Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           12:45 – 4:00 pm

Analyzing the Stability of Slopes         D. Kowalewsky

   Evaluating types of slopes

      • Natural slopes

      • Engineered slopes

   Reviewing geologic conditions

   Examining soils and topography

   Evaluating surface and groundwater conditions

   Methods of slope failure

      • Rock fall and rockslides

      • Slump

      • Mudslides

   Methods of slope analysis

   Case studies

   Question and answer

Slope Stabilization Methods         B. Tiwari

   Unloading

   Buttressing

   Draining

   Reinforcing

   Installing retaining walls

   Use of vegetation

   Surface protection

   Soil engineering

   Rock slope stabilization

Reviewing Slope Stabilization Case Studies         B. Tiwari

Credits

Architects

     6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers

     6.0 CE Hours

Landscape Architects

     6.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers

     6.0 ASFPM CECs

Contractors

     6.0 CE Hours

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers a continuing education opportunity to California architects, professional engineers, landscape architects and floodplain managers. Continuing education is not required for license maintenance or renewal in California.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885), the Association of State Floodplain Mangers for 6.0 CECs, and course approval is pending from the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects and landscape architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700),New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This course also offers a continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. Credit approval is not being sought in any state with a contractor continuing education requirement.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Donald Kowalewsky

Donald B. Kowalewsky is chief geologist of Donald B. Kowalewsky Environmental & Engineering Geology in Malibu. Since 1980, his experience includes geologic consulting for the city of Calabasas; landslide stabilization studies in Malibu, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, and Woodland Hills; and expert witness research and testimony for various landslide, debris flow, drainage and land use-related litigation. From 1980-1987 he was engineering geologist for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, responsible for review and approval of all new development including subdivisions, and for grading and construction of new homes, as well as training of other geologists in field and investigation practices. From 1975-2010 he was an adjunct professor for Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles. Mr. Kowalewsky’s education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from California State University, Long Beach, and graduate studies in Engineering Geology at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Association of Engineering Geologists and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

Binod Tiwari

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Fullerton
Dr. Tiwari is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of California State University, Fullerton. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Geotechnical Engineering in 2003 and is expert in the fields of slope stability and stabilization, landslide mitigation, applied GIS, soil behavior and characterization, and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Dr. Tiwari is a member of various technical committees for ASCE and the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, and he is editor as well as reviewer for various international journals. He was post-doc at Niigata University, Japan, and at Virginia Tech for more than three years prior to joining CSUF in the fall of 2006. Dr. Tiwari is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California and has more than 20 years experience in design and implementation of projects pertinent to slope stability and stabilization.

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