The company is under contract to the National Highway Institute in Washington, D.C. to teach a two day course in Rock Slope Engineering (Course Number 132035) to highway engineers across the United States. To date, 26 courses have been presented in 20 states. The course is part of an eleven module instructional program on geotechnical engineering sponsored by the National Highway Institute.
The course material includes a detailed manual entitled Rock Slopes, and a student exercise book. The topics covered in the course are:
Basic mechanics of rock slope stability
Geological data collection and interpretation
Shear strength of rock
Ground water effects on slope stability
Plane failure
Wedge failure
Circular failure
Slope stabilization measures
As a teaching aid, there is a student exercise for each topic.
For information on ordering a course, contact the contract
manager:
Norm Norrish
Telephone:
(425) 861-7327