sina Javankhoshdel Dr. Sina Javankhoshdel is a Geomechanics Specialist at Rocscience. He holds his Ph.D. from Queen’s University in Civil Engineering (Geomechanics). Sina joined Rocscience in 2016 and he was one of the geotechnical developers of Slide2 software, to which he added Spatial Variability Analysis. He has published more than 20 papers on the topic of probabilistic analysis of slopes and retaining structures considering spatial variability.