Introduction to FLAC and FLAC3D

In-Person Course in Houston: Introduction to FLAC and FLAC3D

In this course numerical modeling procedure of different geo-structure systems is discussed in FLAC and FLAC3D.

In Person Course in Houston, TX | Fees: $900
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Course Schedule

• Course Date: April 26, 2024
• 8 am to 5 pm (Central Time)
• Course venue location in Houston will be provided to the course participants prior to course start date.
• Lunch and refereshments will be provided to participants.

Course Highlights

• One month of FLAC and FLAC3D full license provided by Itasca Consulting Group
• Handouts of reference codes used in FLAC and FLAC3D
• Full access to lecture notes
• Solved practical examples
• Lifetime membership of LinkedIn private computational geotechnics group
• Certificate and 8 PDH credits

Software License

Our course sponsor, Itasca Consulting Group Inc., will cordially provide temporary licenses of FLAC for participants during the course period

Certificate

Certificates will be awarded to the participants upon successful completion of the course requirements and passing the course exam. The certificate includes 20 PDH credits.

Tools Used

FLAC: A 2D Finite Difference Analysis program
FLAC3D: A 3D Finite Difference Analysis program

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.

Course Outline

The procedure of numerical modeling of geo-structures in FLAC (2D) and FLAC3D will be discussed in this course. The course starts with the introduction of computational geotechnics and geomechanics and description of different steps required in the numerical modeling. Consequently, the numerical modeling procedure will be fully discussed in FLAC and FLAC3D. Different aspects including geometry development, constitutive modeling, property assignment, boundary conditions, analysis procedure, and results extraction will be discussed.

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to numerical modeling in geotechnics and geomechanics
• Introduction to finite element, finite difference, and distinct element modeling technics
• Introduction to modeling in FLAC
• Analysis procedure in FLAC
• Geometry development in FLAC
• Structural elements in FLAC
• Practical examples and models developed in FLAC