•   August 25-26.2009 (1.5days), EVENT I:    Z_SOIL.PC 2D course , at EPFL room ???, 09am         

•  August  26-27.2009 (1.5days), EVENT II:    Z_SOIL.PC 3D course , at EPFL room ???, 14pm***

AN INTRODUCTION TO Z_SOIL.PC 2D WITH EMPHASIS ON DATA PREPARATION

      DAY 1    09.00 am to 17.30 pm

    Lecture 1 : Introduction to nonlinear finite element analysis    :
                     Initial state, stability and ultimate load analysis in single phase media
    Lecture 2 : Overview of Z_SOIL.PC & Geometric preprocessing and postprocessing
    Lecture 3 : Flow  and  Two-phase media
    Lecture 4 : Special topics

     DAY 2      09.00 am to 12.30 pm
    Lecture 1 : Constitutive models
    Lecture 2 : Hardening soil model with small strain stiffness
  

Fee : EU 350.--  ; includes: admission to lectures,  course notes.
Discount : 50% for Z_SOIL.PC full version owners.

AN INTRODUCTION TO Z_SOIL.PC 3D WITH EMPHASIS ON DATA PREPARATION

• A discussion on all aspects of 3D data preparation
  

    Lecture 1 : Overview
    Lecture 2 : Simple examples  

     DAY 2      09.00 am to 17.30 pm
    Lecture 1 to 4 : Case studies
   

Payment to : CREDIT SUISSE CH-1002 Lausanne, account No acc.121242-82-1, IBAN CH51 0483 5012 1242 8200 1 , BIC : CRESCHZZ10A
with mention "Z_SOIL course on the xx.xx.2008", date and your name.

Registration form by fax to 41/21/802 46 06, E-mail info@zace.com or letter to Zace Services Ltd, P.O. Box 2, CH-1015 Lausanne 15.

Deadline for registration : until 15 days before course start.

Cancellation : may be decided by organizer not later than 7 days before course start.

Who should attend :

• Z_SOIL.PC 2D : if you have an engineer degree and less than 400 hours of practice with Z_SOIL.PC you can gain significant profit from attending the course.
• Z_SOIL.PC 3D : if you are familiar with Z_SOIL.PC and wish to start performing 3D analyses, this course is a must.