January 22, 2019 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CST

Earn 1.0 PDH

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Key webinar topics include:

measuring geosynthetic interface shear strength • industry standard test methods • accreditation process for laboratories conducting interface shear testing • interface direct shear test concept • test equipment • selection of interface shear test • conditions • typical data presentations • interruption • reporting • interface direct shear testing work plan

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Presenter: Mr. Robert (Rob) H. Swan, Jr.

Drexel University

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Mr. Rob Swan is currently an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University. Mr. Swan provides instructional teaching for soil mechanics and foundation design, construction materials, building systems, hydraulics and hydrology, and surveying courses as a learned professor and plays a key role in course material development and oversight, assessment and advisement.

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The Seminar offers the attendees an expert insight into geosynthetics used in geotechnical design, geosynthetics and seismicity, and topical insights into landfill containment and service life. This is an opportunity for practitioners, manufacturers and operators to improve their knowledge and understanding of geosynthetic engineering for both static and seismic conditions.

Dr. Stark has been conducting interdisciplinary research and teaching on the static and seismic stability of natural and manmade slopes, such as dams, levees, floodwalls, and waste containment facilities, railroad geotechnics, geosynthetics and geomembranes, soil liquefaction during earthquakes, and stabilization and behaviour of dredged material containment areas. He has been involved in a number of projects on these topics, which has facilitated the transfer of his research results to practice. He is currently researching three-dimensional slope stability, inverse analyses of landslides, heating events in waste containment facilities, and jet grouting.

Prof Stark has received a number of awards for his research, teaching, and service activities and he has been actively engaged in the geosynthetics industry for many years and is the current Vice President of the International Geosynthetics Society’s North American chapter.

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EtE provides specialized, hands-on training and lecture materials to equip

attending lecturers with the tools they need to offer geosynthetics within their

engineering programs. The program includes a laboratory tour, manufacturing

facility tour and practical demonstrations.

Attending lecturers receive instruction, course materials and have continued

access to the instructors as they develop their own programs at both the

UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE levels.

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