Course Details
Getting Acquainted with Geosynthetics in Soil Reinforcement - IN-HOUSE ON DEMAND ONLY
A 2-day course to help attendees understand and assess geosynthetics materials and design soil reinforcement structures (walls, steep slopes, embankments and pavement structure).
Attend this course and learn about:
- Geosynthetics material for soil reinforcement
- Soil reinforcement principles
- Design of walls and steep slopes
- Design of embankments (soft soil, piles, and sinkholes)
- Design of pavement structure
Benefits include:
- Participation in an interactive workshop
- Practical activities for assessing geosynthetics properties for soil reinforcement
- Design examples on design software (available free of charge)
- CPD credits (ECSA)
The course is aimed at (but not limited to):
- Staff working in the industry with very little experience or who are about to become involved in designing of soil reinforcement structures
- Candidate engineers, technologist and technicians
- Experienced personnel looking for a refresher course in geosynthetics in soil reinforcement
CPD
This course is accredited with:
- ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and carries 2 CPD credits.
For online courses, it is recommended to have the following installed on your computer:
- MS Excel
- The Zoom app
Cost (incl. VAT)
Contact [email protected] for a quotation.
Please note the following requirements:
- Delegates are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient data to cover the full duration of the online course.
- According to the ECSA requirements for online training, a compulsory online assessment must be completed.
- The pass mark for the test is 75%
Our Facilitator
Edoardo Zannoni
Pr Eng, CEng
Edoardo Zannoni is a civil engineer and Section Manager:
Geotechnical at Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd. He previously
held the position of business development manager
geosynthetics for Maccaferri. He is involved in design of soil
reinforcement structure in both civil and mining industry
in South Africa and abroad. He is member of SABS and
ISO technical committee in Geosynthetics and part of the
council for the Group of Interest of Geosynthetics in South
Africa and the International Geosynthetic Society.
In-house courses ONLY.
Contact Lizélle at [email protected] for more
information.