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In-Person Course in Los Angeles: Introduction to Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering

This short course focuses on practical applications of numerical modeling in the simulation of geo-structures such as retaining walls, foundations, and tunnels. 

In Person Course, Geo-Congress 2023
Los Angeles, California

About

This short course focuses on practical applications of numerical modeling in the simulation of geo-structures such as retaining walls, foundations, and tunnels. It will introduce the use of constitutive modeling, in-situ stresses, boundary conditions, meshing, and material properties in numerical modeling. Commercially available tools for geotechnical engineers will be introduced, with a focus on the FLAC program (Itasca International Inc.).
This course is held in Geo-Congress 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Course Schedule

Course Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Schedule:
  • 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm, Session 1
  • 2:15 pm to 2:30 pm, Break
  • 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm, Session 2
  • 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm, Break
  • 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Session 3

Tool Used

FLAC3D is a powerful tool for the numerical modeling of geo-structures. With its intuitive interface and advanced features, users can develop and run complex geostructures. In this short course, participants will learn how to use FLAC3D for a simple introductory analysis of geo-structures. Demo version of FLAC3D will be provided to participants for practicing.

Course Instructor

Siavash Zamiran, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Zamiran is a geotechnical and geomechanics engineer with over than 15 years of industry and academic experience in different geotechnical and petroleum engineering disciplines. Currently, Dr. Zamiran is a geotechnical/geomechanics consultant, founder and instructor at Mohr Academy, and Senior Lecturer at University of Houston. Dr. Zamiran is a member of ASCE Geo-Institute Computational Geotechnics Committee. He was the winner of national ASCE Edmund Friedman Award in 2019 and ASCE St. Louis Young Engineer Award in 2018.

Contents

Course Introduction and Notes

Course Details
Welcome to the Course!
Course Agreement
Questions from Course Participants
FLAC3D Installation Guideline

Course Slides

Course Materials
Section 1 Course Introduction.pdf
Section 2 Introduction to Numerical Modeling.pdf
Section 3 Numerical Tools.pdf
Section 4 Introduction to FLAC3D.pdf

Example Codes

Example 2.txt
Example 1.txt