ENGINEERING GEOLOGY - Australian Geomechanics Society

AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANICS SOCIETY
ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY
COURSE 2010... 2012... 2015
www.australiangeomechanics.org
EVENT INFORMATION
Saturday 26th September — Sunday 4th October 2015
University of Wollongong Northfields Avenue, Wollongong NSW 2522
Cost AGS Member $4,950.00 Non AGS Member $5,170.00
Aims of the course
The principal objective of this course
is to teach students how to apply
geological skills in the field to help
solve engineering problems. This
will be carried out by using guided
field exercises, in which the students
learn by carrying out realistic project
related work in the field whilst being
supervised by very experienced
practitioners.
Students who complete the course
should be able to:
• Understand the engineering
geological environment as the
product of the total geological,
geomorphological and
anthropogenic history of the area.
• Observe and understand geofeatures, record them on logs and
on maps and present them in
geological models.
• Describe geo-materials in
standardized form using
calibrated, field based, quantitative
descriptive systems.
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Who should attend?
• Understand geo-processes and
process rates and estimate the
probability of geo-processes
occurring.
• Interpret aerial photos and other
images.
• Use stereographic projection
methods to analyse and
understand geological structures.
• Understand the nature of
geological information and how it
should be managed and applied in
the project environment.
• Understand the role of the
engineering geologist in
investigation, design, construction
and throughout the life of the
project.
• Communicate more successfully
with other geotechnical
professionals, designers and
constructors involved in ground
engineering.
This course is designed for
engineering geologists and
geotechnical engineers involved in
civil and mining projects who have
some knowledge of geology.
It is envisaged that students will
have 3 or 4 years industry experience
and will be familiar with making
geological observations, and wish
to enhance and develop their
engineering geological skills. This
course is similar to the AGS Geology
for Engineers course based in
Adelaide, which is aimed at teaching
geology to geotechnical engineers
with a limited geological background.
However the Engineering Geology
Course based in Wollongong
places more emphasis on logging,
mapping and developing models for
engineering projects and evaluating
the engineering characteristics of the
ground through field observations.
Please contact Phil Flentje to discuss
whether the Engineering Geology
Course to be held in Wollongong is
suitable for you.
Phone: (02) 4221 3056
Email: pflentje@uow.edu.au
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AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANICS SOCIETY
Accreditation and
Presenters
The course is approved by the
Australian Geomechanics Society.
The course is recognized by
Engineers Australia as equivalent to
80 hours of CPD requirement.
Subject to program rules, The
University of New South Wales, will
offer up to 6UOC to their Master of
Engineering Science in Geotechnical
Engineering and Engineering Geology
for students successfully completing
either the Australian Geomechanics
Courses ‘Geology for Engineers’ in
Adelaide or ‘Engineering Geology’ in
Wollongong.
Engineering geologists Fred Baynes,
Phil Flentje and Mark Eggers have
developed and will present the
course on behalf of the Australian
Geomechanics Society. A teacher
to student ratio of 1 to 6 will be
maintained throughout this course.
Numbers
Accommodation
The course will be limited to a
maximum of 18 students. Places
will be allocated on a first come, first
served basis or as per the waiting list
managed by Dr. Flentje.
We will stay in Wollongong for nights
1 - 3, then Batemans Bay for nights
4 and 5 and back to Wollongong
for nights 6 – 8. We require all
participants to stay in the nominated
motels. We are currently making the
arrangements and a booking form
will be posted on the website in May.
Booking the accommodation will be
your own responsibility as soon as
you register for the course, to secure
your rooms.
When and Where
Registration Fee
Saturday 26th September to Sunday
4th October 2015. University of
Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW and
south coast field sites.
The registration fee for AGS members
is $4,950 inclusive of GST. For non
AGS members the registration fee is
$5,170.00 inclusive of GST and this
includes one years membership of
the AGS. The fee includes course
notes, transport for field trips and
morning/afternoon tea whilst
on campus where possible. All
accommodation and meal costs are
additional to these course fees.
Enquiries
For further information about the
course contact Phil Flentje:
Phone: (02) 4221 3056
Email:
pflentje@uow.edu.au
Website: australiangeomechanics.org/weg
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Cancellation Policy
Fees will not be refundable if a
participant is unable to attend.
However, a nominated person may
attend in your place. If at any time
the course is cancelled, fees will be
refunded in full.
AUSTRALIAN GEOMECHANICS SOCIETY
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 – Saturday 26 September – Wollongong
Day 5 – Wednesday 30 September –
Batemans Bay
12.00pm - 12.30pm Registration.
Field Exercise – Defined Brief:
Compare and contrast underground conditions
with the aid of geological mapping at two
adjacent headlands for an underground LPG
storage facility.
12.30pm - 1.00pm General Introduction Lecture.
1.00pm - 2.00pm Logging – Mapping Lecture.
2.00pm - 3.30pm Desktop Study.
3.30pm - 6.00pm Field Inspection – Major
managed landslide on Mount Ousley Road and
monitoring systems.
Teams to present preliminary findings of
investigations for proposed underground LPG
cavern development.
7.00pm - 8.30pm Group Dinner.
Day 6 – Thursday 1 October – depart for
Wollongong
Day 2 – Sunday 27 September – Wollongong
Field Exercise – Shoreline mapping and logging
of bedrock stratigraphy, mapping a coastal/
estuarine complex.
Depart Batemans Bay and return to
Wollongong.
Field Exercise – Mapping and interpretation in a
coastal quarry in basalt near Kiama.
Day 3 – Monday 28 September – Wollongong
Lecture – Surface processes, geohazards, and
risk management.
Day 7 – Friday 2 October – Wollongong
Field Exercise – Guided tour of LHD major
landslides and remedial works.
Workshop – Aerial photo and image
interpretation - dipping strata and rockslides,
fluvial studies, karst topography, deeply
weathered igneous rock, GIS overview.
Field Exercise – geological and
geomorphological mapping in a large coastal
slope complex incorporating two landslide
sites.
Workshop – Desk study of a large coastal slope
complex.
Day 8 – Saturday 3 October – Wollongong
Workshop – Desk study of granitic coastal
headland.
Workshop – Coastal slope complex desktop
compilation.
Both sites to be major projects later in this
course.
Workshop – Workshop - LPG Cavern
development in fractured granite rockmass.
Day 4 – Tuesday 29 September – depart for
Batemans Bay
Group Dinner.
Depart Wollongong, 2 nights in Batemans Bay
area.
Day 9 – Sunday 4 October – Last day of
course
Field Exercise – Mapping of potential dam site
on the Shoalhaven River system.
Award of certificates, discussion, comments
by participants. Finish before lunch for flights
interstate.
Field Exercise – Interpretation of a fluvial/
marine embayment profile.
Drive to Batemans Bay.
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ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY
COURSE 2015
REGISTRATION FORM & TAX INVOICE
ABN: 89 615 696 393
www.australiangeomechanics.org
Event Information
Form submission
Saturday 26th September — Sunday 4th October 2015
Please complete the
registration form and return
to Peter Robinson via:
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW
secretary@australiangeomechanics.org
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* The cost of AGS membership is $220 annually, please refer to:
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^ Non Members cost includes one years AGS membership.
All prices quoted are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and inclusive of
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