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44th Northeastern Geotechnical Engineering Workshop Agenda
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Speaker/Organization |
Activity/Presentation |
Monday, September 22nd
Emerald Ballroom II |
| 7:30-8:00am |
Coffee, Tea, Juice |
Late Registration |
| 8:00-8:15am |
Chris Benda, VTRANS |
Welcome, Late Registration |
| 8:15-10:15am |
Phil Sirles, Blackhawk Geophysical |
Geophysics for Engineers and Geologists: A practical Guide to Applications, Limitations, and Benefits |
| 10:15-10:30am |
Morning Break & Refreshments |
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| 10:30-11:00:am |
Phil Sirles, Blackhawk Geophysical |
Geophysics on the Internet, Workshop & Demo |
| 11:00-11:30am |
Leo Fontaine, CT DOT |
TBA |
| 11:30am-Noon |
Don Dwyer, NY DOT |
The Cold Realities of Drilling on Ice |
| Noon-1:00pm |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-1:30pm |
Silas Nichols, FHWA |
Augured Pile Foundations for Highway Projects |
| 1:30-2:00pm |
Jeff Tweedie, ME DOT |
Moscow-Carney Brook Bridge; Geotextile Soil Slope Bridge Approaches |
| 2:00-2:45pm |
Heather Miller, U Mass |
Field Evaluation of a New Compaction Monitoring Device |
| 2:45-3:00pm |
PM Break & Refreshments |
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| 3:00-5:00 |
Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering |
Design & Construction of Micropiles |
| 5:00 |
Social Hour; Dinner TBA |
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Tuesday, September 23rd
Auditorium |
| 7:30-8:00am |
Coffee, Tea, Juice |
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| 8:00am-8:30am |
Tom Cleary, NHDOT |
Foundation Issues of Chesterfield NH/Brattleboro VT Arch Bridge across the Connecticut River. |
| 8:30-9:15am |
Jon Delano, William Davids, Thomas Sanford, University of Maine |
Behavior of Pile-supported Integral Abutment on Shallow Bedrock |
| 9:15- 10:00am |
Deana Sneyd, Golder Associates |
Palm Applications for Digital Collection of Geologic, Geotechnical, and Borehole Data using PDA and GPS |
| 10:00-10:15am |
Morning Break & Refreshments |
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| 10:15-11:00am |
David Suits, NY DOT |
AASHTO/NTPEP Program |
| 11:00-11:45am |
Peter Connors, MA Highway Dept. |
Rte.44 Relocation, Design and Construction Issues |
| 11:45am-Noon |
Silas Nichols, FHWA |
Resource Center Restructuring and other FHWA Initiatives |
| Noon-1:00pm |
Lunch |
Box lunch at park enroute to TRB demonstration |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm |
Tom Badger, WA DOT |
TRB Rock-bolting demonstration |
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