Workshop Covering Advanced Topics in Rockfall Mitigation

March 23, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

The event will be held Thursday, March 23rd in the Mountain View Room at the Hampton Inn, Pikeville KY.

To register for the event, please contact:

Justin Anderson, M.S., P.E. at anderson@gsi.us or by phone at 859.361.2465

Paul Travis, E.I.T. at paul@gsi.us or by phone at 859.200.5347

Brian Edwards, E.I.T. at brian@gsi.us or by phone at 859.629.5698

SCHEDULE

Workshop opens at 7:30 a.m. and starts 8:00 a.m.

8:00 – 1:00 pm

Presented material will include:

Rock Mass Properties and Data Collection
Rock Slope Analysis Tools including Stereonets, Markland’s Analysis, RockPack III,
and other Tools
Shear Strength & Safety Factors * Large Rock Formation Stabilization – discussion of different anchoring methods and their installation
Rock Slope Stabilization Mitigation Design Considerations
Mechanical Scaling Tools and their Application
Rockfall Mitigation Methods – their products & applications
Case Studies & Design Parameters

12:00 – 1:00

Working Lunch – Box lunch will be provided

1:00 – 4:00pm

GCS Wall Site visit

“Hatfield” and McCoy Rockfall Stabilization Site Visit

US 23 Rockfall Field trip -US 23, MP 15.8

PRESENTED BY

Marty Woodard PhD, P.E., P.G.

Regional Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Justin Anderson, P.E.

Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Paul Travis, P.E.

Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Brian Edwards, P.E.

Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International