Unknown Foundations Summit Agenda
November 15-16, 2005
To receive a copy of the Summit presentations, please contact Ms. Cynthia Nurmi (contact information to the right)
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 | |
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| Time | Topic/Activity |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration |
| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Call to Order / Introductions Khamis Haramy, FHWA Central Federal Lands |
| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome Larry Smith, FHWA Central Federal Lands Mark Leonard, Colorado DOT |
| Session 1A: Unknown Bridge Foundations Technology and Characterization Moderator: Kornel Kerenyi, FHWA R&D |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Evolution of the Unknown Foundations Problem Jorge E. Pagán-Ortiz, FHWA Office of Bridge Technology |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Unknown Foundations and Their Impact on Retrofitting Bridges Ian Friedland, FHWA R&D |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Unknown Foundations Synthesis Review Scott A. Sabol, Consultant |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break |
| Session 1B: Unknown Bridge Foundations Technology
and Characterization (Continuation) Moderator: John Woodroof, Oregon DOT |
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| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Investigating Unknown Foundations in Carolina Jerry Beard, North Carolina DOT, Committee on Unknown Foundations |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 Noon | NDT of Unknown Foundations Bridge in Indiana Athar Khan - Chief Geotechnical Engineer Indiana DOT |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon | Experiences with Unknown Foundations Investigations at LADOTD Steven Sibley, Bridge Maintenance Engineer Louisiana DOTD |
| 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| Session 1C: Unknown Bridge Foundation Technology and Characterization (Continuation) Moderator: Frank Jalinoos, FHWA R&D |
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| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | NDT and evaluation of 100 NCDOT Bridges Larry Olson - Olson Engineering |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Dispersive Wave Propagation Darrin Holt, FDH Engineering, Inc. |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | NDT Evaluation of Unknown Bridge Foundations for NCDOT Ned Billington, Schnabel Engineering |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | NDT Technologies and Unknown Foundations Phil Sirles, Zong Engineering |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Break |
| Session 1D: Unknown Bridge Foundation Technology and Characterization (Continuation) Moderator: Khamis Haramy, FHWA Central Federal Lands Division |
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Technologies for Today and Tomorrow Open Discussion by Industry. Panelists: Larry Olson, Darrin Holt, Ned Billington, Phil Sirles, Ed Mercado |
| 5:00 PM -7:00 PM | Evening Social Event |
| Wednesday, November 16, 2005 | |
| Session 2A: Other Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Bridge Foundations Moderator: Jorge E. Pagán-Ortiz, FHWA Office of Bridge Technology |
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | NCHRP 24-25 - Risk Based Guidelines for Unknown Foundations Stuart Stein - GKY and Associates |
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | International Efforts on Unknown Foundations Investigations Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Foundations Kerry Petrasic PennDOT |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Foundations Mohammed Mulla, North Carolina DOT, Committee on Unknown Foundations |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break |
| Session 2B: Other Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Bridge Foundations Moderator: Cynthia Nurmi, FHWA Resource Center |
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon | State DOT Concerns and Strategies for Dealing With Unknown Bridge Foundations Open Discussion by DOTs. Panelists: Jerry Beard, Mohammed Mulla, Athar Kham, Steven Sibley, Kerry Petrasic |
| 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| Session 3: Where Do We Go From Here? -A Panel Discussion Moderator: Larry O'Donnell, FHWA Resource Center |
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| 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM | Where Do We Go From Here?
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| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Where Do We Go From Here? (Continuation) |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn |