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Geocentrix ReWaRD - Embedded retaining wall design

ReWaRD hands-on training

Training courses for 2008

From time-to-time, Geocentrix arranges one-day hands-on training courses for users of ReWaRD 2.5. New courses have been provisionally scheduled for:

5th November 2008
Venue - Birmingham
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Spring 2009
(Greater London)
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A course outline is available on this website. This is a very practical course, suplemented by short lectures on key aspects of embeddeded retaining wall design and theory, as implemented in ReWaRD. Each delegate has his/her own PC which allows him/her to undertake the numerous tasks set by the course instructor throughout the day. Be prepared to work hard to get the most out of the course!

Places on the course are strictly limited and can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost to attend the course is £350 + VAT per delegate and includes lunch and all course materials. A £50 discount applies to customers who have taken out an annual technical support agreement. To register your interest, please click here .

Benefits of training

Do you know the difference between earth pressures as-built, at minimum safe embedment, with maximized safety factors, and at failure - and when these are needed in the design of embedded retaining walls? Why does BS8002 give bigger bending moments than the Corus Piling Handbook?

To help you get the most out of ReWaRD, Geocentrix offers one-day hands-on training courses at various venues throughout the UK.

Delegates learn how to realise the full potential of ReWaRD's unique Stockyard/Workbook interface, using templates, soil libraries, and customized settings. Details of ReWaRD's implementation of a range of UK and international design standards are given together with advice on how to adapt these standards to your particular needs. Delegates are encouraged to bring their questions and problems for discussion and analysis.

Places at each venue are strictly limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to know the available dates for these courses, please contact us now.

Customers who wish to send three or more delegates on the ReWaRD training course may find it more convenient and economical to arrange in-house training. Please contact Jenny Bond for details and pricing.


Course outline

Course contents are subject to change without notice

Session 1: ReWaRD's Integrated Design Environment

Key features

The Stockyard
Engineering Objects
Boreholes, layers, & soils
Water tables
Construction Stages
Workbooks
The Stockyard's Toolbar

Drag-and-drop features
Editing objects "in situ"
Borehole navigation
On-screen Help
Using the rulers
Cut & paste between different copies

The Construction Wizard

Stepping through the Construction Wizard
When to use the Construction Wizard

Modifying a generated project
Getting results

Performing calculations
Viewing results

Inspecting warning and error messages
Producing printed output

Session 2: ReWaRD's design capabilities

Earth pressures 101

Earth pressures as built
Earth pressures at min. safe embedment
Earth pressures with max. safety factors

Earth pressures at failure
When each of the above is required

Selecting a design standard

Basis of design
Working stress standards
Limit state standards
Unplanned/softened excavations

Reviewing the properties of the selected Standard
Design cases in Eurocode 7
Design details

Critical state parameters
Duration and effect
Limits on tension cracks
Custom earth pressure coefficients

Entering levels relative to Ordnance Datum
Converting to/from Imperial Units
Data validation

 

Session 3: Design example: sheet pile cofferdam

Setting up the project

Soil profile

Groundwater conditions

Design of stage 1

Ground conditions
Excavation details

Minimum surcharge
Design of Stages 2-3

Bending moments for Stage 1
When to apply a surcharge

Further excavation details
Modelling the pumping system

Session 4: Wrapping Up

Obscure features

Linear seepage water
Tidal water tables and durability assessment
Custom soil-structure interface parameters
Using templates

Copying and pasting into other applications
Saving results as Excel spreadsheets
Changing spreadsheet page properties
Customizing printouts

Technical support

History of ReWaRD
Service packs for ReWaRD 2.5
Patches for ReWaRD 2.0

Support via the Geocentrix website
Benefits of a technical support agreement
Questions and answers

Open session

 

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