Slope Stability and Erosion Control Design Workshop (1.2 CEUs) 2013

Key Topics

• Erosion Control Design
  Erosion and Sediment Process, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Management Strategy, Types of Water Erosion and Factors Affecting Erosion, Mechanics of Erosion and Sedimentation, Site Erosion Potential and Evaluation, Site Assessment, Empirical Method for Sediment Storage/Impoundment, Approaches to Estimation of Site Erosion Potential, Rainfall Factor and Soil Erodibility Factor, Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle), Topographic Factor, Soil Erodibility Adjustment Factor, Vegetation and Management Factor, Topographic Adjustment Factor and Support Practice Factor...
• Slope Stability Analysis and design
  Soil Mechanics Revision, Site Investigation Considerations, Factor of Safety, Effective Stress Concept, Stability with Seepage, Stability of Infinite Slopes and Analysis of Finite Slopes with Plane Failure Surfaces (Culmanns Method)...

Who should Attend

Consulting engineers, railroad construction, Highway and maintenance engineers, landscape architects, developers, individuals involved in slope protection and projects/stabilization/repair, construction contractors, regulatory personnel concerned with water quality, fisheries and the environment.