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2008 – Infrastructure

Monday, April 7th
  • Infrastructure Overview, Robert Reid, Civil Engineering Magazine
  • Roslyn Road Grade Crossing Elimination, Thomas Donnelly, HDR, Inc.
  • Buildings in New York City, Christopher M. Santulli and Timothy Lynch, New York City Department of Buildings

Tuesday, April 8th
  • Highways and Bridges, Jeffrey Kolb, Federal Highway Administration New York Division
  • Corrosion in Steel Cable Supported Bridges, Khaled Mahmoud, Bridge Technology Consulting
  • ASCE Report Card for America's Infrastructure, Andrew Herrmann, Hardesty & Hanover
  • Failures Averted by Contractor Engineering, Daniel A. Cuoco, Thornton Tomasetti

2007 – Construction in Urban Settings

Monday, April 16th
  • Croton Harmon Yard and Shop, Michael J. Kennedy, Edwards and Kelcey
  • Highway Reconstruction on I-278 BQE and Bridge Rehabilitations, Michael Casella, DeFoe Corporation
  • Construction on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Vicken H. Bedian, Perini Construction

Tuesday, April 17th
  • East 153rd Street Bridge, Roly Parroco, New York City Department of Transportation; Alim Boycora, CTE
  • Fulton Street Transit Center, Joseph Trainor, New York City Transit Authority
  • South Ferry Terminal Project, Uday Durg, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • Yankee Stadium Concrete Falsework Design, John Brain, Patent Construction Systems

2006 – Engineering for Disasters

Monday, March 6th
  • Condition Assessment of Structures Following an Event, Robert T. Ratay and David B. Peraza
  • Seismic Evaluation of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Michael Abrahams, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Progressive Building Collapse, John Abruzzo, Thorton-Tomasetti
  • Fighting Terrorism through Architecture, Robert Smilowitz, Weidlinger Associates

Tuesday, March 7th
  • NYC Buildings Department Experiences in the Post Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast, Robert Iulo, New York City Department of Buildings
  • Behavior of Critical Facilities During Hurricane Katrina, Adam W. Hapij, Weidlinger Associates
  • Assessment of Ports and Coastal Structures in South Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Vahan Tanal and Stephen Curtis, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Engineering in Disasters, Charles Klinge and Michael Curtis, United States Army Corps of Engineers New York District
  • Deconstruction of the Deutsche Bank Building in Lower Manhattan, Anne Pappageorge, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

2005 – Transportation Projects

Monday, February 7th and Tuesday, February 8th
  • Woodrow Wilson Bridge Program: Effective Construction Management in a Multi-Contract World, Russell L. Fuhrman, Potomac Crossing Consultants
  • Design of the Cooper River Bridge Replacement in Charleston, South Carolina, Michael J. Abrahams, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Constructability of the Fulton Street Transit Center, Craig Covil, Arup
  • NYCDOT Belt Parkway/Ocean Parkway Design Build Project, Charles Norrish, Gannett Fleming; Jerome Liebowitz, Haks Engineers
  • NYCDOT Design-Build Experience, Chris Slouvenakis, New York City Department of Transportation
  • AirTrain Terminal at Jamaica Station: The Construction Process, Jim Starace, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Henry Chung, Perini Construction
  • Construction of the I-87/I-287 Interchange, Tom Hessing, CTE; Charles Johnson, New York State Thruway Authority

2004 – The Next Decade of Construction

Monday, February 9th
  • The Next Decade of Construction Equipment, Michael Justino, H.O. Penn; Elizabeth Dunkin, Caterpillar Equipment Company
  • Route 9A Update, Richard Schmalz, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Micro-Pile Construction, John Wise, Nicholson Construction
  • Robotic Building Demolition, Steve Brown, Eastco Construction Company; Rocco S. Romeo, American General Contracting

Tuesday, February 10th
  • Paerdegat Basin CSO-4B, Raymond J. Poletto, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers; Anna D. Walsh, Hazen and Sawyer; Paul Zoltanetzky, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • New York City DEP Croton Water Treatment Plant and Catskill/Delaware UV Treatment Projects, Michael Borsykowsky, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Richard Peters, Hazen and Sawyer
  • Stillwell Avenue Terminal Reconstruction, Richard Miras, New York City Transit
  • The Future of "Green" Construction, John Krieble and Lorrie Kerr, New York City Department of Design and Construction

2003 – Innovative Methods in Tunneling

Wednesday, February 12th and Thursday, February 13th
  • Reconstruction of the 1/9 Subway at the World Trade Center Site, Joseph Trainor, MTA New York City Transit
  • PATH Restoration Program and the Tunnel Work at Exchange Place, Thomas Groark and Louis Menno, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Tunnel Rehabilitation at the World Trade Center Site, Peter Tully, Peter Tully Construction
  • City Water Tunnel No. 3 Past, Present, and Future, Michael Greenberg, Eileen Schnock, and Ted Dowey, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • Second Avenue Subway, Joseph Siano, New York City Transit; Jeffrey Fosbrook, DMJM+Harris
  • Box Jacking the I-90 Highway Tunnels Beneath Boston, Gary Almerais, Slattery-Skanska; Philip Rice, Parsons Brinckerhoff

2002 – Rehabilitation Projects

Monday, February 4th & Tuesday, February 5th
  • NYSDOT's Rehabilitation of the FDR Drive between 54th Street and 63rd Street, Neil Porto, Daniel Frankfurt
  • Bridge Rehabilitation Projects, Kwadwo Osei-Akoto, American Bridge
  • New York City Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation, James Brady, Hazen and Sawyer
  • Rehabilitation of Baruch College, William Paxon, Davis Brody
  • Rehabilitation of the World Trade Center Foundation, George J. Tamaro, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
  • Rehabilitation of the World Trade Center Site, Peter Tully, Tully Construction

2001 – Project Delivery Systems – What the Future Holds

Tuesday, February 20th and Wednesday, February 21st
  • Project Delivery Systems from the Construction Management Point of View, Irvin Richter, Hill International
  • Design Build: A Contractors Perspective, John Kolaya, Yonkers Contracting
  • Legal Aspects of Project Delivery Systems, Peter Kutil, King & King
  • The Effect of Value Engineering on Project Delivery Systems, Richard LaRuffa, VEI
  • Project Delivery Systems: Public Owners Perspective, Michael Kolk, Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
  • Transit Authority Point of View on Project Delivery Systems, Mysore Nagaraja, New York City Transit Authority
  • Project Delivery Systems: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Roy Wilson, Wilson Management Associates, Inc.

2000 – Innovative Means and Methods of Construction

Monday, March 6th
  • East Side Access, Nasri Munfah, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Williamsburg Bridge Transit, Robert Koch, Koch Skanska USA
  • Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, David P. Smith, STV, Inc.

Tuesday, March 7th
  • Guideway Construction for JFK Light Rail System, Tony Tadeo, Koch Skanska, USA
  • Modern Stadium Projects, Charles Thornton, Thornton Tomasetti Engineers
  • NYSDOT Projects, Douglas Currey, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Flexible Approaches for Urban Tunneling, Vojtech Gall

1999 – Mega-Projects: Means, Methods, and Other Construction Issues

Monday, February 8th
  • Williamsburg Bridge, Jay A. Patel, New York City Department of Transportation; Maria Bruschi and Jamie Barbas, Steinman-PTG, Jerry Bassi, Perini
  • JFK Light Rail, Gary Winsper, Slattery; Theodore St. Germain, STV; Anthony Cracchiolo and Steve Plate, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Tuesday, February 9th
  • Third Water Tunnel, Joel Miele, Michael Greenberg, Mirmira Bheemarao, and Eileen Schnock, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • East Side Access, Howard Sackel, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Nasri Munfah, Parsons Brinckerhoff

1998 – Case Studies in Construction Failures: Lessons Learned

Monday, February 9th
  • Construction-Related Building Façade Failures, Kimball J. Beasely, Weiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
  • Construction-Related Building Failures Including Impact on Adjacent Sites, Dov Kaminetzky, Feld, Kaminetzky & Cohen, P.C.
  • Why Temporary Structures In Construction Fail, Robert T. Ratay, Polytechnic University
  • The Willow Island Cooling Tower Scaffold Collapse - Americas Worst Construction Accident, Emmanuel E. Velivasakis, LZA Technology
  • Legal Aspects of Construction-Related Failures, Stephen Postelnek, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker

Tuesday, February 10th
  • Construction-Related Failures of Bridge Structures, Charles Seim, T.Y. Lin
  • The Atlanta Olympic Stadium Temporary Light Tower Collapse During Construction, Antranig Ouzoonian, Weidlinger Associates
  • Injuries & Fatalities in the U.S. Construction Industry, Mohammad Ayub, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • The Role of Expert Witnesses In Construction Failure Cases, Peter Kutil, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
  • Builder's Risk Insurance Coverage Issues & Loss Adjustment, Michael Giambra, CIGNA Property & Casualty

1997 – Construction Into the Next Millennium – Tri-State Area Projects on the Horizon

Monday, February 3rd and Tuesday, February 4th

1996 – Construction Law '96

Monday, February 5th and Tuesday, February 6th

1995 – Construction for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation – Seismic Isolation Retrofit of Structures

Monday, February 6th
  • Seismic Risk in the Eastern United States, Klaus H. Jacob, Lamont-Doherty Geophysical Observatory
  • Overview of History of Isolation and Current State-of-the-Art and Practice - World View, Ian G. Buckje. State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Isolation Systems - Their Design and Application in the U.S., Anoop S. Mokha. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
  • Seismic Design and Isolation for Long-Span Bridges, Man-Chung Tang, DRC Consultants

Tuesday, February 7th
  • Elastomeric Bearing Systems and their Applications, Ronald l. Mayes, Dynamic Isolation Systems
  • Sliding Bearing Systems and their Applications, Victor A. Zayas, Earthquake Protection Systems
  • Energy Dissipation Systems for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation, M.C. Constantinou, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Earthquake Hazard Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering, Carl J. Costantino. City College of New York; Peter H. Edinger and Vincent Tirolo, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers

1994 – 120 Years of Tunneling in New York City

Monday, February 14th
  • Shield and Compressed Air Tunneling in the 19th Century, Vincent Tirolo, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
  • A History of the PATH Hudson River Tunnels, Paul Hollick, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Soft Ground Tunneling Using Compressed Air, George A. Fox, Grow Tunneling Corp.
  • City Water Tunnels 1 & 2, Glen Vogel, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • Difficult Conditions in Cut-and-Cover Subway Construction, Bernard Grand, Slattery Associates
  • History of Ground Water Control for Shafts and Tunnels, Art Corwin, Moretrench American

Tuesday, February 15th
  • The Development of Shaft Construction Methods, Joseph A. Sopko, Layne-Northwest Company
  • Early Cast Iron Liners Under The Hudson, Gerald Levy
  • Experiences in Rock Tunneling-Have We Learned from the Past?, Norman Nadel, Nadel Associates, Inc.
  • Progress in Underpinning, Rube Samuels, Parsons Brinckerhoff

1993 – Innovation in Construction

Monday, February 1st
  • Innovation in Soil Grouting, Donald Bruce, Nicholson Construction
  • Advances in Concrete Construction, Anthony Rizzi, Polytechnic Institute
  • The Construction of The Third Harbor Tunnel in Boston, Waller Grantz and Stan Haas, Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture
  • Fabric Structures, E.M. DePaola, Severud Associates

Tuesday, February 2nd
  • Construction of a Subway Station by Soft Ground NATM, Prakash Donde, Jenny Engineering, Inc.
  • Construction of the Oakwood Beach Interceptor Sewer, George Cowan and William Lipski, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • The Use of Augered Cast-in-Place Piles to Limit Damage to Adjacent Structures, Hugh Lacy and Joel Moskowitz, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
  • Construction of Materials Recovery Facility, Mark Wagner, Omni Technical Services, Inc.

1992 – Temporary Structures in Construction

Monday, February 10th
  • State-of-the-Art in Temporary Construction, Robert T. Ratay, Pratt Institute
  • Temporary Structures in Foundation Work – Case Histories, Bernie Grand, Slattery Associates, Inc.
  • Temporary Structures for Bridge Work – Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queensboro Bridges, Frank Gallo, New York City Department of Transportation
  • Safety in Construction of Temporary Structures, Jim Stanley, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Tuesday, February 11th
  • Temporary Construction for Seismic Retrofitting of Bearings in Bridges, Ed Petrou, New York State Department of Transportation; John Kolaya, Yonkers Contracting Co., Inc.
  • Roles and Responsibilities or Engineer-of-Record, Designer of Temporary Structures, and the Contractor, John Deerkoski, John Deerkoski Associates
  • Access Trestle and Other Temporary Structures in Marine Construction, Jesse Jameson, Perini Corporation
  • Legal Principles & Theories Relating to Temporary Construction, Stephen Postelnek, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edleman & Dicker

1991 – Tunnels and Underground Construction

Monday, February 4th
  • Raising the Roof of the Kingston and Haverstraw Tunnels, Kyle Ott, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Experience with Rapid Consolidation of Soils Using Sand Drains, Carl Costantino, City College of New York
  • The Performance of a 100 Year-Old Brick-Lined Transit Tunnel, V.G. Miller and A.J. Trivedi, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Shaft Construction for Staten Island Sewer Tunnel, Donald Bruce, Nicholson Company; P.H.C. Chan, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers

Tuesday, February 5th
  • Slurry Wall Construction for the World Financial Center, George J. Tamaro, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
  • Underpinning of Highway Viaduct Columns for Amtrak Tunnel, Nasri A. Munfah, Parsons Brinckerhoff; B. Lazo, Delma Construction
  • The Welsley Extension Relief Sewer Tunnel Contract No. 1, T. Peyton, Skanska Tunneling
  • Seismic Considerations in Tunnel Rehabilitation, Vincent Tirolo, Pratt Institute

1990 – Legal Aspects of Construction

Monday, January 29th and Tuesday, January 30th
  • New York City's No Damage for Delay Clause, John F. Grubin; Jonah C. Grill, Tunstead, Schechter & Torre
  • Prequalification of Contractors, Sandra Van de Walle, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Representing the Engineer in a Failure of Collapse, James E. Frankel, Shea & Gould
  • Construction, the Helpful Owner – What Owners Can Do and Should Do to Improve Productivity and Timeliness, Robert Ellner, M. Carl Levln
  • Alternate Methods of Dispute Resolution, Robert A. Rubin, Postner and Rubin
  • Construction Without Litigation, Is It Possible?, Roy Wilson, Wilson Management

1989 – Bridge Construction

Monday, January 30th
  • Future Bridge Construction in New York, Ira Deitch, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Structural Lifting, John Deerkoski, John S. Deerkoski & Associates
  • Bascule Bridge Repair, Gene Casey, Mason & Hanger; John Deerkoski, John S. Deerkoski & Associates
  • Cable Stayed Bridge Construction, Man Chung Tang, DRC Consultants Inc.

Tuesday, January 31st
  • Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Caisson Installation, Eugene F. Kelley, Weeks Stevedoring Co. Inc.
  • Bridge Inspection Program & Procedures, Cailein A. Mac Dougall, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Replacement of the Wreck Lead Bridge, Neal Forshner, Envirodyne Engineers/Kaiser Eng.
  • Rehabilitation of the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage Eye Bars, Ralph Csogi, Greenman Pedersen Inc.

1988 – Construction in an Urban Environment

Monday, February 1st
  • Homeport, Robert Koch, Yonkers Construction
  • Red Hook Tunnel, Alex Varas, Hazen & Sawyer; Eugene Casey, Mason & Hanger
  • Restoration of Pilings, Eugene Jones, Marine Inspections
  • Long Island Railroad Hillside-Holban Repair Facility, George Klein, Parsons Brinkerhoff/Morrison-Knudsen

Tuesday, February 2nd
  • Institutional Impediments, Norman Nadel, Maclean Grove & Co. Inc.
  • Long Island Expressway Earth Anchors, Bernard A. Grand, Slattery Construction
  • Foundation Construction in and Around New York City, Angelo Sisco, Laquila Construction

1987 – Tunnel/Underground Construction

Monday, February 2nd
  • Port Authority Tunnel Rehabilitation Program, Daniel M. Hahn, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Pressure Face Tunneling Method, WMATA F-4, Jo Shore, Franki-Deny's Inc.
  • Temporary Tunnel Supports, Larry Eckert, Commercial Shearing Inc.
  • Mole Tunneling Machine, Neil J. Dahmen, Robbins Co.

Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Conventional Drill & Blast Tunnel Method, Gary Almeraris and Thomas Peyton, MacLean-Grove Co.
  • The New Austrian Tunneling Method, Dr. Harold Wagner, Jenny Engr. & Mayreder Consult; Walter Hinkel, Vienna Subway Authority
  • Mount Baker Tunnel, Harvey W. Parker, Shannon & Wilson Inc.
  • The Use of Roadheaders in Tunneling, Cyril Treharne Jones, Ingersol Rand & Paurant Gmbh.

1986 – Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Monday, February 3rd
  • Financing Issues - MTA's Experience, Mortimer Downey, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • Fiscal Responsibility in Funding Infrastructure, Robert Schumacher, New York State Department of Transportation
  • The Region's Infrastructure: A Challenge of Rebuild, Peter Rinaldi, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Tuesday, February 4th
  • Owl's Head Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrading, John Ruggiero, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • Holland Tunnel – Revitalized, Jim Brady and Gary Egli, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc.
  • Water and Sewer Tunnel Rehabilitation, Robert Jenny, Jenny Engineering Corp.
  • Logistics and Resolution of Problems During Construction, Bernard Grand, Slattery Assoc. Inc.
  • Rehabilitation of Boston's MBTA Green Line Subway, Henry Russel, Jr., Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Repair and Maintenance of Waterfront Structures, Pat Kelleher, Spearin Preston & Burrows, Inc.
  • Rehabilitation of Loop Parkway Bridge, Avanti Shroff, Iffland, Kavanagh & Waterbury

1985 – Open Cut Construction

Monday, February 11th
  • Sheeting Systems, Robert Houghton, Schnabel Foundation Co.
  • Tieback Systems, John Roma, Franki Foundation Co.
  • Underpinning, Mel Febish, Urban Foundation Co.
  • Instrumentation of Open Cuts, William Beloff, Soil & Rock Instrumentation Co.

Tuesday, February 12th
  • Legal Aspects, Stanley Siegelbaum, Rubinstein & Siegelbaum
  • Horizontal Cofferdams, Tom Kuesel, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Dewatering Systems, William J. Rothschild, General Dewatering Co.
  • Open Cut Construction for Subways, George Ziegler, New York City Transit Authority

1984 – Construction of Transportation Facilities

Monday, February 6th
  • Pile Foundations for the Delta Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, William Kruse, Pile Foundations, Inc.
  • Monorail Construction - Disney World Epcot Center, Brian Flaherty, Morrison-Knudson, Inc.
  • Rehabilitation of Williamsburg and Queensboro Bridges - New York City, Don Colabella, North Star Construction Company
  • Contractor Designs of Temporary Structures in Transportation Construction, Paul Scagnelli, Schiavone Construction Company

Tuesday, February 7th
  • Permanent Slurry Wall Construction Harvard Square Station, MBTA, Thomas Regan, Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc.
  • Rehabilitation of the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, Charles Mergantime, Mergantime Construction Company
  • Soft Ground Tunneling Using a Precast Segmented Concrete Lining, Dan Wallace, Parsons Brinckerhoff; Jerry Levy, Buchan Concrete Segments, Ltd.
  • Ground Modification in Lieu of Underpinning - Pittsburgh Light Rail System & Other Case Histories, Joseph P. Welsh, Hayward Baker Company

1983 – Waterfront Construction

Monday, February 7th
  • Precast Concrete Piles and Dock, Eugene Smith, J. Rich Steers
  • Slurrywalls for Waterfront Construction, George J. Tamaro, Mueser Rutledge Johnston & DeSimone
  • Construction of the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland, Len Druian, Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates; Walter Grantz, Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Cofferdam Construction, Charles Vachris

Tuesday, February 8th
  • Port and Harbor Development – Exxon – South America, Bates Burnell, Morrison-Knudson, Inc.
  • Marine Dredging, Morse Kluboch, Perini Corporation
  • Waterfront Construction – A Case History, Joseph Peraino, Raymond International, Inc.
  • Construction and Rehabilitation of Outfalls, Randy Mack, Spearin Preston Burrows

1982 – High Rise Construction

Monday February 1st and Tuesday, February 2nd
  • Putting It All Together – Safety, Irwin Fruchtman, New York City Department of Buildings
  • Impact of Zoning on High Rise Architecture, Der Scutt
  • High Rise Fire Safety, Paul R. DeCicco, Polytechnic Institute of New York
  • Foundations for High Rise Construction, Reuben Samuels, Thomas Crimmins Contracting Co.
  • Stone Façades for High Rise Buildings, Alex S. Gere, Stone Tech, Inc.
  • Steel in High Rise Architecture, Ralph Doederlein, Bethlehem Steel Corporation
  • Concrete in High Rise Buildings, Hal Iyengar, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
  • Mechanics and Electrical Systems for High Rise Buildings and Coordinating Their Installation, Sital Daryanani, Syska & Hennessey, Inc.

1981 – Alternative Methods of Tunnel Construction

Monday February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • History of Alternative Tunnel Construction Methods, Eugene Casey, Mason & Hanger
  • Engineers Choices in Selection of Contract Method, Vincent Tirolo, Sverdrup and Parcel and Assoc.
  • Tunnel Boring Machine NYCTA 63rd Street Subway Construction, Garry Liguori, Schiavone Construction Co.
  • Sunken Tube Tunnel Construction, Martin Kelly, Peter Kiewit Sons
  • Roadheader Tunneling Machine Method, Malcolm Gatt, The Dosco Corp.
  • Soft Ground Tunneling Methods, John Ruggiero, New York City Department of Water Resources
  • Slurry Shield & Earth Balancing Method – North Shore Tunnel – San Francisco Cleanwater Program, Russel Clough, Ohbayshi-Gumi
  • Ground Solidification, Dewatering, Compaction Grouting, Frank Guiarte, Hawyard Baker Inc.

1980 – Rehabilitation Construction

Monday, February 4th and Tuesday, February 5th

1979 – Tunneling

Monday, February 5th and Tuesday, February 6th
  • The Use of Shotcrete As a Temporary Tunnel Support System, Edward Plotkin, MacLean Grove
  • The Economics of Tunneling in New York City, Preparation of Estimates, Costs and Bids, Norman Nadel, MacLean Grove
  • The Use of Instrumentation during Tunneling Operations, John Dunnicliff, Soil & Rock Instrumentation Company
  • Drilling Rock with Hydraulically Operated Drills, Jack Burke, Gardner-Denver Co.
  • Hand Mining a Tunnel Through Soft Ground with Liner Plates and Rib and Lagging for Temporary Support, Larry Eckert, Commercial Shearing
  • The Legal Aspects of Tunneling, Changed Conditions, Etc., Peter Goetz, Goetz & Fitzpatrick
  • Soil Solidification and Compaction Grouting, Francis B. Gularte, Hayward Baker Co.
  • Soft Ground Tunneling with the Use of a Machine, John Ruggiero, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

1978 – Installation of Driven Piles

Monday, February 6th and Tuesday, February 7th
  • Timber Piles Are Still Important, Edmund Burke, Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth & Johnston
  • Pipe Corrugated Shells and Mandrels, Earl E. Seck, Republic Steel Corp.
  • Composite Enlarged Base and Precast Concrete Piles, Stanley Merjan, Underpinning & Foundation Constructors, Inc.
  • H-Piles and Sheet Piles Have Greater Potential, Thomas D. Dismuke, Bethlehem Steel Co.
  • Accessories Aid Pile Installation, John J. Dougherty, Jr., Associated Pile & Fitting Corp.
  • Profit by Selecting the Right Pile Hammer, Glen Barber, L.B. Foster
  • Pile Capacity from Dynamic Measurement, George G. Goble, University of Colorado
  • Engineering and Inspection During Pile Installation, Roy I. Commer, DeLeuw Cather Organization
  • Problems and Solutions – New York Pile Foundations, Edward E. White
  • What to Do If You Think a Pile Claim is Coming, Robert A. Rubin, Max E. Greenberg, Trayman, Cantor, Reiss & Blasky
  • Equitable Payment for Problem Foundations, William E. Kruse, Falco Construction Company
 

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