New Technologies for Geotechnical Infrastructure Sensing and Monitoring
presented by the UC Berkeley Faculty of the Geosystems Group

The course will provide a review of some of the latest technologies that are about to, or are already impacting the way we design, maintain, or operate geo-infrastructure and the way we manage risk. Technologies to be discussed are sensor-equipped Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or drones), 3D model creation using optical (Structure-from-Motion) and LiDAR, infrared sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), wireless sensing fundamentals, ShapeArray Accelerometers and distributed sensing using fiber optics.

The instructors (pictured below) have significant expertise in the technologies presented and will outline the principles of operation and the advantages and disadvantages, as well as share examples of projects where these technologies have been successfully implemented.

Due to COVID, the course will be offered online, but is accommodating participants in all time zones by making the recorded lectures available online for two weeks following the completion of the course, as well as arranging “office hours” even a week after the “live” short course.

More information, and registration for this course can be found here: https://www.geoengfdn.org. 

Glenn Borchardt’s popular “Soil Stratigraphy for Trench Logging” has been adapted to become an online course. This course contains an updated version of the lecture portion of the course he been giving for AEG for many years.

This course is great for students and young professionals looking to learn how to log and describe soils, and also a good refresher for soil scientists and archeologists wanting to improve their skills in describing soils and evaluating their features.

Course Description & Outline

Students will learn how to improve their trench and outcrop logs and descriptions of soils uncovered during geologic hazard investigations for development sites. It comprises six abundantly illustrated lectures: 

1. Soil Science Theory: CTPOT, the factors of soil formation

2. The ABC’s of Soils: Recognizing soil horizons and soil features

3. Preparing excellent trench logs

4. Pedochronology: Bookkeeping for the ages

5. Laboratory methods for pedochronology

6. Soil Tectonics: What faults do to soils; what soils do to faults

For More Information and To Register

Prospective students can see the introductory video at: https://go.glennborchardt.com/Soils-Course-Introduction

Students can get some freebie pdfs and learn more about the course at:

https://go.glennborchardt.com/SSFTL-COURSE

The cost is $250 and the first 30 members of AEG to purchase the course will receive a 10% discount (Coupon code: ssftl20). The first 30 college students will receive a 20% discount (Coupon code: ssftlstud). Upon successful completion, Continuing Education certificates will be available. Join AEG at: https://www.aegweb.org/

 
AEG, EERI, and ASCE-GI are presenting a short course on the updates to the California Building Code.  Space is limited, don’t miss it!

October 21, 2019 (9am-5pm)
Citizen Hotel, 926 J Street, Sacramento

Just $125 (full day), $50 (half day), $15 (students)

Speakers:
Chase White, PE, GE, PG, CEG (California Geological Survey)
Jennifer Thornburg, PG, CEG, CHg (California Geological Survey)
Dr. Zia Zafir, PE, GE (Kleinfelder)
Structural Engineer – TBD (OSHPD)

Register Today

Download a flyer: 2019 CBC Workshop NorCal Flyer

Join us for our June 2019 Short Course

Introduction to Block Theory and Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA)

Instructor:
Prof. Yossef H. Hatzor
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Location: 
Davis Hall
University of California Berkeley
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Berkeley, CA

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