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
- 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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- 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
Session 8: Case Histories II
Moderator: Andreas Brandner, Dipl.-Ing., MSc., IB-Brandner, Austria
Session 9: Load Testing, Materials, Performance
Moderator: Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, Hagerty Engineering, USA
Session 10: Retrofit of Existing Foundations
M
oderator: Björn Ischebeck, Dipl.-Wi. 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
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