Agenda
AGENDA
Time | Event | Location |
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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Registration | East/South/North Atrium |
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Opening/Welcome Reception | Spanish Gardens |
Time | Event | Location |
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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | East/South/North Atrium |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Hall | East/South/North Atrium |
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Opening/Welcome - FHWA/NMDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
Geosynthetics/MSE Walls 1
Time | Event | Location |
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8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Ensuring Stability and Safety in Texas Retaining Walls Through Small Scale Repairs Edward Galbavy, TXDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS IBS) Update and Case History Daniel Alzamora; FHWA | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Case Study of a 100-foot Tall MSE Wall for the Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, CA Susan Rafalko; RECo | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Networking Break |
Deep Foundations
Time | Event | Location |
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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Evaluation of Soil Plug Geotechnical Resistance in the Design of CISS Piles TM Liao; CalTrans | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM | Drilled Foundation Testing: A Comparison of Different QA/QC Testing Methods - Gilbert Road Case Study Project, AZ Camilo Alvarez; GRL Engineering | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM | Advancements in Augercast Piles for use in Transportation Structures Hannah Iezzoni; Keller North America John Sinnreich, GRL Engineers | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
11:35 AM - 12:50 PM | Lunch | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
Asset Management/Geohazards
Time | Event | Location |
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12:50 PM - 1:20 PM | Research Advances and Implementation Efforts at FHWA Silas Nichols; FHWA | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
1:20 PM - 1:45 PM | Starting a Geotechnical Asset Management Program with Existing Data Darren Beckstrand; Landslide Technology | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | Development of a Geotechnical Asset Management Tool for Retaining Walls Robert Parsons; The University of Kansas | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM | Evaluating, Documenting, and Remediating Scour in Texas Ryan Eaves; TXDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM | Break | |
2:50 PM - 3:15 PM | Middle Mile Broadband Network Hector Valencia, CA DOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM | CDOT Geohazard Management Plan Evolution - A Leap Forward Through Open Source Lidar Mark Vessely; BGC | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
Geosynthetics/MSE Walls 2
Time | Event | Location |
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3:40 PM - 4:05 PM | Installation Observations of Geosynthetic and Steel Reinforced SCP-MSE Walls: Lessons Learned Robert Johnson; Submatrix | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM | 40 Day Bridge Replacement: A-1 Mountain T1, Flagstaff, Arizona Tad Niemyjski, AZDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Student Poster Reception in Exhibit Hall | East/North/South Atrium |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Steering Committee Meeting | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Dinner Event | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
Time | Event | Location |
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7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | East/North/South Atrium |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Hall | East/North/South Atrium |
Subsurface Investigation
Time | Event | Location |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Upcoming Changes to Section 10 of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Jesse Rauser; LADOTD | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Digital Integration of AASHTO Updates for Enhanced Engineering Decisions and Project Deliveries Xin Peng, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Gavin Gautreau; LTRC | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Geotechnical Investigation Requirements and Scheduling Bryan Pope; KDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Networking Break |
Ground Improvement/Settlement Mitigation
Time | Event | Location |
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10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Overview of Sustainable Ground Improvement Systems Roy Doumet; Keller North America | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Geotechnical Applications for Expanded Clay and Shale Lightweight Aggregates Jack Moore; Arcosa Lightweight Fill | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM | Geofoam Lightweight Fill - Lessons and Applications in Colorado Ben Arndt; RJ Engineering and Consulting, Inc. David Thomas; CDOT | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM | Settlement, Hydro-Collapse Potential, and Ground Improvement for Risk Reduction: A Case Study of the Sunset Road Project in Tucson, Arizona Randy Post; WSP | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
12:05 PM - 1:20 PM | Lunch | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
Geotechnical Innovations
Time | Event | Location |
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1:20 PM - 1:50 PM | Soil Mixing at I-25 La Bajada Hill Melissa Bates; NMDOT Derek Meier; Wilson & Co. Mike Pegnam; WSP | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
1:50 PM - 2:15 PM | Geotechnical Engineering Technology Adoption - Are We Up to Date, Using the Right Tools? John Lommler; WSP | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
2:15 PM - 2:40 PM | Elevating E-Construction: Revolutionizing Pile Driving Inspection with IoT and Machine Learning Aneesh Goly; Smart Structures | TBD LocAlvarado Ballroom - ABCDation |
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM | Break | |
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM | The Use of 100% Recycled Plastics for Infrastructure Projects in Conjunction With Low-Density Cellular Concrete (LDCC) Nico Suttmoller, Aerix Industries | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM | Modern Borehole Logging and Geotechnical Data Management Declan Vanderhor, Tablogs | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM | 2025 Invite/ Closing Remarks | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | State DOT Open Discussion STATE DOT PARTICIPANTS ONLY! | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |
Time | Event | Location |
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Alvarado Ballroom - EFGH |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Exhibitor Hall | East/South/North Atrium |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | FHWA Geotechnical Data Management Workshop | Alvarado Ballroom - ABCD |