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Dan’s Speaking Schedule September 21-23, 2010 - NHI Drilled Shaft Course, Iowa
October 5-6, 2010 - 42nd STGEC, Charleston, West Virginia
October 14-15, 2010 - DFI 35th Conference on Deep Foundations, Hollywood, California
October 19-21, 2010 - - NHI Drilled Shaft Course, Iowa
November 10, 2010 - ADSC Drilled Shaft Seminar, New York, New York
December 1-2, 2010 - TRB 27th Bridge Conference, San Antonio, Texas
Other DBA Team Speaking Appearences Tim Siegel (Sept 30-Oct 1, 2010): North Carolina ASCE Section Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC
Robert Thompson (October 5-6, 2010):42nd STGEC, Charleston, West Virginia
Tim Siegel (October 29, 2010): Deep Foundation Design - Axial Capacity, Settlement, and Lateral Resistance, Norfolk, Virginia
Tim Siegel (December 16, 2010): Shallow Foundation Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Steve Dapp (January 11, 2011): 2011 Louisiana Transportation Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conferences, Meetings, Seminars, Workshops
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By Robert Thompson, on May 4th, 2010
The Spring 2010 issue of Deep Foundations from the Deep Foundations Institute includes an article by Dan and Paul (with a little help from yours truly!). The article is based on our paper presented by Dan at the 34th DFI Conference on Deep Foundations last October in Kansas City.
The kcICON project continues to roll along. Check out their Facebook page where they have lots of photos and links to their YouTube page. They recently completed the widest bridge deck pour ever for MoDOT.
Go to our Publications page to see the article, or click the image below.
By Robert Thompson, on January 26th, 2010
I have added a recent paper that Dan and Steve contributed to concerning loess that is in the November, 2009 issue of the DFI Journal. The paper describes the results of site investigation and laboratory tests at a site in Kansas with loess deposits. The effectiveness of various correlations between field and laboratory tests and design properties are evaluated. Steve is currently working on the follow-up paper that evaluates lateral load tests of drilled shafts at the site.
Parson, R.L., Johnson, R.M., Brown, D.A., Dapp, S.D., and Brennan, J.J., 2009. “Characterization of Loess for Deep Foundations”, DFI Journal Volume 3, No. 2, November 2009, Deep Foundations Institute, pp14-24.
By Robert Thompson, on December 18th, 2009
By Robert Thompson, on August 17th, 2009
Robert’s paper with Lloyd Held (retired from Eustis Engineering) and Steve Saye of Kiewit Engineering Company on the Biloxi Bay Bridge test pile program has been published in the latest issue of the DFI Journal, published by the Deep Foundations Institute. A total of 22 indicator piles were installed on the project using the pile driving analyzer to monitor the pile behavior. Five load tests were performed: two axial Statnamic, two lateral Statnamic, and one static axial. The results of the test pile program established driving criteria for production piles that included end of drive blow counts and pile tip elevations with an appropriate allowance for setup.
Click on the image below or go to our Publications page.
The bridge was recently featured on the cover of Civil Engineering Magazine along with a feature article by Pat Cassity, P.E., S.E. of Parsons Transportation Group. Source: ASCE
By Robert Thompson, on August 17th, 2009
Paul was a co-author of another paper on jet grout columns based on a project at Tuttle Creek Dam near Manhattan, Kansas. This was a project Paul worked on when he was with the Corp of Engineers (Kansas City District). The extensive work performed at the site is yielding a lot of valuable information for the geo-engineering and geo-construction professions.
The paper is in the latest issue of the DFI Journal, published by the Deep Foundations Institute. Click on the image below or go to our Publications page.
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ADSC Drilled Shaft Foundations Seminar – Mar 19
PDCA 14th Annual International Conference and Expo – May 6-8
TRB 7th International Bridge Conference – Dec 1-2
