STEGMAN ENGINEERING, PC

 

 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SECTION

American Society of Civil Engineers

and the

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

 

18th Geotechnical Seminar

Geotechnical Trends in the Next Millenium

01-Nov-2000 through 03-Nov-2000

Short Courses on Geophysicial, MSE Software, & Micro Piles

Pennsylvania Travel & Tourism (links off this page)

 

NOVEMBER 2000 PROGRAM

SPEAKERS

SPEAKER

TITLE

Dr. Ralph B. Peck

Railroading in Colorado Rockies

Dr Jack Rosenfarb

Atlantic City / Brigantine Project
Dr Jean-Louis Briaud Predicting Scour at Bridge Piers

Dr Umakant Dash

Foundations in Karst Terrain
Dr Vincent P Drnevich The Purdue Time Domain Reflectometry Method
Mr. Chris Dumas Soil Downdrag on Deep Foundations
Prof. J Michael Duncan Factors of Safety and Reliability

Dr Robert D Holtz

Vertical Geocomposite Drains
Dr. Robert M. Koerner Drainage Behind Segmental Walls
Dr. William F. Marcuson, III Construction of the Panama Canal
Dr Michael W. O'Neill Lateral Behavior Pile Groups

Dr Shad Sargand

Deep Plastic Pipe Response

Dr. John H. Schmertmann

Piping Through Sands

Mr. Dave Suits

AASHTO Testing and Specs for Geotextiles

Mr. John Volk

Forest City Landslide Stabilization

PROGRAM

DAY

TIME

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Wednesday Nov 1

NOON

Display Area open for set up (displayers only)

 
  3:00 to 5:00

Pin Piles (Micro Piles) for Bridge Foundations- Seth Pearlman Nicholson Construction

Location Monarch Suites N (Down stairs)
    Software for Design of MSE Structures - Dr Dov Leshchinsky ADAMA Location Tower 3 (Upstairs)
    Applications and Limitations of Geophysical Techniques - Rick Hoover SAIC Location Monarch Suites B&D (Down stairs)
 

6:00-9:00

Opening Reception

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

Thursday  Nov 2

7:30

Registration

 
AM SESSION 1 7:30AM-6:30PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

 
 

8:15

Welcome-Central PA Section of ASCE

Pete Joyce
 

8:35

Soil Downdrag on Deep Foundations Mr. Chris Dumas, FHWA
 

9:15

Predicting Scour at Bridge Piers Dr Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M
 

9:55

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

 
 

10:25

Atlantic City / Brigantine Project Dr. Jack Rosenfarb
 

11:05

Forest City Landslide Stabilization Mr. John Volk, URS Greiner
 

11:45

LUNCH with Speaker -   Construction of the Panama Canal

Dr. William F. Marcuson, III, US Army WES, Vicksburg, MS
PM SESSION 2

2:00

Piping Through Sands Dr. John H. Schmertmann, Schmertmann & Crapps
 

2:40

Lateral Behavior of Pile & Drilled Shaft Groups Dr. Michael W. O'Neil, Univ. of Houston, TX
 

3:20

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

 
 

3:50

Foundations in Karst Terrain Dr. Umakant Dash, PennDOT
 

4:30

Deep Plastic Pipe Response Dr. Shad Sargand, Ohio University
 

5:30

SOCIAL HOUR & DISPLAYS

 
 

6:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Ralph B. Peck
Friday Nov 3 7:30AM-10:30AM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

 
AM SESSION 3

8:00

Drainage Behind Segmental Walls Dr. Robert M. Koerner, Drexel University
 

8:40

Vertical Geocomposite  Drains Dr. Robert D Holtz, Univ. of Washington
 

9:20

AASHTO Testing and Specs for Geotextiles Mr. Dave Suits, New York State DOT
 

10:00

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

 
 

10:30

Factors of Safety & Reliability Dr. J Michael Duncan, Virginia Tech
 

11:10

The Purdue Time Domain Reflectometry Method Dr. Vincent P Drenevich, Purdue University
 

11:50

Closing Remarks

Dr. Umakant Dash
       

 

For further information on the Speakers, contact: Ed Boggs

LAST YEARS (April 99) PROGRAM

Copies of proceedings are available from Cari Beenenga Gannett Fleming, Inc. PO Box 67100 Harrisburg, PA 17106; Phone 717.763.7211 x 2698 or FAX 717.763.8150; COST $40.00 including S&H.

Disclaimer

DISPLAYER REGISTRATION

Displayer registration will be about  $575.00 (USD) with an early discount of $50 (before 01-Sep-2000). Included with the registration fee is attendance (for one) to all the functions, Reception on Nov 1, Lunch and Dinner on Nov 2, coffee breaks throughout, and a copy of the proceedings. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis. Cancellations must be received before 01-SEP-2000 to receive full credit.

ELECTRIC and CARPETING are provided as part of the displayers registration. 

HERSHEY LODGE WILL NOT ACCEPT SHIPMENTS: CONTACT RILEIGHS at 717.236.5075 or FAX 717.236.9082

Displayers may bring a second person (to staff the booth) for a nominal additional cost based on meals taken; LUNCH@$20.00; DINNER@$40.00

To see a Layout of the display area click on the icon to the right, or Complex to see a layout of the hotel complex.

Room registration is not included. Contact Hershey Lodge directly at (800.533.3131). A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate of $118.00 per night (USD). Mention either ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, or PennDOT

YEAR 2000  Displayers  (and booth numbers) :

ROWS A, B & C (D, E & F Below)

(A1) Nicholson Construction (B1) Hayward Baker (C1) TC Mirafi
(A2) Maccaferri Gabions (B2) GEONOR (C2) Slope Indicator
(A3) K B Technologies (B3) RST Instruments (C3) Contech
(A4) RocTest (B4) In Situ Testing LLC (C4)  Foster Geotech
(A5) Richard Goettle, Inc. (B5) GRL / Pile Dynamics (C5) Layne/ Fonditek
(A6) Binkley and Ober (B6) Northeast Solite (C6) DANBRO Distributors
(A7) Professional Service Industries (B7) Hetager Drilling (C7) ACF Environmental
(A8) Ragen Associates (B8) Gannett Fleming (C8) Reinforced Earth
(A9)  GeoTech Systems

ROWS D, E & F

(D1)Structural Preservation Systems (E1) Michael Baker Jr. (F1) GeoStructures, Inc.
(D2) Pennsylvania Drilling Co (E2) Loadtest (F2) GTS Technologies
(D3) Williams Form Engineering (E3) Brayman Construction (F3) Geokon
(D4)  ADAMA Engineering (E4) Geotechnics (F4) Vibra Tech
(D5) ADSC-IAFD (E5) Monotube F5 & F6 OPEN
(D6) Lang Tendons (E6) Trigggs (F7) Neel Company
(D7) Strata Systems (E7) (F8) Advanced Geoscience
(D8) Moretrench (E8) Elastizell Corporation of America (F9) Geo Institute
(F10) Brugg Cable Products
(F11) Deep Foundations Institute
(F12) SAIC

 

Download Displayer Directory and Layout (PDF Format)

Displayers Directory (PDF) Acrobat.gif (1090 bytes) Layout (PDF)

 

For more information on Displayer Registration, contact Bruce Stegman

Disclaimer

HERSHEY LODGE & CONVENTION CENTER  

Room registration is not included. Contact Hershey Lodge directly at West Chocolate Avenue & University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 (800.533.3131). A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate of $???.00 per night (USD). Click on to view Directions to the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center , Map of Hershey or link to DeLorme.

Other hotels in the area include

Comfort Inns

717.566.2050

EconoLodge

717.533.2515

Best Western

717.533.5665

Days Inn

717.534.2162

AIRPORTS: Hershey Pennsylvania is about: 20 miles east of Harrisburg (PA) or 80 miles west of Philadelphia or 80 miles north of Baltimore. Nearest airports are Harrisburg International located 15-miles away. The Hershey Lodge offers complimentary shuttle service to and from Harrisburg Airport; however, reservations are required. Other Major Airports are Philadelphia ( PHL ) and Baltimore-Washington ( BWI ). Airlines that service the area include:

AMTRAK station in Harrisburg has seven trains arriving from Philadelphia every business day and five of these originate in New York City and travel through Penn Station in Philadelphia.   The Hershey Lodge offers complimentary shuttle service to and from Harrisburg AMTRAK Station; however, reservations are required.

Disclaimer

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

Cari Beenenga Individual Registration & Secretary Treasurer
Edward Boggs Program Manager & Committee Co-Chairman
Umakant Dash PennDOT Bureau of Design
James Langer Committee Co-Chairman
Kerry Petrasic PennDOT Bureau of Construction
Bruce Stegman Displayer Manager  & Webmaster

Questions or comments to ASCE Geo Institute should be directed to Carol Bowers at ASCE

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