Training

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AGE bvba organises training courses on several topics.

Each course consists of several separate teaching units. Unless specified, each unit equals a 4.5 hour lecture session. Teaching units for a course usually are given on a specific day, for a number of consecutive weeks, starting at 1.30pm and ending at 6pm.

Typical cost for one teaching unit is 250€/person (not including VAT) and includes course materials (printed participant workbook, CD with high resolution slides, additional publications and software) and refreshments. Registrations are valid for the full course only, not per unit.

Participation to a course is linked to a certificate.

Registration for the courses can be done online.

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For small groups up to 10 participants, training seminars can be held in our own lecture room. Larger groups are accommodated in different seminar facilities in the neighbourhood of Ghent.

We also offer "personalised" training courses for companies. These can be held at their offices and content, duration and level can be adapted according to the client's wishes. If you are interested in receiving a price proposal, please contact us at training@AGE-be.net.

If you would like to get information about planned training courses through email, you can send us your contact data using the mailing list form on the left of this page.

 

Following open courses are scheduled at the moment:

  • Fundamentals of soil mechanics : 3 units, 15-22-29 June 2011. See here.
  • Geotechnical aspects of storage of mineral waste: 3 units, 16-23-30 June 2011. See here
  • Axial and lateral loading on piles and pile groups : 4 units, September 2011. In co-operation with Ensoft Ltd. See here.
View scheduled courses in the calendar-application below. Click on 'Look for more' to get future events.

 

Soil Mechanics

  • Fundamentals of soil mechanics
    Units : 3
    Next seminar : Wednesday 15-22-29 June 2011, 13.30 - 18.00
    Content : This refreshment course focuses on soil parameters : which parameter to use and how to determine using laboratory and in situ tests.
    • Basic properties of soil : classicifation of soils, density, liquid phase, plasticity limits, grain size distribution, principle of total/water/effective stresses, compressibility, shear strength...
    • Determination of stress-strain parameters from laboratory and in situ testing : closer look at shear resistance, principle of critical density, impact of water-pressure, critical state, direct shear test, simple shear test, triaxial test, plane strain test, shear resistance and stiffness, soil parameters from CPT, soil parameters from DMT, ...
    Deadline registration : June 1st 2011
    Comment : Participants should have some understanding of the basic soil mechanical principles. This course will be repeated in October 2011.

Foundation Engineering

  • Axial and lateral loading on piles and pile groups (in co-operation with ENSOFT Inc.)
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    Content : The course deals with the complexities of designing piles for both axial and lateral load, which is a critical design element in many contemporary constructions : horizontal loads from berthing of ships on marine structures, wind- and wave-loading on off-shore windmill structures, wind forces on highrise buildings, ...
    • Principles of soil-structure interaction
    • Axial loading on piles
    • Theoretical basis of lateral load-transfer (p-y) curves and experimental validation
    • Description of the p-y curves used in LPILE and GROUP software
    • Study of nonlinear moment-curvature behaviour of bored piles and prestressed concrete piles
    • Practical considerations for design of bored piles
    • Software training with LPILE and GROUP
    • Analysis of pile groups under combined axial and lateral loading
    • Geotechnical testing related to lateral loading analysis
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Environmental Geotechnics

  • Modelling Groundwater and contaminant flow using MODFLOW.
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  • Introduction to environmental geotechnics.
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  • Advanced environmental geotechnics.
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  • Geotechnical aspects of storage of mineral waste.
    Units : 3
    Next seminar : Thursday 16-23-30 June 2011, 13.30 - 18.00
    Content : The course is an introduction to several geotechnical aspects of storage of mineral wastes. We will deal with landfilling of municipal solid waste but also storage of dredged slurries and mine tailings. The main focus of the course lies in the design of engineered barriers.
    • waste mechanics : behaviour of municipal solid waste, stress-strain behaviour of slurries (large strain consolidation)
    • principles of contaminant flow
    • leachate collection systems
    • final cover systems
    • liners : geomembrane liners, compacted clay liners, geosynthetic clay liners, composite liners
    • use of geosynthetics as drainage of reinforcing elements
    • laboratory and in situ testing of waste and barriermaterials
    • design of barriers: "hydraulic" design, geotechnical stability
    • special cases and alternative barrier materials
    Deadline registration : June 1st 2011
    Comment : Participants should have some understanding of the basic soil mechanical principles.
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