SHEET PILE WALL DESIGN USING MSHEET

Date 26 October 2010 Course leaders Henri Havinga, Deltares Han Best, Deltares Location Deltares, Stieltjesweg 2, Delft, The Netherlands Course backgrounds This course is intended for users and/or people interested in the sheet pile wall design program MSheet. During this course participants will learn how to use MSheet for quick and efficient design of sheet-pile walls according to the EuroCode 7. The course is a mixture of lectures and hands-on computer exercises. In addition, this course pays attention to the modelling aspects important for safe sheet pile wall design. Objectives of this course To learn to use MSheet as a design tool for sheet pile wall design in several practical examples; To design sheet pile wall constructions according to the Eurocode7; To learn the theoretical backgrounds of sheet pile wall design; To train the backgrounds learned in hands-on exercises. Course subjects How to model multiple building phases; How to model underwater concrete; How to design a sheet pile wall according to the Eurocode7; Learn the most powerful design options included in the Eurocode7; Using pre-stressed anchors/struts; Modelling of water pressure; Modelling of combined walls/ Berliner walls; Modelling of horizontally loaded piles; Modelling of soil profile from CPT data. This course is intended for those Who are involved in the design of retaining walls, with little or no experience in using MSheet; Consulting companies, public works bodies and universities. Certificate We provide a certificate of participation. Duration and time One day course from 9:30 tot 17:00 hrs. Price and registration The registration fee is € 565,- excluding VAT, 50% discount for lecturers at centers of education. Please provide VAT number when within the European Union. Please use the electronic form on this website for registration. Transportation: From Schiphol Airport a train is leaving for Leiden Central Station every 20 minutes. Here you have to change trains to Delft Central Station (total travelling time approximately 45 minutes). Take a taxi to your hotel or the course location.

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