Strength Selection for Static Slope Stability Analysis: On-Demand

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Speakers: Christina J. Winckler, P.E., Senior Geotechnical Engineer, AECOM; and John W. France, P.E., D.GE, D.WRE, President, JWF Consulting, LLC

PDHs: This webinar is eligible for 2 PDH credits.

This webinar will provide practical guidance on the selection of soil shear strength parameters for static slope stability analysis. Topics covered include stress-strain behaviors of cohesionless and cohesive soils and their relationships to strength selection, drained and undrained strengths and their application in stability analysis, the differences between effective stress and total stress analysis methods, loading cases for stability analysis and appropriate strength selection for each case, and methods for selection of strength parameters from field and laboratory data.

John W. France, P.E., D.GE, D.WRE

President, JWF Consulting, LLC

JWF Consulting, LLC.

John France has over 50 years of consulting engineering experience. Most of his technical work has focused on dams and water retention structures. He has been responsible for the evaluation, analysis, design, and construction of embankment and roller compacted concrete dams and their appurtenant structures. He has served on numerous senior technical review boards and panels for dam safety projects for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Tennessee Valley Authority; BC Hydro; Brookfield Renewable Energy; and Eagle Creek Hydropower. John was the team leader for the Independent Forensic Teams tasked with investigating the 2017 Oroville Dam spillway incident and the 2020 failures of Edenville and Sanford Dams, MI. He is an instructor for ASDSO training courses on seepage, stability analysis, and emergency action planning, and he has presented numerous ASDSO webinars and workshops on various geotechnical topics. John has twice received the ASDSO President’s Award, and in 2022 he received ASDSO’s Danny McCook Medal for contributions to geotechnical engineering practice in dam safety.

Christina J. Winckler, P.E.

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Christina Winckler, PE is a senior geotechnical engineer at AECOM. She has 13 years of experience in engineering consulting and design. The majority of her technical work is focused on material characterization, stability, seepage, and deformation analyses for earth embankment and tailings dams. She provides engineering, investigation, analysis, design, and construction services to commercial and public clients on water resources, mining, and environmental projects.