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Sponsored by ASCE's Geo-Institute's Technical Committees
Course Length: 2 Hours
Moderator: Timothy D. Stark, Ph.D., PE., M. ASCE
INSTRUCTORS:
Ignacio Harrouch, PE
Ben Leshchinsky, Ph.D., PE, M. ASCE
Daniel Pradel, Ph.D., PE, M. ASCE
Joseph Wartman, Ph.D., PE
Webinar Brief
Weather and climate disasters have resulted in over $1.8 trillion losses and 13,000+ deaths in the U.S. since 1980, and historical records show that the number of billion-dollar disasters is on the rise. For example, the annual average of 6.5 of $1 billion+ events for the past 40 years has increased to 13.8 events for the most recent five years. And 2019 is the fifth consecutive year in which $10 billion weather and climate disaster events have impacted the U.S. As a result, there’s a critical need to quantifiably assess and enhance the resilience of infrastructure and geo-systems which form a key component of the nation’s critical infrastructure systems.
This webinar will present a multi-disciplinary view of the challenges and impact of extreme events on civil infrastructure using recent case histories. This will include the geo-engineering community and other professionals including climate scientists, engineers, emergency managers, resilience and sustainability investigators, insurance experts, and policy makers, to cope with extreme events in a changing climate.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize failure mechanisms by static liquefaction and slope instability due to rapid reservoir rise
- Explain the relative impact of erosion on landslide activity, landslide morphology, and observed erosion rates
- Recognize flowslides initiated as gravitational driving stresses
Benefits for Participants
The main benefits for participants of this web conferences are to have a knowledge of current extreme events, the challenges and damage that they posed to civil infrastructure, and learn best practices for assessing future risks and responses.
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Achievement of the learning objectives will be assessed through a short post-test.
Who Should Attend
The level of instruction will be primarily for practitioners, regulatory agencies, owners, and operators. Some of the engineers and groups that should attend are: civil engineers, structural engineers, waste containment professionals, water management entities, hydrologists, land-use planners, property owners, and contractors.
Outline
The Following Presentations will be included in the session:
- Failure of Edenville Dam: May 19, 2020 (Presented by: Daniel Pradel, Ph.D., PE, M. ASCE)
- Evaluating Impacts of Wave Erosion on the Activity of Coastal Landslides in Oregon (Presented by: Ben Leshchinsky, Ph.D., PE, M. ASCE)
- 2018 Palu, Indonesia flowslides (Presented by: Joseph Wartman, Ph.D., PE)
- Coastal Protection Against Extreme Events (Presented by: Ignacio Harrouch, PE)
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs
To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short, on-line post-test within 30 days of viewing this course.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]