8th ISM Workshop, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2007

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
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  • Presentation
• 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