Short Courses
Course title: “Soil Slope and Embankment Design”
This course is provided by the National Highway Institute (FHWA) and it is offered to US State DOT’s. Though this course does not deal with soil reinforcement, the slope stability aspects are demonstrated using program ReSSA(3.0). Since January 2003, this course has been offered in Columbia, South Carolina; Concord, New Hampshire; Sacramento, California; Denver, Colorado; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Salt Lake City, Utah; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Columbus, Ohio; Carson City, Nevada; Montgomery, Alabama; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Helena, Montana; Indianapolis, Indiana; Pocatello, Idaho; Bristol, Virginia; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona. If interested, link to the website below for schedule and then check with local coordinator for availability.
Instructors: Dov Leshchinsky and a co-instructor.
Schedule can be seen at:
Locations where 1-Day workshops on geosynthetic reinforced soil were offered:
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CITY
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COUNTRY
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YEAR
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Vancouver
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Washington
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2018
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Nelson
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New Zealand
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2015
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Christchurch
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New Zealand
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2015
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Auckland
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New Zealand
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2015
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San Diego
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California, USA
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2013
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Lima
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Peru
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2012
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Panama City
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Panama
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2010
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Bangkok (Dept. of Highways)
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Thailand
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2010
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Edmonton
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Alberta, Canada
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2010
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Gainesville (Florida DOT)
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Florida, USA
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2010
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Houston
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Texas, USA
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2009
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Belo Horizonte
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Brazil
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2009
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Rio De Janeiro
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Brazil
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2009
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Sao Paulo
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Brazil
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2009
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Vietnam
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2009
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Columbia (South Carolina DOT)
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South Carolina, USA
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2008
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Honolulu
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Hawaii, USA
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2008
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Lawrence (Kansas DOT)
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Kansas, USA
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2008
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Bangkok
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Thailand
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2008
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Hanoi
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Vietnam
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2008
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Salem (Oregon DOT)
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Oregon, USA
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2007
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Dover (Delaware DOT)
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Delaware, USA
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2007
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Guatemala City
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Guatemala
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2007
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Santiago
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Chile
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2007
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Minneapolis
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Minnesota, USA
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2007
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Piestany
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Slovakia
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2007
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Warsaw
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Poland
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2007
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Budapest
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Hungary
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2007
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Bogota
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Colombia
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2006
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Seoul
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Korea
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2006
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Baltimore (Maryland DOT)
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Maryland, USA
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2006
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Panama City
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Panama
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2006
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Lima
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Peru
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2006
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Vancouver (FHWA)
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Washington, USA
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2006
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Bangkok
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Thailand
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2005
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Luebbecke
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Germany
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2005
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Melbourne
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Australia
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2005
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Sydney
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Australia
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2005
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Gold Coast
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Australia
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2005
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Auckland
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New Zealand
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2005
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Wellington
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New Zealand
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2005
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Nelson
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New Zealand
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2005
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Christchurch
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New Zealand
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2005
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Bangkok
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Thailand
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2004
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Aschffenburg
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Germany
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2004
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Carson City (Nevada DOT)
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Nevada, USA
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2004
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Lincoln (Nebraska DOT)
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Nebraska, USA
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2004
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San Diego
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California, USA
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2004
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Atlanta (FHWA)
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Georgia, USA
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2004
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Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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2003
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Qingdow
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China
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2003
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Taipei
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Taiwan
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2002
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Kaosiung
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Taiwan
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2002
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Phuket
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Thailand
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2002
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Arnhem
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Holland
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2001
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