| September 13th |
| 7:15 - 8:00 |
Registration and Check-in, Comfort Suites, Urbandale, Iowa |
| AM Moderator Bob Stanley, Iowa DOT |
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
Opening Remarks - Bob Stanley, Iowa DOT |
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
Welcome - Mitch Dillavou, Iowa DOT, Director of Engineering Bureau |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Geological & Geophysical Results and Remediation Options for Sinkholes in Iowa - Matthew Trainum, Iowa DOT |
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| 9:15 - 9:45 |
Ravenna Viaduct - Omar Qudus, Nebraska DOR |
| 9:45 -10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15 -10:45 |
ODOT Rock Cut Slope and Catchment Design - Steve Taliaferro, Ohio DOT |
| 10:45 -11:15 |
Rockfall! - Glenwood Canyon, Colorado - Barry Siel, FHWA |
| 11:15 -12:00 |
The "Bump" At the End of the Bridge -- Iowa Case Studies - Dr. David White, Iowa State University |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch (At Comfort Suites) |
| PM Moderator Steve Megivern, Iowa DOT |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Secant Wall Movement/Repairs on the Marquette Interchange - Bob Arndorfer, Wisconsin DOT |
| 2:00- 2:30 |
Use of Micropiles for Correction of Drilled Shaft Bridge Foundations. - Athar Khan, Indiana DOT |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Micropiles and the FHWA - 30 Years of Implementation - Barry Siel, FHWA |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Council Bluffs Borrow Search to Date - Dale Eilders, Iowa DOT |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Assessment of Pile Capacity by Static and Dynamic Methods to Reconcile Design Predictions with Observed Performance. - Derrick Dasenbrock, Minnesota DOT
No evening activities planned. However, some individuals may have a short meeting to discuss next year's conference and select site. |
| September 14th |
| AM Moderator Barry Siel, FHWA |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Iowa DOT MSE Wall Pre-Design Procedure - Steve Megivern, Iowa DOT |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Geosynthetic-Reinforced Abutments and Bridge Approaches. - Dr. Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA |
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| 9:15 - 9:45 |
Iowa Experience — Post-Letting Contracting Issues and Problems. - Wes Musgrove, Iowa DOT |
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Ohio DOT MSE Wall Issues - Randy Morris, Ohio DOT |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
MSE Walls -- Missouri Experience - Kevin McLain, Missouri DOT |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Lessons Learned from South Carolina Wall Review - Ben Rivers, FHWA |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch (At Comfort Suites) |
| PM Moderator Dr. Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
MSE Wall Failure and Repair (Case History) - Barry Siel, FHWA |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
Bridge Abutment and Other Lateral Loads on MSE Walls - Phil Rossbach, HDR Engineering |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Slope Design, Construction and Maintenance - Ben Rivers, FHWA |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 |
MSE Wall Panel Discussion (Presenters and Others)
-Metallic vs Geosynthetic Reinforcement (Iowa DOT)
-Methods to Minimize Lateral Earth Pressure Loads on Walls Due to Cyclic Movements of Integral Abutments (Iowa DOT & FHWA). Cyclic Movements of Integral Abutments (Iowa DOT & FHWA).
-Abutment Spread Footings on MSE Backfill (Iowa DOT)
Banquet at Comfort Suites starting at 6:00 PM. No separate Social Hour Scheduled.
Speaker: Kermit Dirks, Iowa DOT (Retired): Trials and Learning Experiences
from the Beginning of the Iowa Interstate System. |
| September 15th |
| AM Moderator Curtis Monk, FHWA |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
NDOR Implementation of LRFD - Jordan Larsen, Nebraska DOR |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
TH 241 Pile Supported Embankment - Gary Person, Minnesota DOT |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Proposed Illinois LRFD Pile Design and Construction Policy. - William Kramer, Illinois DOT |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
AASHTO’s LRFD Specifications for Foundation and Earth Retaining Structure Design (Through 2006 Interims and Beyond) - Dr. Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break - Turn in ballot/votes for awards (“Best Presentation” and “Project from Hell”) |
| 10:30 - 11:45 |
Roundtable Panel Discussion (Presenters and Others)
-LRFD Substructure Design (Wisconsin DOT)
-Mechanistic Pavement Design (Wisconsin DOT)
-End Anchors For Wire Rope Traffic Barriers (Indiana DOT)
-Design of Sound Barrier Wall Foundations (Indiana DOT)
-Practice of Midwestern States for Construction Control Methods of Driven Piles (Illinois DOT)
-Pile Splice Details and QA/QC Required for Welds (Michigan DOT)
-Primary Method of “Construction Control” (Driven Pile Bearing Verification During Construction) Most Often Used: ENR, Gates, WEAP/Wave, PDA, Other (Illinois DOT)
-Determining Maximum Pile Bearing Used During Foundation Design: Wave Equation, 9 ksi, 0.25 fy, Established Values, other (Illinois DOT)
-Minimum Yield Strength Required for Metal Shell Piles (30, 35, 45 ksi, other) and for H-Piles (36, 50 ksi, other) When Using LRFD (Illinois DOT)
-Static Analysis Method or Program Used to Estimate Plan Quantity Pile Lengths: FHWA Driven, other (Illinois DOT)
-Others |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Presentation of Awards and Closing Remarks - Bob Stanley/others |
| 12:00 |
Adjourn |
