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Midwest Geotechnical Conference
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LaCrosse, WI
October 15-17, 2003
Final Agenda |
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Wednesday, October 15th
| 7:15 - 8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 11:45 AM |
SESSION 1: Moderator - Bruce Pfister, Wisconsin DOT |
| 8:00 |
Welcome/Opening Remarks - Logistics and Introductions
Joe Olson, Wisconsin DOT District 5 Director
Bruce Matzke, Wis. FHWA Division Administrator
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| 8:30 |
USH 151 Bedrock Geology and Construction Problems
Dan Reid, Wisconsin DOT |
| 9:15 |
Nebraska
Omar Qudus, Nebraska DOR |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Indiana
Anthar Khan, Indiana DOT |
| 11:00 |
Minnesota
Minnesota DOT |
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11:45 - 12:30 PM |
Lunch Buffet |
| 12:30 - 4:00 PM |
SESSION 2: Moderator - Tom Strock, FHWA |
| 12:30 |
Use of High Volume Waste Materials in Wisconsin
Ken Hanzel, Wisconsin DOT |
| 1:15 |
Aspects of Design/Build Projects
Eugene Hoelker, FHWA |
| 1:45 |
New FHWA Developments
Sam Mansukhani,FHWA |
| 2:15 - 2:30 |
Break |
| 2:30 |
Slope Stability Using Recycled Plastic Pins
Tom Fennessey, Missouri DOT
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3:15 |
Field Demonstration of Cone Penetrometer
Derrick Dasenbrock, Minnesota DOT |
Thursday, October 16th
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Networking and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 12:00 AM |
SESSION 3: Moderator - Bob Arndorfer, Wisconsin DOT |
| 8:00 |
Kansas
Kansas DOT
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| 8:45 |
ReSSA Computer Design Program for Reinforced Slopes
Dov Leshchinsky, ADAMA Engineering, Inc.
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| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Introduction of FoSSA Computer Program
Used to compute lat. and vert. foundation stresses and magnitude/time of settlement.
Dov Leshchinsky, ADAMA Engineering, Inc.
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| 11:15 |
Introduction to Marquette Interchange Mega-Project
Steve Maxwell, Wisconsin DOT |
| 12:00 - 12:45 PM |
Lunch Buffet |
| 12:45 - 4:30 PM |
SESSION 4: Moderator - Sam Mansukhani, FHWA |
| 12:45 |
Incorporating Set-up in Pile Design
Van Komurka, Wagner Komurka Geotechnical Group, Inc.
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| 2:15 - 2:30 |
Break |
| 2:30 |
Marquette Interchange Pile Test Program and Set-up
Van Komurka, Wagner Komurka Geotechnical Group, Inc.
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3:30 |
Group Discussion - Problem Areas/Regional Issues |
| 4:15 - 5:00 |
MWGC Steering Committee Meeting - Conference Room |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Banquet - w/Speaker TBA |
Friday, October 17th
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Networking and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 11:30 AM |
SESSION 5: Moderator - Dan Reid, Wisconsin DOT |
| 8:00 |
ODOT Update: Decentralization to Data Management
Steve Sommers, Ohio DOT
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| 8:45 |
Iowa
Dave Heer, Iowa DOT
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| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Break |
| 9:45 |
Developing Project Geotechnical Databases
Paul Sabatini, GeoSyntec Consultants (Chicago, IL)
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| 10:45 - 11:15 |
Close-out Comments |
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