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# Paper Title Presenter Affiliation
1 Full Scale Drilled Shaft Osterberg Load Cell Test – PTC Allegheny River Bridge Replacement Gene P. Lipovich AGES, Canonsburg, PA
2 Protecting a Navigable Waterway Using a Deep Soil Mix Wall   James M. Schmidt Kleinfelder, Colorado Springs, CO
3 Remediation of Pyritic Rock for I-99 Highway Project near State College, PA Thomas McNally   PENNDOT, Dist 2-0, Clearfield, PA
4 Rock Slope Design for New Railroad Alignment in Indiana County, PA John Meyers    URS, Fort Washington, PA
5 Understanding the Storm Water Management Practice of Epikarstic Rechargel Beneath Pennsylvania Highways Jim L. Lolcama KCF, Mechanicsburg, PA
6 Rockslides and Geologic Structure: Case Histories and Common Misconceptions Skip Watts Radford University
7 Geosynthetic Basal Reinforcement Over GG/Stone or GT/Sand Columns Bob Koerner Geosynthetics Institute
8 PV Drains, Lime Columns, Dynamic Compaction, and Pile Supported Embankments - Early Case Histories and Recent Developments Robert Holtz University of Washington
9 A Case History of Slope Design with No Laboratory Strength Tests J. Michael Duncan Virginia Tech
10 Drilled Shafts - Case Study Jim Cahill CASE
11 Developments in Driven Pile Design, Installation and Capacity Determination George Goble GRL - 2007 Terzaghi Lecturer
12 The Need for Interdisciplinary Interaction in Route Planning and Site Characterization Duff Gold PSU
13 Aggregate Piers Al Sehn Hayward Baker
14 Micropile Design and Construction Considerations in Various Types of Ground John Wolosick DFI Chair
15 Compaction Grouting for In-Situ Ground Improvement Practice, Theory and Evolving Trends Jeffrey Geraci Moore & Taber

 

DAY

TIME

TOPIC

SPEAKER
Wednesday May 28

NOON

Display Area open for set up (displayers only)
  9:00 to 5:00 PennDOT District Geotechnical Engineers Meeting (closed to the public)
Wednesday May 28 3:00-5:00 PM INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS  
GeoFoam - Design Through Installation Archie Filshill, CETCO Contraction Services
Innovative Tools and Technologies for Low Cost Landslide Repair Bob Barrett , Soil Nail Launcher
MASW Micro Gravity and other Geophysical Methods for Geotechnical Exploration Richard Lee, Quantum Geophysics
Statnamic Testing of Deep Foundations and Dynamic Testing of Driven Piles Don Robertson, Applied Foundation Testing

6:00-9:00

Opening Reception

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Thursday  May 29

7:30-10:30AM

Registration
 SESSION 1

7:30AM-6:30PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
  7:30AM-8:15AM

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

ROOM

8:15-8:35

 Welcome President Central PA Section ASCE Tom Imholte
8:35-9:15 The Need for Interdisciplinary Interaction in Route Planning and Site Characterization Duff Gold

9:15-9:55

 Remediation of Pyritic Rock for I-99 Highway Project near State College, PA Thomas McNally 
GREAT HALL

9:55-10:25

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

ROOM

10:25-11:05

A Case History of Slope Design with No Laboratory Strength Tests J. Michael Duncan

11:05-11:45

Understanding the Storm Water Management Practice of Epikarstic Rechargel Beneath Pennsylvania Highways  Jim L. Lolcama

11:45-12:25

PV Drains, Lime Columns, Dynamic Compaction, and Pile Supported Embankments - Early Case Histories and Recent Developments Robert Holtz
LUNCH 12:25-2:00    
SESSION 2

ROOM

2:00-2:40

Compaction Grouting for In-Situ Ground Improvement Practice, Theory and Evolving Trends Jeffrey Geraci

2:40-3:20

Protecting a Navigable Waterway Using a Deep Soil Mix Wall   James M. Schmidt
GREAT  HALL 

3:20-3:50

COFFEE & DISPLAYS

ROOM

3:50-4:30

Developments in Driven Pile Design, Installation and Capacity Determination George Goble

4:30-5:10

Predicting Performance of Aggregate Piles

 Alan Seth
5:10-6:00 Geosynthetic Basal Reinforcement of GG/Stone or ST/Sand Columns Robert M. Koerner
GREAT  HALL 

6:00-6:30

SOCIAL HOUR
ROOM

6:30-9:00

BUFFETT DINNER IN GREAT HALL

Friday  

May 30

 7:30AM-10:30AM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

  
  7:30AM-8:00AM

COFFEE & DISPLAYS
SESSION 3

ROOM

8:00-8:40

 Rockslides and Geologic Structure: Case Histories and Common Misconceptions Skip Watts

8:40-9:20

Rock Slope Design for New Railroad Alignment in Indiana County, PA John Meyers   

9:20-10:00

Micropile Design and Construction Considerations in Various Types of Ground John Wolosick
GREAT  HALL

10:00-10:30

COFFEE & DISPLAYS
ROOM

10:30-11:10

Deep Drilled Shafts in Mica Schist Rock Formation Jim Cahill

11:10-11:50

Full Scale Drilled Shaft Osterberg Load Cell Test PTC Allegheny River Bridge Replacement Gene P. Lipovich

11:50-12:00

Closing Remarks

For further information on the Speakers, contact: Cari Beenenga  Only video (laptop) projectors will be available to the speakers. 

Flip charts, slide projectors, and/or overhead projectors can be provided upon special request.

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