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Archive of Past Conferences 2010 - 2011

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2010 • 2011

2010

Presiding Chair: Aaron Budge
Co-chair: Greg Reuter

• Kersten Lecture
  "Impact and Control of Ground Movement in Urban Underground Construction"
  Edward J. Cording, Ph.D., P.E., Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   

• "Geotechnics and Terramechanics"
  Andrew Drescher, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering
  University of Minnesota
   

• "Stability and Risk Analysis of Slopes in Highly Variable Soils"
  Vaughan Griffiths, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.E., Professor of Civil Engineering
  Colorado School of Mines
   

• "Consolidation Behavior of Cement Treated Organic Soils"
  Marika Santagata, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
  Purdue University
   

• "Status of Public Geological Databases in Minnesota"
  Harvey Thorleifson, Ph.D., P.Geo., Director of the Minnesota Geological Survey
  Professor of Geology and Geophysics, University of MN
   

• "Reliability of MnDOT’s Pile Driving Formula and a Proposed Equation"
  Sam Paikowsky, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering
  University of MA

Case Histories

• Concurrent Session 1A
  "9th Street East Grade Separation Failures"
  Charles D. Hubbard, P.E., P.G.
  Braun Intertec Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
   

• Concurrent Session 1B
  "Geophysical Evaluation of Abandoned Underground Mine Conditions"
  Kanaan Hanna
  Zapata Incorporated, Blackhawk Division, Golden, CO
   

• Concurrent Session 2A
  "Design of Deep Excavations in Lake Agassiz Clay"
  Chad A. Underwood, P.E., P.G.
  Engineering Partners International, Madison, WI
   

• Concurrent Session 2B
  "Support of MSE Walls and Embankments Using Controlled Modulus Columns"
  Seth L. Pearlman, P.E., President and CEO
  DGI-Menard, Bridgeville, PA
   

• Concurrent Session 3A
  "Automated Landslide Instrumentation Programs on US Route 2 in Crookston, MN"
  Derrick Dasenbrock, P.E., Foundations Geomechanics Engineer
  Minnesota Department of Transportation
   

• Concurrent Session 3B
  "A Success Story on Pile Downdrag Monitoring"
  Aaron Budge, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
  Minnesota State University, Mankato
   

• Concurrent Session 4A
  "Historic Ivy Tower"
  Douglas R. Hardin, P.E., S.E., Senior Design/Construction Manager
  Schnabel Foundation Company, Cary, IL
   

• Concurrent Session 4B
  "US-41 Re-Alignment Over the Abandoned Michigamme Underground Iron Ore Mine"
  Stan Vitton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
  Michigan Technological University

Short Course

"Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering"
Vaughan Griffiths, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.E., Professor of Civil Engineering
Colorado School of Mines

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2011

Presiding Chair: Greg Reuter
Co-chair: Glenn Engstrom

• Kersten Lecture
  "Application of Advanced Seismic Testing to Geotechnical Site Characterization"
  Kenneth H. Stokoe, Ph.D., Jennie C. and Milton T. Graves Chair in Engineering
  University of Texas, Austin, TX
   

• "Linking Field Data and Performance Predictions during Construction"
  Richard J. Finno, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
   

• "Pre-Design Geotechnical Evaluation of the OII Superfund Site"
  Edward Kavazanjian, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Professor of Civil Engineering
  Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
   

• "Geotechnical Solutions for Transportation Infrastructure"
  Vernon R. Schaefer, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering
  Iowa State University, Ames, IA
   

• "Engineers Without Borders: UMN Chapter and Recent Projects"
  Timothy M. LaPara, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Faculty Mentor, EWB-UMN
  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
   

• "Using Geophysics to Provide Design Information"
  J.B. Shawver, Senior Geophysicist
  Zonge Geosciences, Inc., Lakewood, CO

Case Histories

• Concurrent Session 1A
  "Applications of Nontraditional Fill Materials"
  Michael J. Burdorf
  Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato, MN
   

• Concurrent Session 1B
  "Ground Modification Techniques in Noncohesive Soils Under Heavily Loaded Footings"
  Ryan M. Benson, P.E.
  Hayward Baker Inc., Bloomington, MN
   

• Concurrent Session 2A
  "Behavior of a MnDOT Bridge Foundation Subject to Downdrag"
  Derrick D. Dasenbrock, P.E.
  Minnesota Department of Transportation, Maplewood, MN
   

• Concurrent Session 2B
  "King Street Center Project: A Case Study in Seattle, Washington"
  Allen L. Jones, P.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
  South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
   

• Concurrent Session 3A
  "Geogrid Used in Paved Applications in Polk County, MN"
  James E. Howley, P.E.
  Tensar International Corporation, Weston, WI
   

• Concurrent Session 3B
  "Strain-Based Approach for the Design of Augercast Piles"
  James W. Niehoff, P.E.
  Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO
   

• Concurrent Session 4A
  "Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Implementation for Pavement Quality Assurance"
  John Siekmeier, P.E.
  Minnesota Department of Transportation, Maplewood, MN
   

• Concurrent Session 4B
  "Steel Sheet Pile as Permanent Building Foundations"
  Chad A. Underwood, P.E., P.G.
  Engineering Partners International, LLC, Bloomington, MN

Short Courses

"Geophysics for Geotechnical Application"
J.B. Shawver, Senior Geophysicist
Zonge Geosciences, Inc., Lakewood, CO

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2012

Presiding Chair: Glenn Engstrom
Co-chair: Steve Gale

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