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34th Annual Spring Seminar
Ground Improvements
April 22, 2017 at Kane Hall, University of Washington
The ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Group is pleased to announce our 34th annual Spring Seminar. Following completion of our first of its kind document Commentary Guidelines for Ground Improvement Using Discrete Elements, this years topic is Ground Improvement and will many types and aspects of ground improvement. The full day seminar will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington.
Course attendees will be eligible to receive 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU) or 8 Professional Development Hours (PDH).
$200 Early Registration (before April 7th)
$250 After Registration Deadline
$75 Students
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM . Check-in and Registration
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM . Opening Remarks
8:10 AM - 9:00 AM .On the Performance of Ground Improvement during Strong Earthquakes Observations and Lessons Learned Juan Baez - AGI
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM.Up-scaling of Bio-mediated Calcite Precipitation for the Improvement of Granular Soils
Mike Gomez University of Washington
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMEffect of lattice-shaped ground improvement geometry on seismic response of liquefiable soil deposits via 3-D seismic effective stress analysis
Brendan Bradley University of Canterbury
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM30 years of lessons learned in geotechnical construction
George Burke Hayward Baker
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM.TBD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.. Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM.. Award Presentation
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM..Rammed Aggregate Pier Ground Improvement as a Liquefaction Mitigation Method in Sandy and Silty Soils Dr. Kord Wissmann and/or Brian Metcalfe Geopier
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM. Quality Control criteria for ground improvement" Peter Robertson Gregg In Situ
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM. Afternoon Break
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM. TBD
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM. SDCI Update Jim Mattoon/Susan Chang City of Seattle
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Panel Discussion Burke, Baez, Wissman/Metcalfe
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM.Closing Remarks
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LocationRoom 120, Kane Hall, University of Washington Campus in Seattle (View)
4069 Spokane Ln
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
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