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GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH GEOSYNTHETICS IN SOIL REINFORCEMENT

27/11/2019 - 28/11/2019

A two-day course to help understand and assess geosynthetics materials and design soil reinforcement structures (walls, steep slopes, embankments and pavement structure)

Course Outline

  • Introduction to geosynthetics material for soil reinforcement
  • Soil reinforcement principles
  • Design of walls and steep slopes
  • Design of embankments (soft soil, piles and sinkholes)
  • Design of pavement structure

Benefits Include

  • Participation in an interactive workshop
  • Practical activities for assessing geosynthetics properties for soil reinforcement
  • Design examples of design software (available free of charge)
  • CPD Points

Who Should Attend

The course helps graduates apply their theoretical training in practice. It is therefore recommended for:

  • Staff working in the industry with very little experience or who are about to become involved in designing of soil reinforcement structures
  • Candidate engineers, technologists and technicians
  • Experienced personnel looking for a refresher course in geosynthetics in soil reinforcement

 

Course Presenter

Edoardo Zannoni Pr Eng MSc(Civil)

 

Fees (incl VAT)

Fees include course manual, tea and lunch
R5 615 for SAICE Members
R6 550 for non-SAICE Members

 

CPD

2 CPD Points (ECSA)

2 CPD Points (SACNASP)

 

Registration

Follow this link to access the registration form.

ENQUIRIES
CANDIDATE ACADEMY:
Lizelle du Preez    lizelle@ally.co.za
SAICE:
Dawn Hermanus   dawn@saice.org.za

Details

Start:
27/11/2019
End:
28/11/2019
Event Category:

Venue

Cape Town
Cape Town,

Organizer

saice professional development and projects
Email
lizelle@ally.co.za