D-Stability (D-GEO Suite) - Basic Course

D-Stability is Deltares’ software to model the failure of a slope along a slip plane, so called macro stability. This basic course enables engineers to use the software in a responsible way and get acquainted with the theoretical background. At the end of the course, all functionality of D-Stability ought to be understood.

Course description

This course teaches you to model the stability of an embankment with D-Stability. Practical knowledge is gained based upon a number of exercises. Based upon cases under supervision of an experienced designer, you practice with the different Limit Equilibrium Methods.

Course topics

The following subjects will be covered during the course:

• Downloading and installing the software
• Modelling the subsoil
  -By hand
  -Import old projects
  -Importing surface lines
• The available Limit Equilibrium Methods, including their background and applicability
• The different material models both for drained and undrained analysis
• State parameters and yield stress administration
• The use of construction stages
• Modelling water pressures in a geometry and in time
• Loads and reinforcements (influence of earthquakes, geotextiles)
• Finding the representative slip plane
• Inspecting the slip plane
• Introduction to a probabilistic reliability analysis
• Insight into the data format for scripting purposes.

Prerequisites

In advance of the course, you need to install the required software on your own PC.

Course material and language

The course material and language will be in English.

For whom is this course intended?

This course is aimed at the geotechnical engineer or PhD student who wants to gain both theoretical and practical experience in Macro Stability. It is also aimed at people who want to get a better insight into available D-Stability analysis for review purposes. More background information about the probabilistic assessment of geotechnical structures can be gained in the course “reliability and risk analysis.”

Online course dates

Session 1: Monday, 4 October 2021, 9:00 – 12:30 CEST (Delft time, UTC+2)
Session 2: Monday, 11 October 2021, 9:00 – 12:30 CEST (Delft time, UTC+2).

Fee

The registration fee for this course is € 565, – excluding VAT.
50% discount for lecturers at centres of education.

REGISTRATION

Please sign in (top right corner) using your MyDeltares account. 

If you already have either a DSD or OSS account and no MyDeltares account yet, then click on the link Forgot Password? to setup your MyDeltares account including a new password. Once you have completed the password reset you can login. 

After the MyDeltares registration or signing in, it will be possible for you to register for individual 2021 events, get a personal overview (My schedule), make changes in your schedule, profile etc. 

You will receive an email confirmation from Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) with further instructions.

If you come across any problems with the registration, please contact our team at mydeltares@deltares.nl. 

START OF THE SESSION

Please check in early to test your audio and video. We will open the session at 08:50 (CEST, Delft time), 10 minutes before the start of the session.

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