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Eurocode EN 1997 Geotechnical Design Course

With the deadline of March 2010 for the mandatory use of Eurocodes just months away, Engineers Ireland has put together a quality, comprehensive course to enable delegates to acquire the knowledge and skills to use EN 1997 Geotechnical Design.

  • Venue: Cork
  • Date: 10th November 2009
  • Fee:
    • Engineers Ireland Members €200 *** HUGE FEE REDUCTION ***
    • Non-members €250
  • CPD Credit: 1

Overview

The course will present methods of design of foundations, piles, retaining walls and slopes which will comply with Eurocode 1997, Geotechnical Design- Pt 1:General Rules and to the Irish National Annex to that code. Ireland is unique in permitting the use of all three design approaches in its National Annex. The course will outline the basic principles of the EN 1997 and of the different design approaches and give design examples of the use of each approach.

Who Should Attend?

This course will be essential to all those involved in geotechnical engineering.

Programme

Session 1
09.15 – 09.45
Introduction to EC 7:Pt1/Design Approaches – Dr Eric R Farrell

Session 2
09.45 – 10.15
Geotechnical data & characteristic parameters – Dr Trevor Orr

Session 3
10.15 – 11.00
Foundation design– Dr Trevor Orr

Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.30

Session 4
11.30 – 12.00
Foundation design – Examples– Dr Trevor Orr

Session 5
12.00 – 12.30
Pile foundation design – Dr Eric Farrell

Session 6
12.30 – 13.00
Pile foundation design – examples- Dr Eric Farrell

Lunch Break
13.00 – 14.15

Session 7
14.15 – 14.45
Design of retaining structures - Dr Eric Farrell

Session 8
14.45 – 15.15
Design of retaining structures – examples -Dr Eric Farrell

Coffee Break
15.15 – 15.45

Session 9
15.40 – 16.10
Slope stability – Dr Trevor Orr

Session 10
16.10 – 16.30
Overview of EC7 in practice – Sean MacEoin

Questions & Answers
16.30 – 17.00

End of Session
17.00

Trainers

Dr. Eric R Farrell, Dept of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, TCD

Dr. Trevor Orr, Dept of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, TCD

Mr. Sean MacEoin, Faber Maunsell

Course contact

CPD Training, Engineers Ireland
Phone: 01 665 1305 / Fax: 01 665 1370
Email: cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie

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