Course Schedule
| Session |
TIME |
MONDAY, January 5 - TOPIC/ACTIVITY | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
| 8:45-9:00 |
Opening and welcome remarks | Sture,
Brinkgreve |
|
| 1 |
9:00-9:45 |
Finite Element analysis in geotechnical engineeriing | Sture |
| 9:45-1015 |
Introduction to PLAXIS | Brinkgreve |
|
| 10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break | ||
| 2 |
10:30-11:00 |
Determination of soil stiff parameters | Sture |
| 11:00-12:30 |
PLAXIS - Elasticity exercises | Brinkgreve,
Sture |
|
| 12:30-1:45 |
Lunch break | ||
| 3 |
1:45-2:30 |
Mohr-Coulomb model and parameter selection | Sture |
| 2:30-3:15 |
Non-linear hyperbolic (hardening) model & parameter selection | Sture |
|
| 3:15-3:30 |
Coffee break | ||
|
4 |
3:30-4:00 |
Non-linear finite element compuations | Brinkgreve |
| 4:00-5:15 |
PLAXIS - plasticity exercises | Brinkgreve,
Sture, Felice |
|
| 5:15-5:45 |
Question and answer session | Participants |
Session |
TIME |
TUESDAY, January 6 - TOPIC/ACTIVITY | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
5
|
9:00-9:45 |
Slope stability analysis | Griffiths |
9:45-10:15 |
On the use of PLAXIS (slope stability analysis) | Brinkgreve |
|
| 10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break | ||
6 |
10:30-12:00 |
PLAXIS - Slope stability exercises | Brinkgreve,
Griffiths |
| 12:00-1:30 |
Lunch break | ||
|
7 |
1:30-2:15 |
Introduction to cases and case selection | Griffiths |
2:15-3:00 |
Geometry modeling, meshing and parameter selection | Brinkgreve |
|
| 3:00-3:15 |
Coffee break | ||
|
8 |
3:15-4:45 |
Calculation and evaluation of results | Brinkgreve |
4:45-5:15 |
Question and answer session | Participants |
Session |
TIME |
WEDNESDAY, January 7 - TOPIC/ACTIVITY | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|
9 |
9:00-9:45 |
Dams and embankments | Whittle |
9:45-10:15 |
Other i ssues in embankment construction | Whittle,
Felice |
|
| 10:15-10:30
|
Coffee break | ||
10 |
10:30-12:30 |
On the use of PLAXIS and embankment exercises | Brinkgreve,
Whittle |
| 12:30-1:45 |
Lunch break | ||
11
|
1:45-2:30 |
Excavations and excavation support | Whittle |
2:30-3:15 |
A practical view to excavations | Whittle |
|
| 3:15-3:30 |
Coffee break | ||
12
|
3:30-5:15 |
On the use of PLAXIS and excavation exercises | Brinkgreve,
Griffths |
5:15-5:45 |
Questions and answer session | Participants |
Session |
TIME |
THURSDAY, January 8 - Dynamics/ACTIVITY | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
13
|
9:00-9:45 |
Theory on dynamics | Hashash |
9:45-10:15 |
Earthquake simulation using finite elements | Hashash |
|
| 10:15-10:30 |
Coffee break | ||
14
|
10:30-11:00 |
On the use of PLAXIS (Dynamics) | Brinkgreve |
11:00-12:00 |
PLAXIS - Dynamics exercises | Brinkgreve,
Hashash |
|
| 12:00-1:30 |
Lunch break | ||
15
|
1:30-2:15 |
Earthquake engineering simulations | Hashash |
2:15-3:00 |
Earthquake engineering - Soil structure interaction | Hashash |
|
| 3:00-3:15 |
Coffee break | ||
16
|
3:15-4:30 |
PLAXIS - Earthquake exercises | Brinkgreve,
Hashash |
4:30-4:45 |
Questions and answer session | Participants |
|
4:45-5:00 |
Closure and evaluation | Sture/Brinkgreve |