13th Annual Technical Forum

Joint Forum
Geohazards Impacting Transportation in Appalachia
&
Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines
July 30 to August 1, 2013
Harrisonburg, VA

  1. About
  2. Topics
  3. Field Trip
  4. Registration
  5. Sponsor/Exhibit
  6. Abstracts
  7. Lodging
  8. Contact

Field Trip

July 30th Pre-conference Field Trip and Workshop Agenda
  • Tentative Agenda for Field Trip & Workshop
    July 30, 2013
  • 7:00 a.m.
    Coffee and pastries.
  • 7:30 a.m.
    Begin loading bus.
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Depart JMU.
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Arrive at site.
  • 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Site Visit
  • 9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
    Introduction to site. History of 2009 failure and remediation, SW introduces kinematics (Strike-Dip, Failure Types, Friction Angle).
  • 9:45 a.m.-10:15 p.m.
    Demonstration of basic Brunton data collection.
  • 10:15 a.m.-10:45 p.m.
    Demonstration of digital data collection.
  • 10:45 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
    Demonstration of digital photogrammetry.
  • 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
    Demonstration of LiDAR data collection.
  • 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Question.
  • 12:30 p.m.
    Depart for lunch site.
  • 12:45 p.m.
    Arrive at lunch site, Q&A and discussion.
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Depart for JMU.
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Arrive at JMU.
  • 2:35 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Workshop
  • 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
    Demonstration of Rockpack, kinematics, Factors of Safety, and CRSP.
  • 3:15p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Demonstration of DPG and LiDAR point cloud data (MAYBE CRSP 3-D).
  • 5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Discussion on RUVULOM and slope drape, Geobrugg products.
  • 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Discussion on soil nails, rock bolts, other techniques.
  • 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
    Discussion on rockfall fences, design methods, cost-benefit.
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Adjourn.




Sponsored by Marshall University Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences (CEGAS) at Marshall University

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