Schedule - ASCE Geotechnical Conference

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 Geosynthetic-Improved Unpaved Roads: Basics, Design, and Applications

Jie Han, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor The University of Kansas

9:30am - 10:30am I-35/80/Hickman Road Ground Improvement

Matthew Miller, Project Manager, Keller North America and Matt Cushman, Terracon

10:30am - 11:00am Break and Exhibits

11:00am - 12:00pm Lessons Learned from the 2011 Tohoku and 2015 Gorkha Earthquakes, Specifically Regarding Characteristics of Co-Seismic Landslides

Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, California State University, Fullerton

12:00pm - 1:00pm Luncheon - Poster Session in exhibit area with judging.

Afternoon General Session

Presiding: John Puls, Planning Committee Member

1:00pm - 2:00pm Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age: From Properties to Analysis & Design

Carlos Santamarina, Ph. D., Professor and Clough Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology

2:00pm - 2:45pm Innovative Applications of Waste Materials for Base Stabilization

Araz Hasheminezhad, Researcher, Institute for Transportation

2:45pm - 3:00pm Break

3:00pm - 3:45pm Ferry Dock Wall Design for the Black Hawk Bridge

John Puls, PE, Project Manager, HNTB

3:45pm - 4:45pm Engineering Ethics: More Than Checking a Box

Carlos Bertha, Ph.D., M.ASCE, COL (USA, Ret.), President, Bertha Education and Engineering Services, Inc.

4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks / Poster Session Award Announcements