The Australian Geomechanics Society will be running a series of one-day Geotechnical Mapping training courses.

Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) is holding their 27th annual Symposium on Sustainable Geotechnics in design, materials, construction and maintenance. This symposium will form a continuing program of events organised by the AGS.

The event will encourage ideas and discussions about key aspects of design, construction and research which is increasing in popularity in both industry and academia.

This course is expected to return in May 2023. The Australian Geomechanics Society is planning to cover Rock and Soil Logging courses. This course will aim to educate geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, geo-technicians and other relevant professionals in logging and/or interpreting soil and rock logs in accordance with AS1726 – Geotechnical Site Investigations. In addition, the significant changes to AS 1726 contained within the 2017 Revision will be discussed in detail.

Led by led by Colin Mazengarb, this new, more advanced course aims to cover a range of GIS tasks encountered during typical geotechnical investigations. This intermediate level course will be suited for geotechnical practitioners who have previously done the introductory course or already have reasonable experience in GIS software, including QGIS.

In person attendance is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

This online course will provide geotechnical professionals with an introduction to using geographical information systems (GIS). The course will cover:

• An introduction to GIS concepts;

• importing common GIS data formats including web services;

• adding, editing, symbolising and labelling data;

• spatial analysis through the use of filters and queries

• visualising landscapes in 3D

• making maps to use in reports

• making topographic cross-sections

• performing simple geoprocessing tasks such as creating slope angle maps

The Australian Geomechanics Society event on the key pitfalls and important considerations when designing and working with open pit and slope design.

Hear from industry leader Ian de Bruyn (Principal Consultant, Geotechnical Engineering, SKR Consulting, Australasia Pty Ltd).

The hybrid event format allows for participation either in-person, or online from anywhere in the world.