Geotechnical Instrumentation for Field Measurements Mar. 15-17, 2009 Doubletree Hotel Cocoa Beach, FL

Welcome

The next course will be held in March 2011 at Cocoa Beach, FL.  Details will be posted on this site in August 2010.

COURSE EMPHASIS

This is a course for practitioners, taught by practitioners with wide field experience. The emphasis is on why and how. The topic is instrumentation for monitoring performance during construction and operation rather than instrumentation to determine in situ parameters.

This continuing education course will include presentations by users of instrumentation from USA, England, Canada, France, and Switzerland.  There will also be technical presentations and instrument displays by major manufacturers of geotechnical instrumentation from USA, Canada, and England.  Some earlier courses have emphasized the users' views: this course will be an international cooperative effort between manufacturers and users.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

     

• Engineers, geologists, or technicians who are involved with performance monitoring of geotechnical features during construction and operating phases
• Project managers and other decision-makers who are concerned with safety or performance of geotechnical construction and consequential behavior

   

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

     

• To learn the who, why and how of successful geotechnical monitoring
• To meet with leading manufacturers of geotechnical instrumentation, each of whom will have displays of instruments
• To ensure that your monitoring programs are tailored to match your specific geotechnical questions
• To avoid the common problem of poor quality data
• To participate in discussions with other instructors and other attendees

 

TEXTBOOK

   

Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance, by John Dunnicliff, published by Wiley in 1988 & 1993, can be ordered at the time of registration for $75 plus tax, and will be distributed on the first day of the course. It is strongly recommended that you purchase this book to achieve the greatest benefit from the course. This is a significant discount off the list price. Additional copies will be available during the course, also for $75 plus tax.

If you have not yet ordered your book or would like to request additional copies, please contact our office at (352) 392-1701 by February 13, 2009. Remember to leave room in your suitcase for your book, notes and other course materials.

ENROLLMENT, FEES & REGISTRATION

The course registration fee, if received on or before February 13, 2009 is $1,500. Late registration after February 13, 2009 is $1,800. This fee includes supplementary course materials, a continental breakfast, refreshments at morning and afternoon breaks, and lunch for each day of the conference as well as an evening reception.

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY

If you must cancel, cancellations made prior to March 2, 2009 will be entitled to a full refund minus a $75 service fee. Cancellations made after March 2, 2009 will not be given a refund, however substitutions are allowed.

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