| Monday August 16, 2004 |
| 5:00 - 9:00 |
Registration & Icebreaker |
Montana DOT & FHWA |
| Tuesday August 17, 2004 |
| Session 1 - Slope Stability Moderator: Mike Hager |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Welcome & Announcements |
Rich Jackson & Joel Marshik Montana DOT |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Four Creek Jobs, A Llama and Some Mules |
Dave Stanley Alaska DOT&PF |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
SR-443: An Urban Landslide - Collision Between Natural Processes & Human Actions |
George Machan Landslide Technology |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Seven Mile Creek Rock Slide Stabilization Design & Construction - US Highway 95 |
Dave Findley, Golder Associates
Shawn Enright, Idaho Trans. Dept. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Manual for the Application of Geophysical Methods to Highway Related Problems |
Barry Siel FHWA - Resource Center |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
Lunch - RC and VB - Where Are They Now? |
Rich Barrows, FHWA-WFL |
| Session 2 - Geophysics Moderator: Rich Barrows |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Geophysical Subsurface Imaging of Lava Tubes Lava Beds N.M., California |
Matt DeMarco FHWA - Central Federal Lands |
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Recent Developments, Same Old Problems: I-70 Sinkholes in Russell County, KS |
Neil Croxton Kansas DOT |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
Summary of the State-of-Practice Survey of the Use of NDT on Drilled Shafts |
Sarah Skeen, FHWA CA-Division
Jan Six, Oregon DOT |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Overview of Geotechnical Aspects of Current UDOT Projects |
Jon Bischoff Utah DOT |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Home Improvement and Geotechnology in Rimini, Montana |
Bret Boundy Montana DOT |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
An Overview of the FHWA Resource Center |
Peter Osborn FHWA - Resource Center |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Peer Review of Montana Department of Transportation Geotechnical Program |
Rich Jackson, MDT
Barry Siel, FHWA |
| Wednesday August 18, 2004 |
| Session 3A - Retaining Walls & Geotechnology Moderator: Jan Six |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Great Places and Wire-Faces in South Dakota |
Dan Vockrodt South Dakota DOT |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Fundamentals of Corrosion of Steel Reinforcing Elements for Geotechs |
Rich Barrows FHWA - Western Federal Lands |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Evaluation of Geotextile Separators in Excess of a Decade Old |
Brian Collins Montana DOT |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Description and Classification of Peat and Organic Soils for Engineering Purposes |
Dave Stanley Alaska DOT&PF |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Retaining Wall Evolution Along the Beartooth Ravine, Beartooth Highway, WY |
Matt DeMarco FHWA - Central Federal Lands |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Beartooth Highway Fieldtrip Overview |
Scott Helm Montana DOT |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
Lunch - On Own |
| Session 4 - Rock Slopes Moderator: Barry Siel |
| 1:00 - 3:00 |
Rockfall Catchment Area Design Guide Implementation Workshop |
Larry Pierson Landslide Technology |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Trim Blasting for Rock Slope Stabilization |
Tom Badger Washington State DOT |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Wire Mesh/Cable Net Rockfall Protection Systems: Pooled Fund Research Update |
Tom Badger Washington State DOT |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
ERFO Repair on Elk River Road, FDR 5325 Siskiyou National Forest, Port Orford, OR |
John Schnaderbeck FHWA - Western Federal Lands |
| 6:00 - ??? |
Group Dinner & Awards |
| Thursday August 19, 2004 |
| 8:00 - 4:00 |
Field Trip - Beartooth Highway |
