Schedule
Thu
Mar
27
8:00am - 10:00am
Registration
Morning General Session
Presiding: Zach Thomas, PE, Chairman
8:25am - 8:30am
Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Chairman Zach Thomas, PE
8:30am - 9:30am
Settlement Remediation at the ImOn Ice Arena
Bob Schiesel, PE, Assistant City Engineer, City of Dubuque
9:30am - 10:30am
Drill Rigs Gone Digital: Measurement While Drilling (MWD) for Geotechnical Site Investigation
Alex Silvey, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Nebraska Department of Transportation, and Derrick Dasenbrock PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
10:30am - 11:00am
Break and Exhibits
11:00am - 12:00pm
Machine Learning Applications in Geotechnical Engineering: Regression and Classification Approaches
Magued Iskander, PhD, PE, F.ASCE, Professor & Chair, Civil and Urban Engineering Dept., New York University Tandon School of Engineering
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Luncheon
Afternoon General Session
Presiding: Cassie Rutherford, Planning Committee Member
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Contributions toward GeoParameter Evaluation by the Cone Penetration Test
Paul Mayne, PhD, PE, Emeritus Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Sustainable Practices in Geotechnical Engineering
Dipanjan Basu, Ph.D., P.Eng., F.ASCE, Professor, University of Waterloo
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Advantages of Deep Foundation Testing in Various Construction Applications
Rob Kramer, Geophysical Services Manager, Terracon Consultants, Inc.
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Ethical Considerations for Professional Engineers
Brent Meyer, Lawyer and Partner, Husch Blackwell