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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand soil and rock mechanics fundamentals and their application to slope stability engineering.
• Define various methods of slope stabilization and identify appropriate applications.
• Conduct simple stability analyses of slopes.
• Familiar with analysis methods and typical design practices.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of principles of investigation and stabilization of slope failures.

Description
The objective of this course is to provide practitioners involved in slope stability design and construction with fundamentals and approaches for slope stability design.

Course materials include stability concepts, engineering geology principles, groundwater principles, soil testing and interpretations, slope stability concepts, stabilization methods, instrumentation and monitoring, and construction inspection.

Who Should Attend

• Geotechnical engineers
• structural engineers
• civil engineering technicians and technologists
• field engineers
• design engineers
• anyone who needs to build a background in slope stability analyses and design
• Best suited for civil engineers, consultants, engineering geologists, soil scientists, city and public works officials, city planners, and other design professionals who address construction-related slope stability and stabilization issues.

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Syllabus

Day I

Soil Slopes

• Engineering principles
• Site Exploration
• Lab testing and Interpretations
• Slope Stability Concepts and Analysis Methods
• Stabilization methods
• Instrumentation, Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance

Day II

Rock Slopes

• Geological Investigation and Interpretation
• Types of Rock Slope Failures
• Rock Slope Analysis Methods
• Stabilization of Rock Slopes
• Protection Against Rockfall
• Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

Instructor

Mehrdad Kermani, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Mehrdad has over 10 years of experience on Geotechnical, Civil and Mining engineering projects combined with academic and research experience.

He is currently research associate and sessional lecturer at McGill University in the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering and has a sound knowledge of soil, rock and concrete testing.