Four short courses in Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology will be given in Vienna (Austria) by Prof. Pinnaduwa Kulatilake from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona.

The subjects of the courses are as follows (click for more information on the links below):

• Rock Fracture Geometry Characterization and Network Modeling in 3-D Including Validations (June 4-5, 2011)
• Measurement and Quantification of Joint Roughness, Normal Deformation, Peak Shear Strength, Aperture and Fluid Flow through Single Joints (June 6, 2011)
• Rock Slope Stability Analyses (June 7-8, 2011)
• Block Theory & Applications for Surficial and Underground Rock Excavations (June 9-10, 2011)

The courses will be taught at the Ibis Wien Mariahilf Hotel in Vienna, Austria.