Please note - Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams will be held in Portland, OR. All times listed are Pacific Time.
July 19, 2022
8:00 am Introduction
- Soil Mechanics Basics
9:30 am – 9:45 am Morning Break
- Soil Stresses, Soil Compression /Consolidation, and Strengths of Soil
- Exercise No. 1
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch
- Solution to Exercise No. 1
- Field Explorations and Data Collection
- Laboratory Strength Tests and Strength Selection
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Afternoon Break
- Limit Equilibrium Stability Analysis Formulations
5:00 pm End
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Optional Evening Session – Hands-On Session Working With SLOPE/W to Analyze Embankment Examples
July 20, 2022
8:00 am Start
- Day 1 Review
- Exercise No. 2
- Solution to Exercise No. 2
- Instrumentation and Measurements
9:45 am – 10:00 am Morning Break
- Examples of Stability Failures
- Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part IA
- Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part IB
- Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part II
- Exercise No. 3 Students
12:15 am – 1:15 pm Lunch
- Solution to Exercise No. 3
- Stability Analysis Loading Cases – Part III
- Verification of Results
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Afternoon Break
- What’s Most Important in Stability Analysis
- Introduction to Embankment Design
- Exercise No. 4
5:00 pm End
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Optional Evening Session – Hands-On Session working with SLOPE/W to Analyze Embankment Examples
July 21, 2022
8:00 am Start
- Solutions to Exercise No. 4
- Seepage Through Dams and Existing Pore Pressures
9:45 am – 10:00 am Morning Break
- Drain and Filter Design
- Exercise No. 5
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch
- Solution to Exercise No. 5
- Improving Stability Through Drainage
- Slope Stability Remediation Approaches
2:50 pm – 3:05 pm Afternoon Break
- Exercise No. 6 – Final Group Slope Stability Problem
- Final Questions and Discussion
- Summary and Review
5:00 pm End
