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2013 - Foundation Challenges in Urban Environments
Thursday, May 16th
- From the Designer's Perspective to the Owner's Perspective, Wayne Clough
Event Flyer
- The Concept of Soil Setup in Pile Driving, Anthony Crincoli
Crincoli
- Foundation Challenges in the New York City Metropolitan Area Caused by Nature, Humans, and Their Interactions, John Horvath
Horvath
- Supporting Building on Organic Soils in NYC Metropolitan Area, Robert Alperstein
Alperstein
- Lessons Learned – Groundwater Control Issues, Arthur Alzamora, Jr.
Alzamora
- Drilling and Grouting in Difficult Soil, Richard Crockford
- Structural Geology and its Influence on the Kinematics of Rock Stability: A Critical Foundation Consideration in Urban Environments, Daniel A. Vellone and Charles Merguerian
Vellone
- Underpinning Nothing, Nidal AbiSaab
Abisaab
- Foundation Design of Latin America's Tallest Building: The Torre Reforma in Mexico City, Terrence Carroll
Carroll
- Design and Performance of Buttress Walls for the Vehicular Security Center, World Trade Center, Sitotaw Fantaye
Fantaye
- NYC
Redevelopment of a Historic Site on Boston's Waterfront, Lee Vanzler and Mark Haley
Vanzler-Haley
2012 – Support of Excavation: Design, Construction, Instrumentation and Risk
Wednesday, May 9th
- Underpinning and Risk – Looking Back and Looking Forward, Vincent Tirolo
- The Use of Deep Soil Mixed Walls for Excavation Support, Harry W. Schnabel
- Design, Construction, and Monitoring of A Complex Earth Retaining System for A Pedestrian Underpass across West Street to link WFC with WTC in NYC, Robert Yin and David M. Cregger
- Secant Pile Wall Alternative to Conventional Underpinning, Ketan H. Trivedi
- Design and Construction of Multi-Purpose Secant Pile Walls Wall in Long Island City, Queens, NY, Alfredas Daugiala and Adrian Pena-Iguaran
- Excavation and Construction of the Substructure of the Fulton Street Transit Center, Joseph Appleby and Norm Hirsch
- Remediation of Leaking Slurry Wall – East Side Access Project, Kenneth Larsson and Robert Gould
- London Underground Green Park Station – Step-free Access Design, Andreas Feiersinger
- S.Y. Fantaye and Richard Crockford, Design and Construction Challenges for the Jet Grout Wall at the Vehicular Security Center, World Trade Center, NYC
- Design for Single Level Anchored Soil Mixing Wall with Large Unbraced Length (Biscayne Bay, Fla.), Peter Chou and Rosa Castro-Krawiec
- Excavation Support Systems in Chicago Clay, Alireza Ayoubian and Douglas S. Roy
2011 – Case Studies and Recent Advances in Ground Improvement
Thursday, May 12th
- Design-Build: The Preferred Approach to Cost-Effective Ground
Improvement, Thom Neff, Mitza Zobenica and Todd Kilduff
- Case Study - Improving Compressible Soils with Steep Surcharge
Slopes and Mechanically Reinforced Earth Adjacent to Existing
Structures and Utilities, Hiren J. Shah
- Evaluation of Four Ground Improvement Techniques for
Embankment Support over Soft Ground (Surcharge with and
without Wick Drains, Stone Columns and CMCs), Ragui Fahmy and Kwang Ro
- Sustainable Use of Controlled Modulus Columns in Brownfields
Redevelopment Projects, Frederick Masse, Seth Pearlman, Mike Walker and Sonia Swift
- Stone Columns at Trenton Water Treatment Facility - Suitable
Alternative to Remove and Replace for Mat Foundation, Darrell Wilder and Jesus Gomez
- Ground Improvement Utilizing Soil Mixing for Wind Turbines - A
Case History, Sherif Hanna and Frank Pepe
- Evaluation of Jet Grout Column Formation - Recent Advances in
Theory and Practice, Chu Ho and Richard Crockford
- Instrumentation and Performance of a Liquefaction Mitigation
Program by Compaction Grouting at a Site in Metropolitan NYC, Richard Wakeman and Tanner
Blackburn
- Blast Densification to Mitigate the Risk of Liquefaction at
Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Ulrich LaFosse and Ted von Rosenwinge
- Ground Freezing used for Ground Modifications to Support
Mechanical Excavation for No. 7 Line Tunnel through Low Rock
Cover Conditions, Kenneth Wigg and Alison
Littlejohn
2010 – Mega-Projects of New York City, Geotechnical Aspects
Thursday, May 13th
- Northern Boulevard, East Side Access (Queens Segment), Geotechnical Issues, Waishing Lee and Sotirios Vardakos, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Newtown Creek WPCP – An Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade: A Geotechnical Perspective, Hiren J. Shah and Domenic D'Argenzio, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Design And Construction Issues Encountered When Reconstructing The Subgrade Space For The WTC Site, John S. Lizzo and Raymond Sandiford, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
- WTC Redevelopment – Geotechnical Design Issues, Joel Moskowitz and Pablo V. Lopez, Mueser
Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Geotechnical Works at the WTC - A Contractor's View, Richard Crockford, Nicholson Construction
- The Construction of the TBM Launch Box for the Second Avenue Subway in New York City, Stephen Young, Arup; Anil Parikh, MTA Capital Construction; Alaeden Jlelaty, Skanska
- Second Avenue Subway Project, Manhattan, New York: Field Instrumentation and Monitoring Design, Chu Ho, Arup; Ryan Drefus, Geocomp
- Dey Street Concourse Structural Box, Mitza Zobenica, Skanska
- Supporting North America's Tallest Ferris Wheel at Meadowlands Xanadu in the N.J. Meadowlands, Ron Boyer, Langan; David Coleman, Underpinning and Foundations Skanska
- Riverside South, Reshaping Manhattan's Upper West Side Waterfront, Jan Cermak, Logan C. Brant and James L. Kaufman, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Geotechnical Elements of the Trans-Hudson Express (THE) Tunnel Project, Christopher B. Burke, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
2009 – Geotechnical Construction on the Waterfront
Thursday, May 14th
- Keeping the Port of New York Competitive - The Geotechnical Challenges, Raymond Sandiford, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Bath Iron Works Shipyard Modernization, Dave Carchedi, GZA
Hudson River Park: Urban Waterfront Renewal for New York City, Marc Boddewyn, Hudson River Park Trust; Cliff McMillan, Arup
- Design & Installation of Piles in Marine Environments for Piers, Fendering, Mooring & Breasting Structures, Anthony Devito & Roderic Ellman, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Application of Modern Geophysical Survey Technology Supporting Offshore Foundation Assessments, David Bell, Ocean Surveys, Inc.
- Offshore Wind Farms – Foundations in Flux, Bill Wall, Deepwater Wind
- Willis Avenue Caissons & Foundations, Eric Gundel & Ryan Sauer, Kiewit Constructors Inc.
Bridge Scour & the Geotechnical Engineer, Beatrice Hunt & John Pizzi, STV
- Canaport LNG Deep Marine Jetty, Saint John, NB, Rick McDonald, Weeks Marine
- Geotechnical Aspects of Marine Outfall Design & Construction, Frank Arland, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Modification of River Soils using Dynamic Compaction and Accelerated Consolidation, Mal McLaren (McLaren Engineering Group
2008 – Manhattan on the Rocks
Thursday, May 8th
- Evaluating Geological Controls on Hard Rock Excavation, Charles Merguerian, Hofstra
University
- Engineering Geology in Manhattan – Building a Bridge between Geology and Design, Chris Snee,
Snee Geoconsult
- Rock Engineering Means and Methods – A Contractor's Perspective, Vincent Tirolo, Jr.,
Skanska
- Rock Fall Energies and Trajectories – Application to Design of Protection Structures, Duncan
Wyllie
- Integration of Investigative Methods to Assess a Porous Media vs. Discrete Fracture Flow Approach in
Fractured Bedrock Systems, David Winslow, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
- Remediation of Cuts in Crystalline Rocks of New York City, Roy Hunt, Consultant
2007 – Engineering of Geo-Hazards
Wednesday, May 16th
- Performance of the New Orleans Levee Protection System in Hurricane Katrina, Joseph Wartman, Drexel
University
- Modeling the Geo-Hazard Effects of Surface Explosions Employing the Geotechnical Centrifuge, Anirban
De, Manhattan College
- Centrifuge Modeling of Lateral Impact Loaded Piles Simulating Man-Made Geo-Hazards, Logan Brant,
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Manmade Geohazard Threats to Our Urban Landmarks, Andrew J. Ciancia and Gregory Biesieadecki, Langan
Engineering and Environmental Services, P.C.
- Failure of Cellular Sheetpile Structures Due to Scour, Frank Clemente, Jr., Earth Tech
Northeast
- Stabilization of Abandoned Mine Lands for the Realignment of USR-30 in Stark County, Ohio,
Christopher Hall, BBC&M Engineering
- Failure of Salt Caverns Used for Crude Oil Storage: A Design to Eliminate Disaster, Richard Berry,
Rembco Geotechnical Contractors
- Legal Considerations for Design Professionals Involved in the Identification, Evaluation and Mitigation
of Geohazards, David Corkum, Donavan Hatem LLP.
Thursday, May 17th
- Jet Grout Stabilization of Berms on Soft Ground, Prapa Haran and Thomas Thomann, URS
Corporation
- Slope Stabilization on Virginia SR 234, Ian Chaney, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Stabilization of a Highway Embankment Landslide Geohazard, Vishnu Diyaljee, GAEA Engineering
Ltd.
- Stabilization of a Rock Cut Slope adjacent to Existing Buildings with Limited Access, George Murphy
and Mark Stier, Tectonic Engineering
- Use of GIS for Geoseismic Hazard Assessments - A New York City Application, Sissy Nikolaou, Mueser
Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Rocking of Large Bridge Caissons under Seismic Hazards, Ayman Shama, Parsons Corporation
- Comparison between Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods for SPT-based Liquefaction Susceptibility
Evaluation, Hoda Hany Mostafa, Tufts University
- JetBlue Terminal at JFK: Geotechnical Design Challenges, Aly Mohammad, DMJM Harris, Inc.
- Geo-Hazards Associated with Deep Excavation in Soft Clay: Assessment and Mitigation, Chu Ho, Arup
- Construction and Environmental Hazards of Excavations in Serpentinite Rock in Manhattan, Mala
Ciancia, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Deformation of Compacted Deep Fills Due to Wetting, Alireza Ayoubian, STV Inc.
2006 – Geo-Instrumentation - Does Your Project Measure Up?
Thursday, May 11th
- Beyond Risk Management: A New Paradigm, Thom L. Neff, Geocomp Corporation
- Real-time Instrumentation and GIS for Large Infrastructure Projects, Paul Heslop, Arup
- New South Ferry Station Geotechnical Instrumentation, Joel Volterra, Mueser Rutledge Consulting
Engineers and Allen Marr, Geocomp Corporation
- Geophysical Instrumentation for Subsurface Investigation, Dorothy Richter, Hager-Richter Geoscience,
Inc. and Gene Simmons, Hager-Richter Geoscience, Inc.
- Geotechnical Instrumentation for the Extension of the No. 7 Subway Line, Charles W. Daugherty,
Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Observations of Ground Movement Due to Pipe Ramming Under a Railway Embankment, Neils Jensen, GZA
GeoEnvironmental, Inc.; Todd Wanless, URS; Douglas S. Roy, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
2005 – Underground Construction in Urban Environments
Wednesday, May 11th
- Ground Freezing for Underground Construction in the Urban Environment, Paul C. Schmall, Moretrench
American Corporation
- One Bryant Park – Creating "The Underground Manhattan Schist arc de Triumph," Dimitrios C.
Konstantakos, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Reinforced Jet Grouting for Excavation Support, Thomas M. Hurley, Layne GeoConstruction
- Assessing Impacts and Controlling Ground Movements due to Underground Excavation, Edward J. Cording, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- The Complete Strengthening of a Historic Unreinforced Masonry Church Tower with the Internal Reinforcement Method (IRM) and Micropiles, James A. Mason
- Development of New Integrated Tools for Predicting, Monitoring and Controlling Ground Movements Due to Excavations, Youssef M.A. Hashash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Richard J. Finno, Northwestern University
Thursday, May 12th
- Supporting a New 14 Story Tower on an Existing Subway Tunnel, Tony D. Canale, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- The Application and Use of Ground Freezing in Urban Tunneling, Hannes Lagger, Arup
- Portland's East Side CSO Tunnel, Jean Habimana, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Blast and Construction Vibration Monitoring and Control: A Thirty Five Year Perspective, Charles H. Dowding, Northwestern University
- Managing Rock Blasting Work in Urban Environments, Gordon F. Revey, Revey Associates, Inc.
- Mitigation of Soil Movements from Pile Driving, Mark R. Svinkin, VIBRACONSULT
- Use of Vertical and Inclined Jet-Grouted Columns for Foundation Enhancement of Existing Buildings,
Glen V. Zoladz, Geotechnical Services, Inc.
- Underpinning and Shoring For Underground MRI Research Facility at Ohio State University, Howard A.
Perko, Secure Engineering Companies
- Drilling in the Urban Environment, Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems
- The Challenges of Underpinning Two Landmark Buildings, Andrew J. Ciancia, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, P.C.
Panel Discussion: Design-Build for Underground Construction
- Moderator: Edward S. Plotkin
- Panelists: Francis J. Lombardi, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; William W. Edgerton, Jacobs
Associates; David Hatem, Donovan Hatem LLP; Robert Pond, Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.; Salvatore Mancini,
Skanska USA Civil; David Caiden, Arup
2004 – Innovations in Deep Foundations
Thursday, May 20th
- Construction of Large Diameter Drilled Shafts at the Brightman Bridge Replacement Project, Arturo
Ressi, Treviicos Corporation
- Case History on Two Drilled Shafts Projects: Route 9 over Bass River, and Penns Neck Bridge, Jim
Cahill, Case Foundation Company
- Design & Construction of Auger Cast Displacement Piles at Coney Island, Omar Alsamman, Langan
Engineering; Willie NeSmith, Berkel & Company
- An Examination of Innovative Load Testing Methods, Dan A. Brown, Auburn University
- Drilled Shaft Foundations for the Cooper River Bridge, Raymond Castelli, Parsons
Brinckerhoff
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2003 – Earth Retention Systems
Tuesday, May 6th
- Earth Retention Systems in the Urban Environment, George Tamaro, Mueser Rutledge Consulting
Engineers
- Raito Soil-Cement Walls for Excavation Support, David S. Yang, GE
- Recent Advances in Soil Nailed Earth Retention, Tom A. Armour, DBM Contractors, Inc.
- Kirpatrick Street Pump Station: Small Problem, Big Twist, James P. Stewart, John P. Stopen
Engineering; Andrew L. Peterson, CATOH (a division of Hayward Baker)
- Vertical Shear Forces and Compaction-Induced Lateral Earth Pressures Acting on Non-Moving Retaining
Walls, George M. Filz, Virginia Tech
- Earth Retention Systems of Underground Railway Stations in South East Asia, Stephen Young, Ove Arup
and Partners
- 'O' Street Anchored Anchored Precast Lagging and Soldier Pile Retaining Wall, John D. Wise, Nicholson
Construction Company
- Temporary Secant Wall for a Subway Rehabilitation Project in an Urban Environment, Vincent Tirolo,
Jr., Slattery Skanska
Wednesday, May 7th
- Overview of Earth Retention Systems and Their Selection, Raymond J. Castelli, Parsons
Brinckerhoff
- Excavation Stabilization with Deep Mixing Method, Thomas D. O'Rourke, PhD, Cornell
University
- Marco D. Boscardin, Boscardin Consulting Engineers
- Effects of System Components of the Deflection of MSE Retaining Structures, Craig D. Moritz, Keystone
Retaining Wall Systems
- Ground Support and its Toolbox, Gerhard Sauer, Dr. G. Sauer Corporation
- Holding Back the Watchung Mountains, Ryan Linthicum, Langan Engineering; Robert F. Tonning, Jr.,
Terra Drilling
- Excavation Support at Historic Buildings in a Urban Environment: A Case Study, Tony Mazzo, Urban
Foundation/Engineering
- Kentucky Route 9 – Licking Pike Widening Design Build Slope Stabilization, Frederick W. Slack,
Richard Goettle, Inc
2002 – Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Tuesday, May 14th
- New York City Seismic Code Revision and Ground Motion Appraisal, Sissy Nikolaou, Mueser Rutledge
Consulting Engineers
- Seismic Design of Transportation Structures, Joe Jaw-Nan Wang, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Review of Field-Based Procedures for Evaluation Liquefaction Potential During Earthquakes, I.M.
Idriss, University of California, Davis
- Liquefaction Mitigation at JFK Airport Using Dynamic Compaction: A Case History, Matthew E. Meyer,
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
- Mitigation of Liquefaction and Lateral Spread by Stone Columns: A Case History, Robert M. Semple,
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
2001 – Ground Improvement and Ground Treatment: The State of the Practice
Wednesday, May 9th
- Ground Improvement Engineering: Issues and Selection, George A. Munfakh, Parsons
Brinckerhoff
- Advancements in the Grouting of Soil, Permeation, Grouting, and Ultrafine Cements, James
Warner
- Applicability of Jet Grouting for Various Site and Subsurface Conditions, Donald A. Bruce, ECO
GeoSystems
- New Applications of Ground Freezing, John F. Donohoe, FreezeWALL, a Division of Moretrench American
Corporation
- European Chemical Grouting Experiences, Gert Stadler, Technical University of Graz, Austria
Thursday, May 10th
- Ground Improvement for Urban Transportation Projects, James K. Mitchell, Virginia Tech
- Deep Mixing Methods – International Practice Review and the New U.S. Research Program, Donald
A. Bruce, ECO Geosystems
- Advancements in the Grouting of Soil Compaction Grouting, Jean-Guislain laFonta, SolOata, Nanterre,
France
- Compensation Grouting of Subway Tunnels in London, Lisbon, and Madrid, Pedro Sola, Geocisa, a
Dragados Company, Madrid, Spain
- Real-time Monitoring for Grouting Applications, Marcelo Chuaqui, Soldata US
1999 – State-of-the-Art Technology in Earth and Rock Tunneling
Wednesday, May 26th
- Soil Improvement Technologies for Selected Tunneling Projects, Guido Pellegrino, Rodio Inc.,
Italy
- Recent Developments in North American Soft Ground Tunneling, Rick P. Lovat, Lovat, Inc.,
Canada
- Application of the Latest Technological Advances in Soft Ground Tunneling As Practiced in Japan,
Makoto Kanai, Obayashi Corporation, Japan
- Construction of Miscellaneous Underground Structures for Subway Projects, Gerhard Sauer, Dr. G. Sauer
Corporation
Thursday, May 27th
- New York City Water Tunnel – Significant Design and Construction Issues, George A. Fox, Grow
Tunneling Corporation
- Recent Developments in Rock Tunneling with Selected Case Histories, Lok Home, The Robbins Company;
Jack Brockway, Herrenknecht Corporation, Germany
- Application of the Latest Technological Advances in Rock Tunneling, James Monsees, Parsons
Brinckerhoff
- Policy, Planning and Management for Underground Construction, John Reilly, American Underground
Construction Association
1998 – Urban Geotechnology and Rehabilitation
Wednesday, April 22nd
- Movements of Excavations in Clay: Predictions and Measurements, Andrew J. Whittle, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
- Excavation-Induced Ground Movements and Their Effects on Structures, Edward J. Cording, University of
Illinois
- Tough Foundation Problems – What to Do?, Melvin Febesh, Urban Substructures, Inc.
- Shallow Tunneling in Urban Areas, Gerhard Sauer, Dr. G. Sauer Corporation
Thursday, April 23rd
- A Rational Approach for Estimating Settlements in Clay, Roy E. Olson, University of Texas at
Austin
- Controlling Settlement of Mat Foundations, Harry Poulos, Coffrey International Ltd., Australia
- Recent Advances in the Design of Piles, Bengt H. Fellenius, Urkkada Technology, Ltd., Canada
- Be Aware the Odd Ball, Ralph Peck
1997 – Seismic Retrofitting in Practice: A Geotechnical Perspective
Thursday, May 15th
- Seismicity in the NYC Area, Klaus Jacob, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
- Seismic Design Issues, Izzat Idris, University of California, Davis
- Seismic Field Investigation Methods, Kenneth Stokoe, University of Texas, Austin
- Post Earthquake Evaluation of Ground Improvement Techniques, James K. Mitchell, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute
1995 – Practical Problems and Solutions in Geotechnical Engineering
Wednesday, November 1st
- Pitfalls in the Design and Construction of Caps and Liners, Issa Oweiss, Converse Consultants
East
- The Practical Use of Geotechnical Instrumentation: Some Problems and Solutions, John
Dunnicliff
- Load-Deformation Performance of Neback Anchors in Clay, James P. Gould, Mueser Rutledge Consulting
Engineers
- Base Stability and Performance of Excavations in Soft Clay, Thomas D. O'Rourke, Cornell
University
Thursday, November 2nd
- First Application of the Double-O Tube (DOT) Tunneling Method, K. Naito, S. Yamamoto & A. Higashide, Obayashi Corporation, Japan
- Downdrag on Piles and Reduction with Bitumen, Jean-Louis Briaud Texas A&M University
- Measured vs. Predicted Long-Term Load Distribution in Drilled Shaft Foundations, Clyde N. Baker, STS
Consultants, Ltd.
- A Comparison of Drilled Shaft Installation Procedures Using Casing vs. Bentonite Slurry, James J.
Cahill, Case International
1993 – Control of Groundwater
Tuesday, November 9th and Wednesday, November 10th
- Precautions in Using the Capture-Zone Equation, Fletcher G. Driscoll, Geraghty & Miller,
Inc.
- Modeling Groundwater Control Systems: Theory vs. Practice, Jon Sykes, University of Waterloo,
Canada
- Settlement and PCB Pool Migration from Dewatering with Slurry Wall Construction at the 63rd Street
Queens Boulevard Line Connection, Kevin Phillips, Fanning Phillips & Molnar; Carl Costantino, City College of New
York
- New Developments in Slurry Construction Technology for Groundwater Control, Chris Ryan, Geo-Con,
Inc.
- Dewatering of Utilities and Pipelines in an Urban Environment, John F. Donohoe, Moretrench American
Corp.
- Design and Construction of Permanent Controls for Groundwater, J. Patrick Powers, Mueser Rutledge
Consulting Engineers
1992 – Recent Geotechnical Advances – Lessons Learned
Tuesday, April 21st
- Soil Nailing, Ilian Juran, Polytechnic University
- Mini-Piles, Donald Bruce, Nicholson Construction of America
- Geosynthetics, Barry Christopher, Polyfelt, Inc.
- Gabion Retaining Walls, Alfred Brand. Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Wednesday, April 22nd
- Grouting, Lawrence Gruner
- Bio-Walls, Gilbert Talliard, EnviroTrench Company
- Microtunneling, Walter Brusey, Port Authority of NY & NJ
- The Contractor's Perspective, John Picone, John P. Picone, Incorporated
1990 – Geotechnical Aspects of Seismic Design
Tuesday, November 13th
- Seismology in the United States, Bruce A. Bolt, University of California, Berkeley
- Seismic Risk In the New York Area, Klaus Jacob, Lahmont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia
University
- Proposed Seismic Design Requirements of the New York City Building Code, Thomas Statton, Woodward
Clyde Consultants
Wednesday, November 14th
- Liquefaction Potential, Gonzalo Castro, GEI Consultants
- Seismic Response of Pile Foundations, Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Seismic Design of Lifeline Utilities, Thomas D. O'Rourke, Cornell University
- Liquefaction in a Low Seismicity Environment, G. Wayne Clough, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute
1989 – Foundations in Difficult Soils
Tuesday, April 11th
- Improvement of Difficult Soils Material, Methods and New Technologies, James K. Mitchell, University
of California, Berkeley
- Soil Stabilization at Depth - Practical Applications, George Munfakh, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Design and Construction of Caissons Under Slurry, Clyde Baker, STS Consultants Ltd.
- CaIssons Skirt a Tunnel, Issa Oweis, Converse Consultants East
Wednesday, April 12th
- Driven Piles, M.T. Davisson
- Pile Design at Rikers Island, Ernest Mosley, Raamot Associates
- Dynamic and Static Pile Load Testing on Long Island, Paul Bailey, New York State Department of
Transportation
- Hydraulic Fill Utilizing Geosynthetics, Robert Koerner, Drexel University
- Geosynthetics Reinforcement of Embankment Slopes, Rudy Bonaparte, Geo Services Inc.
1987 – Foundation Problems in the New York Metropolitan Area
Tuesday, November 3rd
- Varved Clays, Charles C. Ladd, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Slurry Elements, George J. Tamaro, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
- Permanent Dewatering, John F. Donohoe, Moretrench American Corporation
- Anchor Foundations in Tension, Fred H. Kulhawy, Cornell University
Wednesday, November 4th
- Underpinning, Melvin Febesh, Urban Foundation Company, Inc.
- Use of Mini Piles in New York, Nassef Soliman, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Deep Foundations in NYC, Melvin I. Esrig, Woodward-Clyde Consultants
- Foundation Problems at the North River Project, Dov Kaminetzky, Feld, Kaminetzky & Cohen,
P.C.
1985 – Geotechnical Aspects of Waste Management
Tuesday, December 3rd
- Site Assessment, Donald J. Supkow
- Problem Identification, Robert Palermo
- In Site Treatment/Land Farming, William Tansey
- Slurry Walls, Matthew Barvenik
Wednesday, December 4th
- Stability of Landfill, Issa Oweis
- Earthwork, William F. Mercurio
- Groundwater Monitoring/Dewatering,J. Patrick Powers
- Leachate Collection Systems, Jerome J. Leszkiewicz
- Clay Liners, David E. Daniel
- Synthetic Liners, Robert M. Koerner
1983 – Tunneling and Underground Construction
December 6th & 7th
- Thomas R. Kuesel, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- George Ziegler, Leon Rossum, and Morris Loshinsky, New York City Transit Authority
- Arthur Chase, CRS Group Engineers, Inc.
- George Fox, Grow Tunneling
- G. Wayne Clough, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Eugene Waggoner, Woodward-Clyde Consultants
1982 – Foundation Failures, Problems and Rehabilitation
Tuesday, May 4th
- Settlement Problems of a 22-Story Building Supported on Caissons, Demetrious C. Koutsoftas, Dames &
Moore
- LaGuardia Airport Foundations, Donald L. York and V. Miller, Port Authority of New York & New
Jersey
- Foundation and Rehabilitation Investigations of Mississippi River Lock and Dam 26, R. Fasano and F.
Johnson, Woodward-Clyde Consultants
Wednesday, May 5th
- Failure of an Excavation in Soft Bay Mud, James L. Wilton, Jacobs Associates
- Newport News Drydock No. 3 Rehabilitation, Robert C. Johnston and Dominic A. Zarrella, Mueser,
Rutledge, Johnston & DeSimone
- Westway Rehabilitation, Raymond L. Gemme and Verne McGuffey, New York State Department of
Transportation
- Legal Considerations, R. Rubin, Poster and Rubin
1980 – Earth Support Systems
Wednesday, December 10th & Thursday, December 11th
- Behavior of a Deep Sheet Pile Supported Excavation, G. Wayne Clough, Stanford University
- A Case History Comparison of Braced Excavation for the Washington D.C. Metro and a Chicago High Rise Building, Thomas D. O'Rourke, Cornell University
- Reinforced Earth Projects, Bernard E. Butler, New York State Department of Transportation
- Design and Performance of Deep Supported Excavation in Hong Kong, Jean Yves Perez, Woodward-Clyde
- Rock Excavation in an Urban Area, Alfred J. Hendron, Jr., University of Illinois
- Recapitulation of the Performance Record of a Number of Braced Excavations, James Gould, Mueser, Rutledge, Johnson & DeSimone Consulting Engineers
- Surcharge Effects on a Steel Sheet Piling Bulkhead at the Sparrows Point Plant, T.D. Dismuke, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
1978 – Improving Poor Soil Conditions
Monday, October 25th & Tuesday, October 26th
- Surface Treatment of Soils, Dennis J. Leary
- Admixture Stabilization, Marshall Thompson
- Filter Fabrics, Manufacture Representatives
- Deep Vibratory Compaction, Ralph Brown
- Impact Compaction, David J. D’Appolonia
- Compaction Piles, William S. Gardner
Monday, November 8th & Tuesday, November 9th
- Surcharge and Sand Drains, Charles C. Ladd
- Waste Fills, Leslie G. Bromwell
- Grouting, Rubin Karol
- Freezing, Derek Maishman
1976 – Rock Excavation
October 14th, 21st, & 28th
- Geology of New York City and Environs, Christopher J. Schuberth
- Rock Engineering Problems in New York City, Reuben Samuels
- Rock Properties: Definitions, Determination, Significances, Alfred J. Hendron
- Design and Observations for Chambers in Rock, Edward J. Cording
- In-Situ Stresses: Existence, Measurement, Interpretation, Charles Fairhurst
1973 – Settlement of Structures
April 9th, 10th, & 30th & May 1st
1972 – Foundation Construction – Estimating and Bidding
Monday, April 24th
- Anatomy of a Contractors Bid, George Flay, Jr., Grove, Shepherd, Wilson & Kruge, Inc.
- Estimating Earth and Rock Excavations Under Wet Conditions, Reuben Samuels, Thomas Crimmins Contracting Company
Tuesday, April 25th
- Estimating the Costs of Stabilizing Marginal Sites, James Gould and Max Bernheimer, Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston
- Estimating of Sheeting, Bracing and Underpinning Costs, Melvin Febesh, Spencer, White & Prentis, Inc.
Monday, May 15th
- Piles, Charles Stillman, Linde Griffith Construction Co.
- Waterfront Work, Gerard Neumann, Spearin Preston & Burrows Inc.
Tuesday, May 16th
- Concrete, Charles Edgar, Perini Corp.
- Tunnels, Normal Nadel, MacLean-Grove & Co., Inc.
1971 – Foundation and Earthwork Construction Specifications
Monday, April 26th
- Legal Aspects of Specifications, Leslie A. Humes
- Evaluation of Specifications for Underwriting Foundation Construction Projects, Edward J. Kohlbecker, Robert L. Frings Company
Tuesday, April 27th
- Specifications and Deep Excavations – the Engineer's View, Robert Darragh, Dames and Moore
- Specifications and Deep Excavations – the Contractor's View, Robert White, Spencer, White & Prentis
Monday, May 24th
- Specifications and Earthwork Construction Over Soft Ground – Fill for Industrial Construction, Joseph S. Ward, Joseph S. Ward & Associates
- Specifications and Earthwork Construction Over Soft Ground – Heavy Embankments for the New Jersey Turnpike, A.A. Seymour-Jones, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf
- Specifications and Earthwork Construction Over Soft Ground – The Contractor's View, Walter Jones, Savin Brothers, Inc.
Tuesday, May 25th
- Specifications and Pile Foundations – The Engineer’s View, James D. Parsons, Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston
- Specifications and Pile Foundations – The Contractor’s View, Daniel Lazar, Cayuga Construction Company
1970 – Field Observation in Foundation Design
Monday, April 13th
- Advantages and Limitations of the Observational Method in Applied Soil Mechanics, Ralph B. Peck
- Equipment and Methods for Measurement of Displacements and Settlements, C. J. Dunnicliff
Tuesday, April 14th
- Equipment and Methods for Measurement of Pressure and Strain, T.C. Kenny
- Observations in Deep Braced Excavations, T. William Lambe
Tuesday, May 5th
- The Use of Observational Techniques in the Design and Control of Underground Construction in Rock, Alfred J. Hendron
- Application of the Observational Method to Soft Ground Tunnels for the BART Project, Thomas R. Kuesel
Wednesday, May 6th
- The Use of Field Observations in Surcharge Stabilization of Soft Ground, T.K. Lie
- The Observational Method in the Design and Construction of Earth Dams, John Lowe III
1969 – Foundation Provisions of the New York City Building Code
April 8th & 9th, May 6th & 7th
- Background, General Concepts, Philosophy, Major Innovations, and Organization of the Code, T.C. Kavanagh and S.M. Johnson, Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
- Subsurface Exploration, Sampling, and Soil Classifications, J.P. Gould, Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston
- Permissible Bearing Pressures for Shallow Foundations, H.M. Horn, Woodward-Clyde & Associates
- Controlled and Uncontrolled Fills and Artificially Treated Soils, D.C. Moorhouse, Woodward-Clyde & Associates
- Driven Piles, S. DeSimone, Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston; E. White, Spencer, White & Prentis
- Caisson Piles and Drilled-In Cassions, R. Samuels, Thomas Crimmins Contracting Co.
- Administration and the Provision of the Code, J. Ferro, New York City Department of Buildings
1968 – Rock Mechanics in Civil Engineering Practice
April 9th & 10th, May 7th & 8th
- Don U. Deere, University of Illinois
- Alfred J. Hendron, University of Illinois
- Edward J. Cording, University of Illinois
- Frank D. Patton, University of Wisconsin
1967 – Construction Dewatering and Pressure Relief Techniques
April 11th & 12th, May 9th & 10th
- Charles I. Mansur, Fruco & Associates
- Robert I. Kaufman, United States Army Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Valley Division
- Robert G. Lenz, American Dewatering
- Richard W. Loughney, Wellpoint Dewatering Corp.
- Robert E. White, Spencer, White & Prentis
1966 – Problems in the Evaluation of Pile Foundations
April 12th & 13th, May 10th & 11th
- Ralph B. Peck, University of Illinois
- H.O. Ireland, University of Illinois
- M.T. Davisson, University of Illinois
- H.M. Horn, University of Illinois
1965 – Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils
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