This lecture honors William H. Mueser (1900-1985) and Philip C. Rutledge (1906-1990), former partners of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE). MRCE has established an endowment to provide funding for this lecture series. The goal is to have nationally and internationally known speakers with construction experience in foundations to deliver interesting talks of practical significance in the design and construction of foundations.
Past Speakers and Topics:
| 22nd |
November 13, 2012 |
Christos Vrettos |
Protection of Foundations from Construction and Traffic Vibrations |
| 21st |
November 14, 2011 |
Kenneth H. Stokoe, II |
The Increasing Role of Seismic Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering |
| 20th |
November 23, 2010 |
Charles Merguerian |
Geological Constraints on TBM Penetration on Hard Rock Tunneling, NYC |
| 19th |
November 19, 2009 |
Robert B. Bittner |
Construction Methods and Design of Marine Structures – The Search for a Better Solution |
| 18th |
December 11, 2008 |
James K. Mitchell |
Ground Improvement for Mitigation of Seismic Risk to Existing Embankment Dams |
| 17th |
November 15, 2007 |
Michael C. Constantinou |
An Overview of Seismic Protective Systems |
| 16th |
November 21, 2006 |
Andrew J. Whittle |
What Caused the Collapse of Nicoll Highway, Singapore? |
| 15th |
November 8, 2005 |
William F. Marcuson III |
Seismic Design & Analyses of Embankment Dams: The State of Practice |
| 14th |
November 3, 2004 |
Alfred J. Hendron, Jr. |
World Trade Center Rock Engineering Considerations - Original & Proposed Reconstruction |
| 13th |
November 5, 2003 |
Clyde N. Baker, Jr. |
Simple Soil Structure Interaction Concepts in Innovative Foundation Design |
| 12th |
October 1, 2002 |
Kenneth Stinson |
Lessons Learned from a Decade of Design-Build Experience |
| 11th |
December 12, 2001 |
Charles H. Dowding |
Monitoring of Building Cracks Due to Blasting, Excavation and Vibration |
| 10th |
December 11, 2000 |
James M. Duncan |
Factors of Safety and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering |
| 9th |
December 14, 1999 |
Fred H. Kulhawy |
From Casagrande's "Calculated Risk" to Reliability-Based Design in Foundation Engineering |
| 8th |
November 11, 1998 |
Thomas O'Rourke |
Lessons Learned for the Support of Deep Excavations in Clay |
| 7th |
October 21, 1997 |
John Lowe III |
Lessons Learned from the Tarbela Dam Incidents |
| 6th |
November 12, 1996 |
T. William Lambe |
Stability of an Earth Structure |
| 5th |
October 24, 1995 |
John H. Schmertmann |
Use and Misuse of the Standard Penetration Test in Design and Construction |
| 4th |
October 18, 1994 |
Jorj O. Osterberg |
Are Geotechnical Engineers Living Up to the Hippocratic Oath |
| 3rd |
October 6, 1993 |
Ben Gerwick |
New Developments in Bridge Pier Construction Around the World |
| 2nd |
October 15, 1992 |
Gerald Leonards |
The Tower of Pisa - A Personal Perspective |
| 1st |
November 12, 1991 |
Ralph Peck |
Engineering Antecedents - A Personal Retrospective |
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