Short Courses

SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2006
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Each Short Course is a full-day course, and includes Continental Breakfast, Breaks and Lunch.

7 PDHs available per course
$295.00

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice The fundamental concepts and theories associated with unsaturated soil mechanics will be introduced and advanced to the point of application in geotechnical engineering practice. Attention will be given to the central role of the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) for the implementation of unsaturated soil mechanics. The course covers the measurement, estimation, interpretation, and application of the SWCC as related to geotechnical engineering problems dealing with seepage, shear strength, and volume change. Each of these areas will be discussed and engineering solutions described in terms of the appropriate partial differential equation that must be solved. Examples of numerical simulations regarding seepage, shear strength, and volume change will be presented.

LECTURERS:
Delwyn G. Fredlund, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor Emeritus,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Sandra Houston, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Murray D. Fredlund, Ph.D., SoilVision Systems, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Manuel Padilla, Ph.D., GCTS, Tempe, AZ, USA

Design and Evaluation of WATER BALANCE Covers for Waste Containment
Covers for waste containment that rely on water balance principles are being used with increasing frequency at sites in drier climates. These covers are known by a variety of names, such as alternative covers, water balance covers, store-and-release covers, and evapotranspiration (ET) covers. This course will cover the basic issues related to design and monitoring of water balance covers. Issues to be addressed include site characterization (climate, soils, vegetation), design computations, numerical water balance modeling, and monitoring methods needed for permitting. Laboratory and field methods will be discussed and histories will be presented to illustrate important points.

LECTURERS:
Craig H. Benson, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
G. Ward Wilson, Ph.D., P.Eng., Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada





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