Schedule
2013
Monday, April 29th
12:00 AM

A Case History of Super-Large Scale Bridge Pile Foundation in Soft Soil

Chao Yang, Southeast University, China
Guoliang Dai, Southeast University, China
Weiming Gong, Southeast University, China

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Piles

Berrak Teymur, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Zeynep Şekerer, Reinforced Earth® İnşaat Project, Turkey

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Case of Ultimate Limit State Design and Eurocode 7-1

Petr Koudelka, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Ellis Island: Vibration Effects on Historic Buildings Caused by Pile Driving

Sixto Fernandez, Schnabel Engineering, West Chester, PA

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of Timber Pile Supported Marine Piers

Ram D. Singh, GeoSystems Consultants, Inc., Fort Washington, PA

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Failure Investigation of a Helical Anchor Tie-Down System Supporting an Olympic Size Swimming Pool

Tom Labuda, CTLGroup, Columbia, MD
Gene W. Corley, CTLGroup, Skokie, IL
Michael Murphy, CTLGroup, Columbia, MD

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Forensic Geotechnical Distress Evaluation of Damaged Buildings in Alluvial-Loessic Soils; A Case History

Sarfraz Ali, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Abdul Qudoos Khan, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
Usman Zafar, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
Talha Haider Shehryar, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Geotechnical Forensic Investigation of Observed Cracks on a Building in Tallahassee, Florida

Rutuparna Joshi, Geosyntec Consultants, Jacksonville, FL
Kwasi Badu-Tweneboah, Geosyntec Consultants, Jacksonville, FL
David Riotte, Geosyntec Consultants, Jacksonville, FL
Rachel Klinger, Geosyntec Consultants, Jacksonville, FL
Aaron Cohen, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Geotechnical Opportunities on a Fast-Track Bridge Project

Joel W. Rinkel, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., Plymouth, MI
Christopher G. Naida, Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc., Plymouth, MI

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Observation of Stress Distribution on Instrumented Jet Grout Columns

Berrak Teymur, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Kaan Doğanışık, GEOBOS, Turkey

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Preliminary and Working Pile Load Tests in Simsima Limestone

Terrence Carroll, Arup, New York, NY
Stuart Hardy, Arup, London, UK
Elliott Ting, Arup, Doha, Qatar

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Probabilistic Three-Dimensional Model of an Offshore Monopile Foundation: Reliability Based Approach

M. J. Vahdatirad, Aalborg University, Denmark
Lars Vabbersgaard Andersen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Lars Bo Ibsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
J. Clausen, Aalborg University, Denmark
J. D. Sørensen, Aalborg University, Denmark

Chicago, Illinois

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM