EFFECTIVE ENGINEERING - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN COLD CLIMATES  

Tentative Course Program:

Day 1
Course Registration: starting at 8:00 am

Coffee/rolls/juice: 8:00 - 8:50 am

8:50 - 9:00 am Opening / Introduction / Housekeeping (J. Cassie)
9:00 - 11:00 am Introducción a la permafrost de los Andes (D. Trombotto)
11:00 - 11:15 am Coffee break I
11:15 am - 1:00 pm Permafrost, Ground Ice, Seasonal Frost and Hydrology (W. Savigny)

1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch

2:00 - 4:00 pm Environmental Assessment (incl. Site Investigations and Monitoring) (W. Savigny / J. Cassie)
4:00 - 4:15 pm Coffee break II
4:15 - 4:45 pm Permafrost Distribution Modelling (L. Arenson)
4:45 - 6:15 pm Introduction to Permafrost Geophysics (S. Pastore)
6:15 - 6:45 pm Questions, Discussion and Day 1 Wrap-up

7:00 - 8:30 pm Drinks and Appetizers

Day 2
Coffee/rolls/juice: 8:00 - 8:25 am

8:55 - 9:00 am Housekeeping and announcements (J. Cassie)
9:00 - 11:00 am Heat Flow and Ground Temperatures (L. Arenson)
11:00 - 11:15 am Coffee break I
11:15 am - 1:00 pm Introduction to Permafrost Engineering (L. Arenson / J. Cassie)

1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch

2:00 - 4:00 pm Case Histories I (W. Savigny / S. Pastore)
4:00 - 4:15 pm Coffee break II
4:15 - 5:45 pm Case Histories II (J. Cassie / L. Arenson )
5:45 - 6:00 pm Wrap-up and Closing (J. Cassie)