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The ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Group is pleased to present its Winter Short Course on January 23, 2015. This short course will benefit practicing geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, planners, agency representatives, reviewers, and others who are involved in projects where numerical methods provide basis for engineering decisions. The course will be especially applicable to geoprofessionals who do not perform numerical modeling themselves.
Tentative Event Schedule:
7:30a 8:30: REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:30 9:15: Mr. Hollie Ellis Introduction to Numerical Soil-Structure Modeling
9:15 10:00: Dr. Pedro Arduino Soil-Structure Interaction Modeling in OpenSEES
10:00 10:15: MORNING BREAK
10:15 11:00: Dr. Michael Beaty Static Analyses, Constitutive Models, Seepage, Mechanical-Fluid Coupling
11:00 11:45: Dr. Pedro Arduino Aspects of 2D Dynamic Modeling
11:45 12:15p: Dr. Michael Beaty Model Validation, Evaluation, and Documentation
12:15p 1:15: LUNCH BREAK
1:15 4:15: All Presenters Case Histories and Lessons of Numerical Modeling
4:15 5:00: All Presenters Panel Discussion
Tentative Course Topics:
THE WHOS, WHATS, WHENS, AND WHYS OF SOIL-STRUCTURE NUMERICAL MODELING
A brief overview of numerical methods in geotechnical engineering will be presented, including but not limited to:
-Origins of numerical modeling packages
-When numerical modeling is warranted
-Tools available for numerical modeling
IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF NUMERICAL MODELING ANALYSES AND RESULTS
Instructors will discuss various aspects of numerical modeling and how they affect geotechnical projects.
-2D Modeling vs. 3D Modeling
-Mesh generation practices and expectations
-Varying the soil constitutive model
-Building confidence in model results with simpler analyses
-Structural engineering needs and uses of geotechnical model results
CASE HISTORIES IN NUMERICAL MODELING
Our instructors will present case histories of numerical modeling to exemplify some of the topics and practices presented throughout the short course.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Course attendants will be provided the opportunity to interact with our course instructors during a panel discussion at the end of the course. Participants are encouraged to discuss their own experiences with numerical modeling performed on their projects.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Pedro Arduino, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
Prof. Arduino has taught geotechnical engineering at the University of Washington since 1997. His primary research interest are in computational geomechanics with emphasis in constitutive modeling of soils, finite element analysis, meshless techniques, soil structure interaction, and hazard analysis. Much of his current research is in the area of landslide and debris flow simulation, soil-structure interaction, and performance-based earthquake engineering. He has conducted research for the National Science Foundation, the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). He is a member of the ASCE EM Inelasticity and ER Earth and Retaining Structures committees and serves on the editorial board of the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering. Prof. Arduino is a member of GEER and was part of the reconnaissance team that visited Chile after the 2010 Maule, Chile, and 2011 Great Japan earthquakes. Arduino has also served as a consultant to private firms and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Michael Beaty, Beaty Engineering, LLC, Beaverton, Oregon
Dr. Michael Beaty has 29 years of experience specializing in geotechnical and earthquake engineering, numerical analysis, and soil-structure interaction. His work has focused primarily on dams (embankment, rockfill, and concrete), foundations, ground remediation, transportation, levees, and slopes. His use of the finite difference technique to analyze liquefaction and seismic deformation response includes co-authoring the UBCSAND constitutive model. Michael has degrees in geotechnical and structural engineering from UC Berkeley (BS), UC Davis (MS), and the University of British Columbia (PhD). He is a registered to practice engineering in Oregon, California, and Washington, and is the principal engineer of Beaty Engineering, LLC in Beaverton, Oregon.
Mr. Hollie Ellis, Senior Vice President, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Mr. Ellis has more than 20 years of experience working with geotechnical and structural engineers to develop complex soil- and rock-structure interaction models for the analysis and design of major infrastructure projects. The projects have included deep foundations, retaining structures, tunnels, dams, and levees. The geotechnical issues associated with these structures have included settlement, stability, liquefaction, and lateral spreading. Hollie has also used numerical modeling techniques to evaluate surface water and groundwater flow, heat flow, and shear flow of granular materials.
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