| September 26th |
| 7:15 - 8:00 AM |
Registration and Check-in, Homewood Suites Minneapolis – MOA |
| AM Moderator Glenn Engstrom |
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
Welcome: Rick Arnebeck, Engineering Division Director, Mn/DOT |
| 8:15 - 9:00 |
“AASHTO LRFD Design Procedure of Driven Piles” - Dr. Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
“Minnesota’s LRFD Spread Footing and Driven Pile Methodology” - Keith Farquhar, Mn/DOT Bridge Office |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
LRFD Implementation Issues, each state presents 15 minutes about impediments to implementing LRFD |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
“The Tampa Cross Town Expressway Reversible Lane Bridge, the Failure, the Remedial Actions and the Lessons Learned” - Dan Brown, Auburn University |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| PM Moderator Gary Person |
| 1:00 -1:45 |
"Incorporating Set-Up into Driven Pile Design and Installation." - Van E. Komurka, P.E. Wagner Komurka Geotechnical Group |
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
"Design Methodology for Slope Stabilization Using Drilled Shafts" - Alex Dettloff, ODOT |
| 2:15 - 2:45 |
“Using a Launched Nail Application for Landslide Correction” - Athar Khan, IDOT |
| 2:45 - 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15 - 3:45 |
“Using LIDAR for a Geotechnical Review” - Matthew Trainum Iowa DOT |
| 3:45- 4:15 |
“Micropiles in Karst” - Dick Endres, Michigan DOT |
| 4:15 - 4:30 |
Steering Committee meeting to discuss next years meeting |
| September 27th |
| AM Moderator Chuck Howe |
| 8:00 - 8:45 |
“Geophysical Methods for Solving Geotechnical Problems” - Khamis Haramy |
| 8:45 - 9:30 |
“Electrical Resistivity Profiling at Mn/DOT” - Jason Richter, Mn/DOT Geologist |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
“Wisconsin DOT Geophysics” - Dan Reid |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
“In-situ testing (CPT and DMT)” - Rich Lamb, MnDOT |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
“Ohio Department of Transportation In-situ Geotechnical Testing" - Alex Dettloff, ODOT |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
“CPT: The MODOT Experience” - Kevin McLain |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| PM Moderator Naser Abu-Hejleh |
| 1:00 –1:30 |
"Mn/DOTs New Automated Geotechnical Site Monitoring Systems" - Derrick Dasenbrock Mn/DOT |
| 1:30-2:15 |
“Performance of a Pile Supported Embankment” - Joe Labuz, University of Minnesota |
| 2:15-3:00 |
“Lessons Learned About Sample Disturbance on the I-15 Reconstruction” - Aaron Budge, Minnesota State University |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-4:00 |
“DIGGS: Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists” - Tom Lefchik, FHWA
Banquet Cruise on the St Croix River, Vans leaving at 4:30 PM from Homewood Suites.
Speaker: Curt Hudak, “The Geological Evolution of the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix River valleys” |
| September 28th |
| AM Moderator Dave VanDeusen |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
“Mn TH 72 Geosynthetics Use” - Bill Pirkl Mn/DOT |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
“Slope Failures in the Pierre Shale Related to NDOR Projects” - Mark Lindemann, Nebraska DOT |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
"TH 47 Geofoam Installation - Overcoming That Sinking Feeling" - Tony Kempenich and Derrick Dasenbrock Mn/DOT |
| 9:30 -10:00 |
“Geotechnical Research Program” - Robert Arndorfer, Wisconsin DOT |
| 10:00 -10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 -11:00 |
“A Tale of Two Bridges” Dynamic Pile Testing and Soil/Pile Setup - Thomas Fennessey Missouri DOT |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
“Intelligent Compaction in Minnesota” - Glenn Engstrom Mn/DOT |
| 12:00 |
Adjourn |
