***Update (3/19/20) - This event has been cancelled. Refunds will be processed as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, please contact Shirley Tang.***

Spring Short Course - April 4th, 2020

Dr. D.V. Griffiths - Colorado School of Mines

The ASCE Geo-Institute Pittsburgh Chapter is excited to host Dr. D.V. Griffiths of the Colorado School of Mines for the 2020 Spring Short Course. Dr. Griffiths will be speaking on Quantitative Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering, covering topics such as the rationale for probabilistic geotechnical analysis and risk assessment, the relationship between Factor of Safety and Probability of Failure, and how probabilistic methods can be applied to routine geotechnical design. 

This course will also provide exposure to software for performing geotechnical analysis. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops and to run the programs provided free of charge to all participants.

The seminar will take place at ESWP and the fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, coffee, 7.0 PDH, and electronic and paper copies of the seminar notes. Please refer to the attached flyer for more details.

Cancellations received after March 27, 2020 and no shows will be billed. If you have any questions, please contact Shirley Tang.

2020 GI Short Course Flyer.pdf

Detailed Short Course Outline.pdf