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* Please note that the agenda provided is subject to change.
AGENDA
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Setup |
| GEOPHYSICS WORKSHOP | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Welcome and FHWA A A-GaME/Geophysics Activities Mary Nodine, FHWA | |
| 1:15 PM - 1:40 PM | Geophysical Applications for Geothechnical Design at the California Department of Transportation Bill Owen, Caltrans | |
| 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM | Caltrans Lightning Round William Dalrymple - Case Studies: Detecting Unknown Foundations Beneath Pavement using Electromagnetics and GPR Abdullah Alhaj - GPR for Pavement Subsidence Assessment in California's Transportation Infrastructure Payman Hajiani - Geophysical Applications to Address Subsurface Utility Engineering Needs for California Highways | |
| 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Geophysics for the Louisiana DOT Nicholas Ferguson, Louisiana Transportation Research Center | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM | Demonstration Overview Sage Wagner, Terracon Joey McKinney, Collier Geophysics Bill Owen, Caltrans | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Networking Break | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Geophysics Workshop - Demonstration | |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Steering Committee Meeting | |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Hall | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Welcome FHWA & Caltrans |
| GEOTECHNICAL DATA IN BIM | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Caltrans Implementation of Geotechnical Data in BMI/Digital Delivery David Jang, Caltrans | |
| 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Implementing AASHTO LRFD Updates with Transformed Geotechnical Data Workflows for LADOTD Xin Peng, Geosyntec | |
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Advancing Geotechnical Digital Models Fatma Ciloglu, Michael Baker Int'l | |
| 9:45 AM - 10:05 AM | Networking Break | |
| 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | Using Digital Data Delivery to get Closer to the Edge at Denali and Yellowstone National Parks Scott Anderson, BGC Engineering | |
| 10:35 AM - 11:05 AM | Data Deliverables: Using a Structured Database to Show your Work with Confidence Bob Day, Earthsoft | |
| 11:05 AM - 11:35 AM | AI-Driven Approach in Digitizing and Managing Historical Subsurface Data Scott Deaton, Dataforensics | |
| 11:35 AM - 12:40 PM | Lunch Break | |
| GEOTECHNICAL RISK MANAGEMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM | Low Mobility Grouting on the LA 1 Port Allen Canal Bridge Miranda Perkins, Louisiana DOTD | |
| 1:10 PM - 1:40 PM | Foamed Backfill for Subsidence Mitigation and the Utilization of Liquid Sand Nico Sutmoller, Aerix Industries | |
| 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM | Drilled Shaft Anomaly Repair Zakary Peterson, Legacy Foundations | |
| 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Smart Exploration Plan (SEP) - From Change-Order Catastrophe to Project Efficacy Sage Wagner, Terracon | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM | Networking Break | |
| GOLDEN STATE CASE STUDIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | California High Speed Rail - Construction of Large Diameter Polymer Support Drilled Shafts Tim Avery, Keller NA | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Geotechnical Risk evaluation of Alternatives for Last Chance Grade Ken Johnson, WSP | |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Geotechnical Considerations for the Brightline West High Speed Rail Project Morteza Mirshekari, One Atlas | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | I-405 South Multi-Asset Design/Build - Saving Time and Money with Detailed Settlement Analysis Scott Lawson, Terracon | |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Reception in the Exhibitor Hall with Student Posters | |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Hall |
| GEOHAZARDS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Protecting California's Highways from Post-Wildfire Debri Flows Using Flexible Debri Flow Barriers: A Case Study from the 2020 El Dorado Fire Demian Nelson, Caltrans | |
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Addressing Slope Failures Involving Problematic Soils in Kansas Amanda Keeney, KDOT | |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | The Scope of Geohazards in Arizona Impacting Highways Jim Lemmon, AZDOT | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Probabilistic Fault Rapture Analysis for California Bridges Anna Sojourner and Tom Shantz, Caltrans | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Networking Break | |
| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM | Flexible Ring Net Barriers for Rapid Response to Post Wildfire Debris Flow Hazards Bill Kane, Kane GeoTech | |
| 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM | Long-Term Performance of Innovative Roadway Repairs Under Emergency Conditions Rich Barrows, One Atlas | |
| 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM | Recent Emergency Repairs in California National Parks and Forests James Arthurs, FHWA | |
| 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break | |
| GEOTECHNICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Location |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | FHWA Headquarters Update: Geotechnical Asset Management and Resilience Activities Silas Nichols, FHWA | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Texas DOT Retaining Walls Approved System List Specification Eddie Galbavy, TXDOT | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | USACE Landslides in an Asset Management Framework April Fontaine, USACE | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | A Technological Foundation for Better Transportation Asset Management Chad Sutherland, Cambio Earth | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Getting Started with Geotechnical Asset Management - Approaches from Various State DOTs Darren Beckstrand, Landslide Technology | |
| 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | 2026 Invite & Closing Remarks | |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | State DOT Open Discussion (State DOT Participants Only) | |