Course: Slope Stability Analysis of Open Pit Coal Mine Excavations and Waste Dumps

About the Course

Rocscience is pleased to announce a training course in the Hunter Valley, Australia, on applying Rocscience's software suite to stability modelling of slopes. This two-day training course is designed for introductory levels and will cover the capabilities and features of the following software: DIPS, RocFall2, Slide2 and RS2.

Course Details

• Date: June 25th-26th, 2026
• Venue: Quest Singleton (5-7 Civic Ave, Singleton NSW 2330)
• Instructors: This course will be in English, instructed by Dr. Alison McQuillan & Jiwoo Ahn
• Programs Covered: DIPS, RocFall2, Slide2, RS2
• Registration Fees (USD):
  Early Bird - $1095 USD
  Regular - $1195 USD
  * Early bird pricing ends May 31, 2026.

What’s included:

• Temporary software licenses to all registrants
• Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea daily
• PDF of course materials
• Certificate

Please note:

• Registrants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation.
• Registrants must bring their own laptops (and mouse).
• Seats are limited

Course Outline

DIPS

• Plotting stereonets and choosing joint sets
• Methodology to identify planar, wedge, and toppling failure mechanisms
• Kinematic evaluations in DIPS

RocFall2

• General conditions for rockfalls and factors affecting trajectories
• Impact theories for lump mass and rigid body in RocFall2
• Point mass and rigid body analysis of the trajectories and energies of falling rock blocks
• Design of mitigation measures such as catch fences and berms

Slide2 & RS2

• Overview of Slope Stability Analysis Methods and Design considerations
• Overview of Measures of Stability – Factor of Safety using Limit equilibrium analysis, Deformation and Strength Reduction Factor using Finite element analysis
• Comparison of Deterministic and Probabilistic analysis methods
• Overview of different analysis methods, search methods and optimization methods in Slide2
• Slide2 model set up – including importing geometry, geometry clean up, assigning materials properties, assigning analysis and search methods
• Results interpretation
• Thrust line validation
• Fundamentals of finite element analysis
• Validation of Slide2 model with RS2 – value of Shear Strength Reduction comparison

Course Instructors: Dr. Alison McQuillan, Director, Rocscience Australia, Jiwoo Ahn, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Rocscience Australia

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