Rockfall Mitigation

March 23, 2017 831 Hambley Blvd, Pikeville, KY 41501

This workshop will cover Advanced Topics in Rockfall Mitigation.

Transportation will be provided for the afternoon field trips that follow the presentations. Safety vests will be required and all participants are encouraged to bring their own – the workshop will provide vests if needed.

Event Schedule

8:00 - 12:00 pm

Workshop

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 pm

Lunch

Working Lunch – Lunch will be provided

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Site visit

The City of Pikeville GCS^® Wall site visit
US 23 rockfall field trip – US 23, MP 15.8
“Hatfield and McCoy” KY 1460 rockfall stabilization site visit

Registration

GeoHazard Mitigation Workshop

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This is a no-cost workshop that also includes a complementary lunch. PDH certificates will be issued for each participant at the workshop’s satisfactory conclusion.

Shotcrete Day Registration

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This is a no-cost workshop that also includes a complementary lunch. A seven (7) hour PDH certificate will be issued for each participant at the workshop’s satisfactory conclusion.