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Course 1: Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities

 

Recording Available

Instructors: George Koerner

Goal: This on-line course is focused on the quality assurance and quality control of geosynthetics as placed in permanent and/or critical applications. Specifications and testing are emphasized and demonstrated accordingly. It focuses on both the manufactured geosynthetics and on the installation processes. Applications are mainly in the waste containment area, i.e., landfills and surface impoundments, but applicability to ponds/reservoirs, canals, shale gas plays, coal combustion residuals, heap leach pads, etc., are also addressed. Included are the following presentations:

  • waste issues, regulations and geosynthetics
  • geomembrane manufacturing, specifications and testing
  • geomembrane placement and field testing
  • geosynthetic clay liners
  • geosynthetic drainage systems
  • ancillary geosynthetics, clay liners and documentation

Course Benefits: The course provides the latest information on manufacturing and installation of all types of geosynthetics. It follows closely the U.S. EPA Technical Guidance Document (EPA/600R-93/18) of the same title as this course. Included are manufacturing QA and QC, as well as construction QA and QC. The course is very descriptive with numerous example situations, case histories and test methods/procedures. Power point slides of the entire course are provided.

Professional Development Hours: This on-line course automatically warrants 8 PDH's.

Targeted Audiences: Quality control and quality assurance organizations, design and specification engineering firms, manufacturers and representatives of geosynthetic materials; as well as installation contractors; owners of facilities; engineering consultants; federal, state and regional agency personnel (both environmental and transportation); and private developers.

GSI Certification: If certification under the Geosynthetic Certification Institute-Inspectors Certification Program (GCI-ICP) is desired a separate registration and examination is required, see www.geosynthetic-institute.org/applications.htm or contact Jamie Koerner at jamie@geosynthetic-institute.org for details.

Course Registration Fee
GSI and GMA Members - $750.00
Non Members - $1,000.00

Pay Registration Fee

Course 1: Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities

 

Choose a Webinar - QC/QA in Waste Containment

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TRI Environmental Inc. offers the following online training courses bi-annually

-        “Construction QA/QC for Geosynthetic Installation”

-        “Construction QA/QC for CCL and GCL Installation”

For information on upcoming courses go to https://tri-environmental.com/educational-services/

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Course 2: Construction Inspection of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls, Berms and Slopes

Recording Available

Instructors: Bob Koerner and George Koerner

Goal: This on-line course is focused on the inspection, monitoring and maintenance of MSE walls, berms and slopes reinforced with geogrids and geotextiles. It is felt to be necessary due to the number of failures (excessive deformation and collapse) that have occurred. It focuses on all aspects of such situations. Included are the following presentations:

  • data base of 236 failed MSE walls
  • introduction and overview of wall inspection
  • responsibility before construction
  • responsibility during construction
  • responsibility after construction
  • monitoring and remediation

Course Benefits: This on-line course provides detailed construction aspects of MSE walls, berms and slopes with emphasis on inspection of all phases of the operation. Step-by-step construction aspects will be presented along with idiosyncrasies of the various geosynthetics and soil types used in the construction process. Monitoring during and after construction, as well as long-term maintenance procedures will be addressed as well. Laboratory testing of geosynthetic and soil test procedures will be described accordingly. Power point slides of the entire course are also provided.

Professional Development Hours: This on-line course automatically warrants 8 PDH's.

Targeted Audiences: Federal, state and regional transportation engineers and related personnel; engineers from municipal districts and townships; private and municipal land developers, consulting engineers and testing laboratories servicing these organizations and providing forensic services; manufacturers and representatives of geosynthetic materials; contractors and installers of geosynthetic materials; academic and research groups; and others desiring technically related information on this important aspect of transportation, geotechnical and geosynthetic engineering systems.

GSI Certification: If certification under the Geosynthetic Certification Institute-Inspectors Certification Program (GCI-ICP) is desired a separate registration and examination is required, see www.geosynthetic-institute.org/applications2.htm or contact Jamie Koerner at jamie@geosynthetic-institute.org for details.

Course Registration Fee
GSI and GMA Members - $750.00
Non Members - $1,000.00

Pay Registration Fee 

Course 2: Construction Inspection of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls, Berms and Slopes

Choose a Course - MSE Wall Construction Inspection

 

Course 3: Designing With Geosynthetics

On-Line Course Dates

Anytime: it is On-Demand

Availability is for Six (6) months

 

Instructor: Bob Koerner

 

Goal: This on-line course is focused on the entirety of geosynthetic materials and their myriad applications. It precisely follows the 914-page, 6th-Edition, textbook "Designing With Geosynthetics" written by the instructor. Every figure, graph, table, example and more are reproduced but now with a voice-over so as to further emphasize the points raised in the book. Included are 1540 slides with approximately 18-hours of total voice-over. The contents are best appreciated when syncronized with a two-volume copy of the book (ebook for $7, softback $60 and hardback $80) so as to follow along with the power point slides and voice-overs. All three formats are available through Xlibris (the publisher), Amazon and Barnes and Noble and GSI (books only).

 

Just completed and now available, the total on-line "package" consists of the following:

 

GSI’s New On-Line, Distance Learning Course

“Designing With Geosynthetics (DwG)”

by

Bob Koerner

 

Section

Number

Title

DwG Book Sections Covered

Number of Slides

Voice-Over Time (min.)

1

Geosynthetics

all

121

60

2a

2b

2c

2d

Geotextiles

Geotextiles

Geotextiles

Geotextiles

2.1 to 2.4

2.5 to 2.6

2.7

2.8 to 2.11

119

122

65

126

90

85

70

85

3

Geogrids

all

112

85

4

Geonets

all

72

60

5a

5b

5c

5d

Geomembranes

Geomembranes

Geomembranes

Geomembranes

5.1 to 5.2

5.3 to 5.5

5.6

5.7 to 5.13

92

115

100

152

65

70

80

90

6a

GCLs

all

89

70

6b

GCLs

new topics

72

55

7

Geofoam

all

67

40

8

Geocomposites

all

116

80

TOTALS

1540

1085 ~ 18 hours

 

Course Benefits: This course represents the equivalent of a full academic year of teaching geosynthetics, which the instructor has presented at Drexel University since the 1st Edition of the book in 1984. The exception, of course, is that it is not "live" but now "on-line" and "on-demand". Access to the course is for six-months after payment of the fee and the contents can be shared with co-workers or others within an organization. The course is particularly beneficial to graduating students entering geosynthetics and all new employees of geosynthetic-related organizations. It also acts as a primer for those interested in becoming certified as a geosynthetics designer.

 

Professional Development Hours: This on-line course automatically warrants 18 PDH's.

 

Targeted Audiences: Persons employed in the geosynthetics area from all perspectives; as well as facility owners, federal, state and regional transportation engineers and related personnel; engineers from municipal districts and townships; private and municipal land developers, consulting engineers and testing laboratories servicing these organizations and providing forensic services; manufacturers and representatives of geosynthetic materials; contractors and installers of geosynthetic materials; academic and research groups; and others desiring a holistic view of geosynthetics information on the critical aspects of transportation, geotechnical, mining and geosynthetic engineering systems.

 

GSI Certification: If certification under the Geosynthetic Certification Institute-Designers Certification Program (GCI-DCP) is desired a separate registration and examination is required, see www.geosynthetic-institute.org/gdcpappl.htm or contact Jamie Koerner at jamie@geosynthetic-institute.org for details.

 

Course Registration Fee
GSI and GMA Members - $1,000.00 for 6-months access
Non Members - $3,000.00
for 6-months access


Pay Registration Fee

Course 3: Designing With Geosynthetics

GSI AND GMA MEMBERS - Designing With Geosynthetics - $1,000

 

NON-MEMBERS - Designing With Geosynthetics - $3,000

 

 

For information on Courses contact:

Jamie Koerner