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AEG OR Chapter NOVEMBER 2016 Meeting
AEG OR Chapter NOVEMBER 2016 Meeting - Subsurface History of Portland
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6:00 Social Hour ***AEC is Hosting the Beverages***
6:45 Dinner (Salad and Pizza)
7:30 Presentation
PRESENTATION:
Speaker: Stuart Albright, P.E.; Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Apex Companies in Portland, Oregon
ABSTRACT:
The majority of the Portland Metropolitan Area has been reshaped by man since the earliest days of habitation. This history of cutting and filling in Portland impacts most projects constructed in the City. Stuart became interested in the subject through a series of office arguments at Rittenhouse, Zeman & Associates (RZA) in the mid-1980s. The main subject was whether or not a water tunnel was bored through the West Hills (Stuart thinks not). After that, he began collecting photographs and maps related to the portions of Portland that had been extensively reshaped. This collection was aimed at someday developing a paper or presentation about the history of mass grading in the City. The material sat in various files and folders until the invention of scanners and PowerPoint, which allowed for development of a presentation with much less effort. He has given the presentation to numerous groups since 2008.
Stuart will show, through historic maps and photos, some of the more dramatic examples of how grading in the area changed Portlands topography. He will present case studies of four of the more considerable examples of grading in the area including the filling of Guilds Lake, Marquam Gulch, Tanner Creek, and Southeast Portland. He will discuss how Geotechnical Engineers and Engineering Geologists use this information in planning and interpreting their exploration programs. Finally, he will present some historic geotechnical reports from the earliest days of practice in Portland. Interspersed will be tidbits of Portland history that have little to do with fill, but are hopefully entertaining.
SPEAKER BIO:
Stuart Albright is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Apex Companies in Portland, Oregon. He has over 30 years of consulting experience in Oregon and Southwest Washington and is working through a long and, so far unsuccessful, process of retirement. Mr. Albright completed five years as a member of the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying, serving as President. He is also a past President of ACEC Oregon. He received his BSCE degree from Portland State University and his MSCE degree from Oregon State University.
It is important to note that Mr. Albright has always practiced with Engineering Geologists and has never himself practiced Engineering Geology. He has the utmost respect for Engineering Geologists. He is a native Oregonian and plans to live here (well, in Mosier anyway) for the rest of his hopefully long life.
THANK YOU to AEC for Hosting the Beverages:
For over a decade, AEC has provided a wide range of environmental contracting services for our government and private sector clients, including federal, state and local government agencies, petroleum companies and other commercial industries. Government and private sector service percentages are divided nearly equally and our services include fish and habitat improvement, stream improvement, underground tank removal and installation, contaminated soil remediation, building demolition, and historical deconstruction and salvage.
AEC is a Certified HUBZone Small Business Enterprise and a Small Veteran-Owned Business. In addition to senior management, many of our people have past military experience. We think this experience enhances our success with client communication, allows us attention to detail, and keeps our projects on-time and on-budget.
AEC maintains the proper contractor and specialty licenses to perform our services. Employee and work site health and safety practices are of utmost importance. All AEC personnel are OSHA 40-hour trained and maintain other certifications as required.
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LocationOld Market Pub (View)
6959 SW Multnomah Blvd.
Portland, OR 97223
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: Oregon AEG |
| On BPT Since: Nov 06, 2016 |
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