Schedule
2004
Tuesday, April 13th
12:00 AM

Analysis of the Invert Damage and Its Rehabilitation Design. The Saint Louis Les Aygalades Tunnel Case Study

Verya Nasri, SNCF, New York, New York
Christian Winum, SYSTRA, Paris, France

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Analysis of Tunnel Section Enlargement Through Cutting Masonry Liner (Paris-Marseilles Roches De Condrieu Railway Tunnel Case Study)

Verya Nasri, SNCF, New York, New York
Christian Winum, SYSTRA, Paris, France
Aomar Benslimane, Polytechnic University, New York, New York

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Case History of an Open-Pit Coalmine Loaded by Artesian Water Pressure

Marta Dolezalova, Dolexpert – Geotechnika, Prague, Czech Republic
Ivo Hladik, Dolexpert – Geotechnika, Prague, Czech Republic
Vlasta Zemanova, Dolexpert – Geotechnika, Prague, Czech Republic

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Caverns Stability with More Than 10 Centuries in Prehispanic Excavations in Mexico

David Yanez, ICA Construction Firm, Mexico City, Mexico
Ruben Morante, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Ver., Mexico

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Closure of the Woodhull Mine Chester, New Jersey

James G. McWhorter, Geoscience Services, Bernardsville, New Jersey

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Directionally Drilled Raw Water Intakes, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Brian C. Dorwart, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire
Gregory R. Fischer, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., Denver, Colorado
Wayne L. Gerszewski, AE2S, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Michael K. Yavarow, City of Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Effect of Installing Monobars in Stability of Powerhouse Cavern Roof in Masjed - Soleiman Power Plant Extension

M. Shahabi, Power Engineering Consultant (Moshanir), Tehran, Iran
M. R. Shahverdiloo, Power Engineering Consultant (Moshanir), Masjed-soleiman, Iran

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Estimation of Maximum Advance in Kaka-Reza Water Conveyance Tunnel at 700 Meter Depth

D. Azizmohammadi, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
H. Abbasi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran South Campus, Tehran, Iran

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of Rock Characteristics for a Power Plant Site in India

A. Boominathan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
S. R. Gandhi, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
J. Elango, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
C. Sivathanu Pillai, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Geo-Mechanical Modelling for Optimization of Rock Slope in an Opencast Coal Mine

Masoud Monjezi, Organization, Tehran, Iran
T. N. Singh, IT-BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India
Amit Pandey, IT-BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India
Saurabh Puri, IT-BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Geotechnical Analyses of Guizhou Hotel

Shilong Mei, Guizhou Highway Engineering Company, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
Baoshan Huang, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Geotechnical Analysis of the Formation of Earth Fissures at Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco

Enrique Padilla Corona, COSIC, Guadalajara, México

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Groundwater Abstraction from Aquitard, Aquiclude and Thin Aquifer in Barind

M. Asad uz Zaman, Centre for Action Research-Barind (CARB), Rajshahi, Bangladesh

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Hydro-Mechanical Numerical Analysis of Grouting Galleries in Azadi Rockfill Dam

S. Taghipoor, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
H. Abbasi, Islamic Azad University, Tehran South Campus, Tehran, Iran

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Lining Design for Alborz Tunnel in Iran

N. S. Bulychev, Tula State University, Tula, Russia
N. N. Fotieva, Tula State University, Tula, Russia
A. S. Sammal, Tula State University, Tula, Russia
I. Siavoshi, Tula State University, Tula, Russia

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Managing Sinkholes at Project Site, A Saudi Arabian Case History

Syed Faiz Ahmad, Saudi Oger Ltd, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Mine Plug Integrity Evaluation

Alberto Pujol, GEI Consultants, Inc., Oakland, California
Rob Busby, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, Sacramento, California
Steve Rosenbaum, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, Sacramento, California

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Railway Tunnelling in Frozen Ground on Bothniabana

S. Saarelainen, VTT Building and Transport, Espoo, Finland
L. Korkiala-Tanttu, VTT Building and Transport, Espoo, Finland
J. Viitala, Lemcon Ltd., Helsinki, Finland

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Repair of the Church of La Purisima Concepcion of Huelva (Spain) with Jet-Grouting, for Damages Caused by the Construction of Diaphragm Walls in its Proximity

Antonio Jaramillo Morilla, ETS Architecture, Seville, Spain
Pedro Arozamena, GEOCISA, Seville, Spain
Rafael Bahillo, GEOCISA, Seville, Spain
Rocío Romero Hernández, ETS Architecture, Seville, Spain
José María Sánchez Langeber, ETS Architecture, Seville, Spain

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Rock Tunnelling with TBMs on the East Side Access Project a New Perspective

Subal Sarkar, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, New York
Amitabha Mukherjee, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, New York
Aomar Benslimane, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, New York

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Site Development in Deep Karst Terrain

Thomas P. Hart, Black & Veatch Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas
Giuliana Zelada-Tumialan, Black & Veatch Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

The Law and Mechanism of Rockburst Occurring in Huize Lead—Zinc Mine

Tang Shao Hui, ChangSha Institute of Mining Research, Changsha City, China
Jin Chen, Chihong Zinc-Germanium Limited Co., Yunnan Province, China

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

The Use of Monitoring Data and Geologic Documentation as a Basis for Defining Rock Mass Behavior Types for Tunnelling

Edward A. Button, Institute for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
Wulf Schubert, Institute for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Gunter Riedmueller, Institute for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Tunnelling for German High Speed Railway Lines — A General Report

Hubert Quick, Engineers and Geologists ltd., Darmstadt, Germany
Joachim Michael, Engineers and Geologists ltd., Darmstadt, Germany
Helmut Prinz, Engineers and Geologists ltd., Darmstadt, Germany
Ulvi Arslan, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Tunnelling in Alpine Fault Zones Excavation and Support Strategies

Wulf Schubert, Institute for Rock Mechanics and Tunneling, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Use of Cemented Rock Fill for Enhanced Pillar Recovery in Area 1 of the Doe Run Company

Kenneth J. Zur, University of Missouri--Rolla
Derek Apel, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri

New York, New York

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM