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2013 - Foundation Challenges in Urban Environments

Thursday, May 16th
  • From the Designer's Perspective to the Owner's Perspective, Wayne Cloughpdf Event Flyer
  • The Concept of Soil Setup in Pile Driving, Anthony Crincolipdf Crincoli
  • Foundation Challenges in the New York City Metropolitan Area Caused by Nature, Humans, and Their Interactions, John Horvathpdf Horvath
  • Supporting Building on Organic Soils in NYC Metropolitan Area, Robert Alpersteinpdf Alperstein
  • Lessons Learned – Groundwater Control Issues, Arthur Alzamora, Jr.pdf 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 Merguerianpdf Vellone
  • Underpinning Nothing, Nidal AbiSaabpdf Abisaab
  • Foundation Design of Latin America's Tallest Building: The Torre Reforma in Mexico City, Terrence Carrollpdf Carroll
  • Design and Performance of Buttress Walls for the Vehicular Security Center, World Trade Center,  Sitotaw Fantayepdf Fantaye
  • NYC Redevelopment of a Historic Site on Boston's Waterfront, Lee Vanzler and Mark Haleypdf 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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