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Archive of Past Conferences 1960 - 1969

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1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1960

Presiding Chairmen: Donald E. Johnson and Richard P. Braun

• "Soil Conditions Requiring Piling"
  Robert F. Wittman
   

• "A Summary of Pile Types and Applications"
  Arthur Dienhart
   

• "Design (Structural Determination)"
  James B. Thompson
   

• "Specifications"
  James D. Parsons
   

• "Inspections"
  Walter Nitardy
   

• "Case Histories"
  Lowell H. Benson
  John R. Borgman
  George W. Heller

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1961

Presiding Chairmen: Arthur V. Dienhart and Wilbert F. Arksey

• "Lyndale Avenue Fill Problem"
  Richard P. Braun
   

• "Vertical Sand Drains for Lake Vadnais Project (Film)"
  Narrated by: C.K. Preus
   

• "Compaction Specifications for Building Construction"
  Norman Henning
   

• "Compaction Specifications for Highway Construction"
  Wallace W. Dreveskracht
   

• "Foundation Construction at St. Anthony Falls"
  Henry J. Cermak
   

• "Landslide Causes and Corrections"
  Stanley D. Wilson
   

• "Sub-Soil Problems at Sumner Field Housing Project"
  A.C. Godward
  Donald Jacobson

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1962

Presiding Chairmen: Richard P. Braun and Charles W. Britzius

• "Structural Design of Underground Conduits"
  Merlin G. Spangler
   

• "Presentation of Practical Case Histories"

  • "Highway Engineer"....Paul Diethelm
     

  • "Consulting Engineer"....Robert Rosene
     

  • "Municipal Engineer"....John Freden
     

  • "Private Contractor"....Eugene Hurley
     

• "New Developments in Soil Testing Equipment"
  Theodore W. Van Zelst
   

• "Acker Rotary Equipment (Narrated Film)"
  H.B. Hayden, Jr.
   

• "Density Testing by Nuclear Methods"
  Paul I. Bessert
   

• "Seismic Testing Applied to Highway and Engineering Problems"
  Eugene Hickok

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1963

Presiding Chairmen: Wilbert F. Arksey and John S. Braun

• "Fundamental Properties of Soils"
  William G. Murphy
   

• "Initiating the Soil Investigation and Analyzing It For Use in Design. Case History of the Tyrone Guthrie Theater"
  John E. Meyer
   

• "Foundation Design on Soft Shales"
  D.K. Knight
   

• "Studies of Foundations in Shale"
  E.L. Gardner
   

• "Fundamentals of Soil Stabilization"
  Eldon J. Yoder

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1964

Presiding Chairmen: Charles W. Britzius and John S. Braun

• "Soil Mechanics in Highway and Airfield Engineering"
  Miles S. Kersten
   

• "AASHTO Road Test and Its Application to Other Areas"
  James F. Shook
   

• "Design and Construction of Storm Sewer Tunnels in Minneapolis"
  William A. Ostrem
  Kermit McRae
   

• "Construction Control of Subgrades and Bases as Done by:"

  • "Minnesota Department of Highways"....William Crawford
     

  • "Municipalities"....Robert Toddie
     

  • "Private Engineering Practice"....Arvid Olson

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1965

Presiding Chairmen: Charles W. Britzius and Miles S. Kersten

• "Excavation Failures and Excavation Bracing"
  George F. Sowers
   

• "Glacial and Engineering Geology of the Twin City Area"
  John E. Stone
   

• "A Geological Engineering Analysis of Rock failure in Two Engineering Projects"
  Donald H. Yardley
   

• "Soils Problems on the Moon"
  Rodney W. Johnson
   

• "The Calhoun Towers Caisson Water Control:"

  • "Engineering Aspects"....Gilbert B. Bauer
     

  • "Construction Problems"....Robert L. Ohman
     

• "The Riverview Industrial Park Project:"

  • "Engineering Aspects"....Arnold M. Steffes
     

  • "Construction Problems"....Robert R. Melcher

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1966

Presiding Chairmen: Roger Hertzberg and John F. Robertson

• "Michigan Pile Test"
  Gerard O. Kerkoff
   

• "Foundation Problems on Duluth Interstate System Related to Pile Construction"
  Gay D. Jones
   

• "Soil Compaction by Vibro-Flotation"
  W.A. Flynn
   

• "Design Considerations in Dike and Levee Construction"
  Kenneth E. Jensen
   

• "Design of Earth Dam, Eau Galle River, Spring Valley, Wisconsin"
  Roger G. Fast
   

• "Flood Plain Planning"
  Col. Leslie B. Harding

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1967

Presiding Chairmen: John F. Robertson and Wilbert F. Arksey

• "Geology"
  Paul K. Sims
   

• "Rock Mechanics"
  Charles Fairhurst
   

• "Soil Mechanics"
  Lyle Pederson
   

• "Engineering Problems in Peat"
  Ivan C. MacFarlane
   

• "Local Case Histories of Construction on Compacted Fill"
  Abe J. Sperling
  Lowell Benson
   

• "The Behavior of Compacted Fills"
  E. D'Appolonia

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1968

Presiding Chairmen: Roger Hertzberg and Roger G. Fast

• "Friction Piles and Prediction of Length and Bearing Capacity"
  Gregory P. Tschebotarioff
   

• "Factors Influecing the Selection of Type of Foundation for High-rise Housing in Minneapolis"
  Donald Jacobson
   

• "The New ASTM Engineering Soil Classification System"
  Miles S. Kersten
   

• "Foundation Settlement Prediction and Case Histories"
  Jorg Osterberg
   

• "ASCE Manual Number 45 on the Professional Practice of Foundation Engineering"
  Charles W. Britzius
   

• "The Foundation Study for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant"
  George D. Leal

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1969

Presiding Chairmen: Lyle Pederson and C.K. Preus

• "Recent Advances in Technology of Earth Retaining Structures"
  Stanley D. Wilson
   

• "Retaining Wall on I-94 at Franklin Avenue"

  • "Design Considerations"
    E. Douglas Schwantes, Jr.
    Raymond A. Adolfson
     

  • "Construction"
    Charles A. Siggerud
     

• "Elements of Soil Compaction of Importance in the Construction of Fills for Building Foundations"
  Gerald A. Leonards
   

• "The Effects of Compaction on Engineering Properties of Cohesive Soils"
  L.D. Dempsey
   

• "Nuclear Determination of Density and Moisture Content:"

  • "Minnesota Highway Department Study"
    William N. Yoerg
     

  • "Applications by Local Soil Testing Agencies"
    Donald W. Larsen
    Cameron Kruse

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