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    ◆ EXCLUSIVE Geotechnical Workshop IN DUBAI◆
    2-Days Workshop   •   Pile Raft Foundations
     
     
    Pile-Raft Foundations: Hands-On Session & Industry Insights
    📅 Date
    2nd & 3rd October 2026
    Friday & Saturday
    🕒 Time
    08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
    UAE Time
    📍 Location
    Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel
    Dubai
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    📝 Overview
    This 2-day instructor-led course focuses on the analysis and design of pile raft foundations. The course provides participants with a structured understanding of advanced finite element modelling techniques, appropriate model input parameters, and Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) principles for piled foundation systems.

    Through practical modelling workflows and engineering-focused demonstrations, participants will learn how to develop reliable FE models for piles and pile rafts, select suitable constitutive soil behaviour, and understand the differences between modelling piles as solid volumes and as beam elements. The course also covers the different stages of FE analysis and their application to piled foundation design.

    Participants will gain practical insights into pile group and piled raft behaviour, enabling them to better understand soil-structure interaction and apply advanced numerical analysis techniques to real-world geotechnical engineering problems.
    01
    Model
    Master the fundamental modelling features for piles and develop reliable finite element models for piled foundations.
    02
    Analyze
    Choose appropriate FE input parameters and evaluate soil behaviour, pile modelling approaches, and analysis stages.
    03
    Design
    Apply Soil-Structure Interaction principles to pile groups and piled rafts for informed foundation design decisions.
    Key Learning Areas
    ✓  Advanced FEM modelling
    ✓  Pile and pile raft foundation modelling
    ✓  FE model input parameter selection
    ✓  Constitutive soil behaviour
    ✓  Pile volume vs. beam element modelling
    ✓  Different FE analysis and design steps
    ✓  Soil-Structure Interaction principles
    ✓  Pile group behaviour and analysis
    ✓  Piled raft behaviour and analysis
    ✓  Practical geotechnical design workflows
     
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    As a registered participant, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase MIDAS Software at Special Workshop Pricing.
    This exclusive pricing is available only to registered workshop participants.
    📌Workshop Agenda
    Join this two-day technical workshop to explore GTS NX for piled foundation design, geotechnical modelling, numerical analysis, construction stages, and soil-structure interaction through practical demonstrations.
    DAY 1
    📅 2nd October 2026 (Friday)
    Piled Raft Foundations: Numerical Modelling & Analysis
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
    Registration
    9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
    Welcome Note and Agenda for the Day
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Guest Speaker: Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie
    Senior Manager – Geotechnical Engineering, Dubai Development Authority
    Chair of the Board-Level Committee, ISSMGE
    Guest Speaker: Akash Sharma
    Senior Geotechnical Engineer at Fugro GeoConsulting
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Guest Speaker: Emad Sharif
    GTC - Director
    Topic : CMC system for raft foundation capacity enhancement in Ajman / AI zorah project.
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Jumu'ah Prayer & Lunch Break
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
    A Quick Introduction to GTS NX & Software Demonstration
    Lecture: Use of Numerical Analysis for Piled Foundations
    ⮞ Methodology and presentation of the different steps
    ⮞ Explaining the problem statement
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
    Networking Break
    3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
    Pile Modelling in GTS NX:
    ⮞ Volume Elements Approach
    ⮞ Embedded Beams Approach
    ⮞ Geometric Modelling
    		  
    DAY 2
    📅 3rd October 2026 (Saturday)
    Piled Raft Foundations: Advanced Analysis & Soil Structure Interaction
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
    Registration
    9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
    Guest Speaker: To be Announced
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Guest Speaker: Dr. Ezzat, Prince Sultan University
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
    Networking Break
    11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
    Software Demonstration
    ⮞ Definition of Material and Properties
    ⮞ Mesh Generation
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lunch Break
    1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
    Software Demonstration:
    ⮞ Loads Application
    ⮞ Boundary Conditions Definition
    ⮞ Construction Stage Analysis & Results
    ⮞ SSI Studies (NX Interact Feature)
    🎙️ Meet the Speakers
    Emad Sharif
    Emad Sharif
    Founder & Director – GTC
    Founder & Director – GTC Lab & Consulting Services
    Ground Engineering | Advanced Geotechnical Testing | Foundations
    Emad Sharif is an experienced specialist in a wide range of ground engineering disciplines, including investigations, earthworks, ground improvement, shallow and deep foundations, shoring and dewatering, groundwater engineering, and geotechnical studies for various applications.

    He is the Founder & Director of GTC Lab & Consulting Services, the only laboratory in the Middle East offering services for advanced geotechnical testing. He also serves as Geotechnical Director at e.construct, Dubai, and has extensive experience in geotechnical engineering, consulting, research, and professional leadership.
    Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie
    Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie
    Ph.D., Civil & Geotechnical Engineering
    Senior Manager – Geotechnical Engineering,
    Dubai Development Authority, Dubai, UAE
    Smart Construction | Sustainability | Digital Geotechnics
    Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie is a geotechnical engineering professional, academic, and researcher with over 24 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, smart construction, sustainability, and digital innovation. He serves as Senior Manager of Geotechnical Engineering at the Dubai Development Authority.

    He holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, and specializes in digital geotechnics, engineering automation, and advanced construction technologies. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and contributes to international research and professional initiatives.
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    Dr. Mohamed Ezzat Al-Atroush
    Dr. Mohamed Ezzat
    Al-Atroush
    Ph.D., GE, M.ASCE
    Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering,
    Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, KSA
    Secretary, ASCE Saudi Arabia Section | Leader, GEOTECH 2.0 Research Lab
    Dr. Al-Atroush specializes in geotechnical engineering and resilient infrastructure. He leads the AI-driven GEOTECH 2.0 Research Lab and has received multiple research and professional awards. With 18+ years of experience, he has provided geotechnical expertise for more than 280 projects across the Middle East, covering foundations, bridges, slopes, soil improvement, excavations, dewatering, and tunnel-related ground deformation.
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    Akash Sharma
    Er. Akash Sharma
    Geotechnical Engineer
    Senior Geotechnical Engineer,
    Fugro GeoConsulting, UAE
    Geotechnical Engineering | Numerical Modelling | Foundation Design
    Akash Sharma is a geotechnical engineering professional with over 10 years of experience in geotechnical investigation, retaining structures, and shallow and deep foundation design. He specializes in the application of numerical modelling to geotechnical engineering and the interpretation of geotechnical investigation data.
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    Eng. Vatan Sharma
    Er. Vatan Sharma
    Technical Lead | MIDAS IT
    Technical Lead,
    MIDAS IT
    Geotechnical Engineering | Hydropower | Underground & Tunnel Design
    Mr. Vatan Sharma holds a postgraduate degree in Earthquake Engineering from IIT Roorkee. With extensive experience in geotechnical and hydropower engineering, he has contributed to underground and tunnel design projects. He also delivers technical training for government agencies and multinational organizations, covering tunnels, slopes, excavations, dams, hydropower projects, and other geotechnical applications.
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    🎁 Attendee Benefits
    MIDAS GTS NX Trial
    MIDAS GTS NX Trial
    Get access to a 15-day trial license of  GTS NX software.
    Certificate of Participation
    Participation Certificate
    Receive an official participation certificate.