Agenda

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 11:00 AM – 2:15 PM CDT (incl. 15min. break)

   Types of slope movement and instability

      • Deep seated slide/slump

      • Rockslides and rockfall

      • Mudslides and debris flow

   Analyzing the stability of slopes

   Slope stability concepts

      • Considerations for soil and rock slopes

      • Reviewing geologic conditions

      • Examining soils and topography

      • Evaluation surface and groundwater conditions

   Key evaluations in different types of slopes

      • Natural slopes

      • Engineered slopes

   Methods of slope stability analysis

      • Strength selection for analysis

      • Limit equilibrium methods

      • Finite element analysis

      • Limit analysis (upper and lower bound)

   Case studies

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Credits

Architects
     3.0 HSW CE Hours
     3.0 AIA LU|HSW

Professional Engineers
     3.0 PDHs

Landscape Architects
     3.0 HSW CE Hours 
     3.0 LA/CES HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers
     3.0 ASFPM CECs

 

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

HalfMoon Education Certifying Entities:
   American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (No. J885)
   International Code Council (No. 1232)
   Landscape Architect Continuing Education System
   American Institute of Certified Planners (APA)
   Boards of Engineering: Florida (No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), 
     Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (No. S-0130), 
     and North Dakota.
   Course-by-Course Providers: Association of State Floodplain Managers

 

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). NY landscape architects: §79-1.5(i)(2).

Speakers

Antonios Vytiniotis, Ph.D. P.E.

Director, Group Lead, Massachusetts Consulting, Geocomp

Dr. Vytiniotis is a member of the Geo-Institute’s Deep Foundation and Computation Geotechnics committees and a regional Director for the Society of Construction Law – North America.  He has background in structural and geotechnical engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and numerical analysis. Dr. Vytiniotis has worked on numerous projects in more than 20 states and multiple countries, assisting project owners, law firms, insurance companies and developers. His analyses consist of assessing soil improvement, soil-structure interaction, dam safety, causation of MSE wall failures, effects of adjacent construction (such as vibrations or pile driving), soil heave or settlements, pipeline installation, water intrusion, and backfill quality. Dr. Vytiniotis is experienced in evaluating slope stability, performing mechanical and flow-through-porous media finite element analyses and soil-structure interaction using various software such as Plaxis, Flac, Geostudio, ABAQUS, LPILE, FEFLOW and GROUP. Additionally, he has experience in data analysis, signal processing and GIS.  Dr. Vytiniotis has performed research on the seismic response of pile-supported wharves, seismic slope stability, the effectiveness of prefabricated vertical drains (earthquake drains) and soil densification in reducing liquefaction risk, the effect of gravel drains in amplifying seismic accelerations, and numerical simulations of centrifuge experiments. In the past, He gained international experience in Greece and Switzerland, and was appointed lecturer at MIT.