UC Berkeley faculty does it again! A brand new short course series is offered from February to April 2024. The "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" series consists of three short courses and focuses on key concepts and recent advances in the geotechnical earthquake engineering field.
In the first short course "Earthquake Ground Motions & Seismic Site Response", engineering seismicity is reviewed with a focus on characterizing and selecting design ground motions. Seismic site response procedures, including evaluating dynamic soil properties, are discussed.
In the second short course "Liquefaction Engineering", soil liquefaction is explored. Field and laboratory observations of the cyclic response of soils are discussed. Simplified liquefaction triggering procedures are presented. Focus is placed on the effects of liquefaction through evaluation of the residual shear strength of liquefied material and liquefaction-induced ground displacements and their effects on structures. Mitigation techniques are presented.
In the third short course "Seismic Performance of Slopes and Earth Structures", seismic considerations related to seismic slope stability, dams, levees, embankments and retaining systems are presented. Some example problems are solved to illustrate the primary issues involved in evaluating geotechnical earthquake hazards. Question and answer sessions provide opportunities to discuss selected concepts in greater detail. Each attendee will be given course notes that support the lectures.
By registering to any of the courses you can get the course content in two ways:
Live (synchronous) from 12:30 to 16:00 Pacific Standard Time on February 19 - 22, 2024 (Module 1), March 25 - 28, 2024 (Module 2), and April 29 - May 2, 2024 (Module 3).
Recorded lectures that will remain available for one month after the Live version of each course. This has been shown to facilitate particularly participants in different time zones.
In addition, the courses include significant time for discussion and consultations in joint rooms and break-out rooms with the instructors.
Module 1: "Earthquake Ground Motions & Seismic Site Response"
Course Objectives:
The objective of Module 1 is to present the State of the Art and Practice on seismic site response. Specific course objectives:
1. Considerations in conducting a DSHA and a PSHA
2. Considerations in ground motion selection and modification
3. Selection of dynamic soil properties and seismic site response analyses
Module 2: "Liquefaction Engineering"
Course Objectives:
The objective of Module 2 is to present the State of the Art and Practice on soil liquefaction engineering. Specific course objectives:
1. Understand the state concept of soil response in drained and undrained shear under monotonic and cyclic loading
2. Perform liquefaction triggering assessments using state-of-the-practice tools and procedures and interpret the results
3. Evaluate the effects of soil liquefaction on the ground and structures
Module 3: "Seismic Performance of Slopes and Earth Structures"
Course Objectives:
The objective of Module 3 is to present the State of the Art and Practice on the seismic performance of Slopes and Earth Structures. Specific course objectives:
1. The seismic stability considerations for natural hillslopes and engineered earth slopes
2. The seismic stability considerations for the seismic analyses of dams, tailings dams, levees and landfills
3. The seismic performance of retaining structures, the calculation of seismic earth pressures calculation and seismic displacement of walls
The cost of each four half-day course is $985. A limited number of spots are available for students (with a 35% price reduction) after coordination with the short course leader.
A 10% reduction in cost is provided for 3-4 registrations and a 20% off for 5+ registrations (if paid at the same time during course registration).
A 50% reduction in cost for the third module is provided to users that will register in all three modules (if paid at the same time during course registration).
Refund Policy: Course registration can be fully refunded based on requests made until two weeks before each short course. Specifically, until February 5, 2024 for the first module and the whole series, until March 11, 2024 for the second module, and until April 15, 2024 for the third module.
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