Preliminary Schedule
Day 1: Geologic and Geotechnical Site Characterization
Moderators: Kevin Richards and Cassandra Wagner
8:00-8:10am
Kevin Richards, USACE and Cassandra Wagner, USBR
Welcome and Overview of Workshop
8:10-9:10am
Doug Boyer
Keynote - Overview and Evolution of Geologic and Geotechnical Site Characterization
9:10-10:00am
Tom Terry, USACE; Scott Walker, TVA; Kathleen Bensko, FERC
Best Practices for Planning Site Exploration
10:00-10:15am
Break
10:15-11:15am
Consulting Geologists and Geotechnical Engineers
Best Practices for Performing Site Exploration
11:15am-12:00pm
Round Table - Best Practices for Site Exploration
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00-1:50pm
Rob Hall, Nicholson Construction
Technologies/Methods - Drilling Issues from a Driller's Perspective
1:50-2:30pm
TBD
Technologies/Methods - Sampling and Testing Issues
2:30-2:45pm
Break
2:45-3:25pm
TBD
Case History - Avoiding Hydrofracturing
3:25-4:05pm
Dr. Dom Galic, PE, USBR
Case History - Drilling for Liquifaction Studies
4:05-4:45pm
Fred Snider and Hawkins Gagnon, Schnabel Engineering
Case History - Planning with 3D Models
4:45-5:15pm
Roundtable Discussion
5:15-6:30pm
Welcome Reception
Day 2: Advanced Dam Remediation Applications and Risk Assessments
Moderators: Kevin Richards and Cassandra Wagner
8:00-8:10am
Kevin Richards, USACE and Cassandra Wagner, USBR
Welcome, agenda for the day
8:10-9:10am
Donald Bruce, GeoSystems, L.P.
Keynote - Overview of Specialty Geotechnical Construction Techniques
9:10-10:00am
Steven Shifflett, USACE
Rough River Dam - Cutoff Wall and New Tunnel Through Highly Karstic Foundation
10:00-10:15am
Break
10:15-11:05am
TBD, TVA
Boone Dam, TN (TVA) - Instrumentation During Grouting and Cutoff Wall Construction
David Paul (retired USBR / USACE-RMC
11:05am-12:00pm
Mosul Dam, Iraq (USACE) - Drillingand Grouting of a Karst Foundation
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00-2:00pm
Vanessa Bateman, USACE
Construction Data Management Systems and Lessons Learned
2:00-3:00pm
Stefano Valagussa, TREVIICOS
Contractors Perspective - Working on Large Projects
3:00-3:15pm
Break
3:15-4:15pm
TBD
Geotechnical Construction in a Risk Framework - Life Safety Focus
4:15-5:15pm
Roundtable - Geotech Construction