Join Us For a Complementary Workshop Covering Advanced Topics in Rockfall Mitigation

The event will be held Thursday, March 23rd

To register for the event, please contact:
Justin Anderson, M.S., P.E. at anderson@gsi.us or by phone at 859.361.2465
Paul Travis, E.I.T. at paul@gsi.us or by phone at 859.200.5347
Brian Edwards, E.I.T. at brian@gsi.us or by phone at 859.629.5698

A PDH certificate will be awarded for the number of hours attended

The workshop will be held in the Mountain View Room at the Hampton Inn, Pikeville KY
831 Hambley Blvd , Pikeville, KY, 41501, US

Click here for directions

Schedule:

Registration begins at 7:30 am • Workshop starts at 8:00 am

8:00 – 12:00pm

• 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 – 1:00pm

• Working Lunch – Lunch will be provided

1:00 – 4:00pm

• 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

Presented by:

Marty Woodard Ph.D., P.E., P.G.
Rockfall Division Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Justin Anderson, P.E.
Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Paul Travis, E.I.T.
Senior Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International

Brian Edwards, E.I.T.
Project Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International