Technical Session 1 - Welcome, Introductions and Invited Speakers
- Welcomes - Local Organizing Committee, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada
- Welcomes - ISM Chairman Dr. Jouko Lehtonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- 4th Lizzi Lecture: Historical Review and Analysis of 55 Years of Micropiles, Dr. Thomas Herbst, Germany
- 3rd Lizzi Scholarship Recipient: Finite Element Analysis of the Axial Capacity of Micropiles, Mohamed Elkasabgy, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- Overview of Field Activities and Design Challenge, Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada
Technical Session 2 - Research and Development/Design
Chair: Tom Armour, DBM Contractors, Inc., USA
- “Root Piles” in the USA: Fondedile S.P.A. and Fondedile Corp., Fioravante Bares, F.A.B.E. Associates, USA
- Long-Term Cyclic Performance Assessment of Micropile Systems, Gary Weinstein, Polytechnic University, USA
- Lateral Loads on Micropiles, Thomas Richards, Nicholson Construction Company, USA
- Design Methods for Stabilization of Earth Slopes using Micropiles, Prof. Erik Loehr, University of Missouri Columbia, USA
- Seismic Performance of Micropile Foundations in Layered Soils, Prof. Hesham El Naggar, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Technical Session 3 - Advances in Micropile Materials
Chair: Prof. Masaru Hoshiya, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan
- Micropiles - Design Parameters Interpreted from 280 Load Tests, Dr. Jesús Gómez, Schnabel Engineering, USA
- Advances in Hollow Thread Bar Micro Pile Installation Techniques, Equipment, Materials, Testing and Monitoring, Horst Aschenbroich, CON-TECH Systems Ltd., Canada
- Direct Drilled New Micropile TITAN 127/111 for Underpinning Roman Bullring in Barcelona, Spain, Ernst Ischebeck, Friedr. Ischebeck GmbH, Germany
- 30 Years of GEWI-Pile Applications in Canada, Joe Li, DYWIDAG-Systems International, Canada Ltd., Canada.
Technical Session 4 - Case Histories
Chair: Paul Woodfield, Branlow Ltd., U.K.
- Micro Piles in High Alpine Regions - A Story of Success, Andreas Brandner, IB-Brandner, Austria
- Micropile Underpinning Over Expansive Pyritic Shales, Shad Hoover, CMT Laboratories, USA
- Scandinavian Drilled Micropile Walls, Dr. Håkan Bredenberg, Bredenberg Teknik, Sweden
- Jet Grouted Micropiles for the I-90 Bridge over Sand Creek in Albany, NY, Michael Grant, Hayward Baker, Inc., and Dr. James Stewart, James P. Stopen Engineering Partnership, USA
- Micropile Load Transfer Rates in the Puget Sound Region of Washington State, Carole Mitchell and Wendy Mathieson, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., USA
- Micropile Foundation Repair and Underpinning, Arts and Science Museum, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, John Wolosick, Hayward Baker, Inc., USA
Technical Session 5 - Load Testing
Chair: Horst Aschenbroich, CON-TECH Systems, Ltd., Canada
- Advanced Interpretation of Instrumented Micropile Load Tests, Dr. Terence Holman, Moretrench American Corporation, USA
- Measurement for Landslide Slope Stability using High Capacity Micropiles, Masao Sagara, Fujita Corporation, Japan
- Effects of Quasi-Static Cyclic Loading on Micropiles Structural Support of 20,000 m3 Tank Foundation,Cory Yacyshyn, BelPacific Excavating & Shoring, Ltd. Partnership, Canada
- Nipigon Bridge - Load Testing Program and Results, Dr. Dennis Becker, Golder Associates, Canada
- Interface Bond Values for Micropile Design, Mike Turner, Applied Geotechnical Engineering, Ltd., U.K.
Technical Session 6 - Field Demonstration
Chair: Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates, Canada
- Introduction to Field Program, Daniela Ramirez, Isherwood Associates, Canada
- History of Distillery District and Rack House, Sally Gibson, Historian, The Distillery District, Canada
- Installation and Testing of Micropiles, Jim Bruce, Geo-Foundations Contractors, Canada
- Testing Apparatus, Stuart Bradshaw, Terrain Geotechnical Consultants, Ltd., U.K.
- Instrumentation, Ivan Barua, Monir, Canada
- MIDA (Micropile Database), Jussi Hattara, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Technical Session 7 - High Capacity Micropiles in Mined Ground for Bridge Support: A Case History of Investigation, Design, Construction and Performance
Chair: Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA
- Site Investigation and Categorization, and the Evolution of Foundation Design and Treatment Concepts,Norman Norrish, Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers, USA
- Detailed Design and Preconstruction Verification Piles (4 each), Wayne Duryee, HNTB Corporation, USA
- Construction, QA/QC, John Szturo, HNTB Corporation, USA
- Load Testing of Production Piles, Dr. Donald Bruce, Geosystems, L.P., USA
Technical Session 8: Micropile Market and Education Activities
Chair: Dr. Donald B -uce, Geosystems, L.P., USA
- Construction Outlook in Japan, Prof. Masaru Hoshiya, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan
- Technical and Market Effects on Micropile Growth in the U.S., Allen Cadden, Schnabel Engineering, USA
- ISM U.K. Courses – November 2006, Paul Woodfield and Mark Hinton, Branlow Ltd., U.K.
- Field Day Wrap Up, Daniela Ramirez, Isherwood Associates, Canada
