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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

kcICON Bond Bridge Article in Deep Foundations Magazine

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.

 

kcICON DF mag article

Characterization of Loess for Deep Foundations

loess map

 

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.

Events Calendar Updated for 2010

 

I have updated our calendar for 2010 to include many events in the geotechnical and foundation engineering world that may be of interest, plus known speaking/teaching appearances by Dan.  I’ll put in a plug for the events calendars and listings for ADSC, DFI, Geo-Institute, and PDCA.  I get most of my information from them.

 

Some, but not all events,(in addition to my previous post) are:

 

DFI Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Specialty Seminar – Feb 1

 

geo_header_2009    Geo-Florida 2010 – Feb 20-24

 

DFI and PDCA – A Joint Conference on Driven Pile – Mar 12

 

adsc_logo_color_small1 ADSC Drilled Shaft Foundations Seminar – Mar 19

 

PDCALogo PDCA 14th Annual International Conference and Expo – May 6-8

 

2nd International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing – May 9-11

 

bridge-home-template_r1_c6_sm International Bridge Conference 2010 – June 6-10

 

DFI Super Pile – June 10-11

 

er2010_header_002 Earth Retention 2010 – Aug 1-4

 

DFILogo DFI 34th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations – Oct 12-15 

 

5c24ff58c9bf4a5f988f0f34e0266ffc TRB 7th International Bridge Conference – Dec 1-2

Biloxi Bay Bridge Test Pile Program – DFI Journal Volume 3, May 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.

Test Pile Program to Determine Axial Capacity and Pile Setup for the Biloxi Bay Bridge_ThompsonHeldSaye - DFI Journal Vol3-May09

 

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

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Soil Inclusions in Jet Grout Columns – DFI Journal Volume 3, May 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.

 

Soil Inclusions in Jet Grout Columns-DFI Journal Vol3-May2009

 

 

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Artistic Construction - Vol 1JJA Construction 2010
LPV-145 Test Piles 2009-2010DFI 2009
JJA Construction - Shaft 3W South Load Test - October 2009Huey P. Long Bridge Drilled Shafts - October 2009
JJA Construction - Pier 2W - September 2009 PhotosUniv Kansas Research - Lateral Load Test on Drilled Shafts
Huey P. Long Bridge, New Orleans - Test Shaft Construction - July 16-19, 2009GIWW West Closure Complex Test Piles June and July 2009
Garden State Parkway Mullica River Bridge - Test Shaft Construction - June 2009JJA Construction - Base Grouting and Other Construction - June 2009
JJA Construction - Shaft Excavation, PIle Driving, and Cofferdams - May 2009JJA Construction - East Pier and East High Approach - April 2009
KcICON River Bridge - Bent 1, Bent 5, and Pylon - March 2009JJA Construction - West Pier and West High Approach Shafts - April 2009