Technical Session 1: Welcome
- Welcome – Dan MacLean, P.Eng., Keller Foundations Ltd, Canada and Robert Bollman, PCA Ground Engineering, Australia
- Introduction of Lizzi Lecturer – Dan MacLean, P.Eng., Keller Foundations Ltd, Canada
- 10th Lizzi Lecture: “Micropiles: World Wide Evolution Trends” – Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, Schnabel Engineering Inc, USA
- Lizzi Scholarship Recipient Lecture: “Quality Assurance of Neat-Cement Grout” – Ben Brittain, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Technical Session 2: World Cup Event
Moderator: Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, Schnabel Engineering Inc, USA
- Europe – “Museum of the Second World War In Gdańsk” – Natalia Maca, M.Sc. Eng., TITAN POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Poland
- South and Central America – “Metropolitan Cable Car Network” – Freddy Lopez, MSc.-Ing., Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
- North America – “Micropile Rescue to a Drilled Shaft Problem” – Ty Jahn, P.E., Condon- Johnson Associates, USA
Keynote Speaker Lecture – “An Overview of the Deep Foundation Industry in Australia” – Stephen Buttling, B.Eng, Ph.D, CPEng, RPEQ, National Geotechnical Consultants, Australia
Technical Session 3: Safety and Sustainability for Micropiles
Moderator: Sue Frank, TEI Rock Drills, USA
- “Micropiles – Sustainable and Resilient?” – Andreas Brandner, Dipl.-Ing., MSc., IB-Brandner, Austria
- “Improving Small Diameter Drill Rig Front End Safety” – Dan MacLean, P.Eng., Keller Foundations Ltd., Canada
Session 4: Case Histories I
Moderator: Eberhard Heinzemann, Dipl. Ing., GSS Titan Central America, Panama
- “Fire and Ice: Micropile Foundations in Extreme Environments” – Steve Davidow, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., Quanta Subsurface, USA
- “Displacement Micropiles for Efficient Installation of Tiedowns” – Matthew Alexander, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers, Canada
- “Folloline Norway: A Large Scale Project for the Future of Oslo” – Dominik Gächter, Keller Grundbau Ges.m.b.H., Norway
Session 5: Micropile A-Wall Applications and Numerical Analyses
Moderator: Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE., Deep Foundations Institute, USA
- “Landslide Remediation in Difficult Ground” – Geoff Hurley, Core Consultants Pty Ltd., Australia
- “Automation in Micropile Design” – Maciej Szczygielski, M.Sc. Eng., TITAN POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Poland
- “Numerical Modelling of Micropiles” – Stephen Buttling, B.Eng, Ph.D, CPEng, RPEQ, National Geotechnical Consultants, Australia
- “Using Micropiles for Long-term Stabilisation of Slopes” – Lambert Ezeajugh, Ph.D, CPEng, RPEQ, Ground Environments Pty Ltd., Australia and Jun Sugawara Ph.D, CPEng, FIEAust, RPEQ, Director Geotechnical, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
“Micropile A-Walls – Industry Design and Construction Practices”
Moderator: Helen Robinson, P.E., D.GE, GEI Consultants, USA
Panelists:
- Nadir Ansari, P.Eng., D.GE, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers, Canada
- Stephen Buttling, B.Eng, Ph.D, CPEng, RPEQ, National Geotechnical Consultants, Australia
- Kenneth Wilson, B.Eng, MIEAust, PCA Ground Engineering, Australia
- Steve Davidow, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., Quanta Subsurface, USA
Session 6: Value Engineered Micropile Solutions
Moderator: Nadir Ansari, P.Eng., D.GE, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers, Canada
- “The Residences at 165 Main Street: A Case Study” – Tony Barila, Hub Foundation Company, USA
- “Alternative Micropile Foundations for the Byron Bridge Replacement Program” – Kenneth Wilson, B.Eng, MIEAust, PCA Ground Engineering, Australia
Session 7: Micropile State of Practice
Moderator: Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE., Deep Foundations Institute, USA
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- DFI-ADSC Joint Micropile Committee Update – Steve Davidow, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., Quanta Subsurface, USA
- “Austrian Standardization Committee: Durability of Micropiles” – Andreas Brandner, Dipl.-Ing., MSc., IB-Brandner, Austria
- “Micropile State of the Practice in the US” – Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE – Hagerty Engineering, USA
- “The Role of Micropiles in Bridge Construction” – Chris Dowding, TOD Consulting, Australia
- “Comparison of Micropile Practices in US and Australia” – Michal Krzeminski and Cliff Taylor, Keller Australia, Australia
- “Engineering Sunshine Beach Ground Stabilisation” – Allan Herse, B.Eng, CPEng, RPEQ, PCA Ground Engineering, Australia
Session 8: Case Histories II
Moderator: Andreas Brandner, Dipl.-Ing., MSc., IB-Brandner, Austria
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- “Micropiles for Machine Foundations” – Glenn Patterson, TEI Rock Drills, USA
- “Micropile/Secant Wall Considerations in Historic Charleston, SC” – Bill Snow Sr. and Will Snow Jr., P.E., Palmetto Gunite Construction Company, Inc., USA
- “An Appropriate Method for Constructing Deep Foundations that Must Penetrate the Confining Layer of an Artesian Aquifer” – Jim Bruce, P.Eng., ISM Chair Emeritus, Canada
Session 9: Load Testing, Materials, Performance
Moderator: Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, Hagerty Engineering, USA
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- “Maximum Loading Capacity, Minimum Diameter” – Mathew Verschelden, B.Sc., Thyssenkrupp Infrastructure, Australia
- “The Sustained Growth in the Use of Micropiles in the United Arab Emirates” – Ole Gadermann, Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
- “A Super Micropile: What are the Limits of Micropiles?” – Björn Ischebeck, Dipl.-Wi. Ing., Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
- “Utilisation of Steel Tube Micropiles in Low Head Room Access and Unpredictable Ground Condition” – Arash Judi, BSc., MSc., Wagstaff Piling Pty, Ltd., Australia
Session 10: Retrofit of Existing Foundations M
oderator: Björn Ischebeck, Dipl.-Wi. Ing., Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
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- “Summary of Research on Micropile-to-Footing Connections” – Helen Robinson, P.E., D.GE, GEI Consultants, USA
- “Reinforcement of Existing Deep Foundations with Micropiles” – Freddy Lopez, MSc.-Ing., Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
Session 11: Panel Discussion: “Commoditization of the Micropile Industry: From Design to Installation”
Moderator: Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, Schnabel Engineering, Inc, USA
Panelists:
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- Bill Snow, Sr., Palmetto Gunite Construction Company, Inc., USA
- Dan MacLean, P.Eng., Keller Foundations Ltd, Canada
- Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, Hagerty Engineering, USA
- Björn Ischebeck, Dipl.-Wi. Ing., Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
