The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) and the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) are co-organizing a series of geosynthetics short courses here in the second half of the year with the support of numerous industry sponsors and expert instructors. The first in the series was held in August in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (“Geosynthetic Reinforcement”) and was led by Dr. Robert Koerner of the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and NAGS Executive Director David Suits.
The next available opportunities include sessions in Houston, Atlanta and Orlando:
Geosynthetic Reinforced Wall and Slope Systems
29-30 September 2011
Houston Engineering and Scientific Society (HESS Club)
Houston, Texas
This 1.5-day (9 PDHs) short course will help attendees to appreciate and implement design, ASD and LRFD, of mechanically stabilized earth walls, reinforced soil slopes, and base-reinforced embankments over soft soil. Also discussed is an instructive case history of an exhumed geogrid wall, seismic impact of reinforcement in the context of design, and lessons learned from failed MSE walls. Instructor: Dov Leshchinsky, Ph.D., professor of civil engineering, University of Delaware.
Geosynthetics in Pavement Systems
20-21 October 2011
Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel
Atlanta, Ga.
The 1.5-day (9 PDHs) short course “Geosynthetics in Roadways” provides training on the appropriate, cost-effective utilization of geosynthetics in roadway applications. The course examines the use of geotextiles, geogrids, and edge drains in pavement structures. Applications of filtration, drainage, roadway separation, roadway reinforcement, roadway subgrade improvement, and pavement overlays are addressed. Instructors: Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., who is an independent geotechnical engineering consultant; and David Suits, MSCE.
Geosynthetics in Pavement Systems
28-29 November 2011
Orlando Holiday Inn – Orlando Airport
Orlando, Fla.
The 1.5-day (9 PDHs) short course “Geosynthetics in Roadways” provides training on the appropriate, cost-effective utilization of geosynthetics in roadway applications. The course examines the use of geotextiles, geogrids, and edge drains in pavement structures. Applications of filtration, drainage, roadway separation, roadway reinforcement, roadway subgrade improvement, and pavement overlays are addressed. Instructors: Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., and David Suits, MSCE.
The North American Geosynthetics Society is a chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS).
