8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Registration
Morning General Session
Presiding: Zach Thomas, PE, Chairman
8:25 AM – 8:30 AM
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Speaker(s):
Chairman Zach Thomas, PE
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Geosynthetic-Improved Unpaved Roads: Basics, Design, and Applications
Speaker(s):
Jie Han, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, The University of Kansas
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
I-35/80/Hickman Road Ground Improvement
Speaker(s):
Matthew Miller, Project Manager, Keller North America, Matt Cushman, Terracon
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lessons Learned from the 2011 Tohoku and 2015 Gorkha Earthquakes, Specifically Regarding Characteristics of Co-Seismic Landslides
Speaker(s):
Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, California State University, Fullerton
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Luncheon - Poster Session in exhibit area with judging.
Afternoon General Session
Presiding: John Puls, Planning Committee Member
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age: From Properties to Analysis & Design
Speaker(s):
J. Carlos Santamarina, Ph. D., Professor, Clough Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Innovative Applications of Waste Materials for Base Stabilization
Speaker(s):
Araz Hasheminezhad, Researcher, Institute for Transportation
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Ferry Dock Wall Design for the Black Hawk Bridge
Speaker(s):
John Puls, PE, Project Manager, HNTB
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Engineering Ethics: More Than Checking a Box
Speaker(s):
Carlos Bertha, Ph.D., M.ASCE, COL (USA, Ret.), President, Bertha Education and Engineering Services, Inc.
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM