Sunday, March 24, 2019
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
AGP Induction Ceremony, Terrace Ballroom IV
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Opening Remarks, Terrace Ballroom IV
Conference Co-Chairs: Scott M. Olson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Schnabel Engineering
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
H. Bolton Seed Award Lecture, Terrace Ballroom IV
Geotechnical Judgment and Risk
Speaker: W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, NAE, F.ASCE
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall, Exhibit Hall E
Monday, March 25, 2019
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks from The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speaker: Edward G. Rendel, News Analyst, NBC - Special Counsel; Ballard Spahr, LLP - Governor of Pennsylvania (2003-2011) - Mayor of Philadelphia (1992-2000)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speakers: Lelio Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Geosyntec: The Panama Canal: A Wonder of Engineering; James Mitchell Sc.D, P.E, D.GE(Ret), NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, Virginia Tech: Geotechnics Goes Out of This World; Nina Stark, Ph.D., Virginia Tech: Of Ice and Erosion: Geotechnics in the Arctic Coastal Zone; Kord Wissmann, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Geopier Foundation Co.: GeoTransformation – Getting it All Back Again
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Morning Networking Break, Exhibit Hall E
10:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Government Relations Workshop - Legislative Update: What’s Happening in Washington on Infrastructure Issues, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth A2
Session Moderators/Panelists: Brian Pallasch, Managing Director, Government Relations & Infrastructure Initiatives; Maria Matthews, Senior Manager, Grassroots Program
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Student Competitions, Exhibit Hall E
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Special Session: History of Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering | Legacy of Dr. Shamsher Prakash, Room 120B
Moderator: Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Speakers: I.M. Idriss, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, University of California, Davis; James K. Mitchell Sc.D, P.E, D.GE(Ret), NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, Virginia Tech; Richard Woods, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE(Ret.), NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, R.D. Woods; Ahmad Elgamal, Ph.D. M.ASCE, University of California San Diego; Jonathan Bray, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, F.ASCE, University of California Berkeley; Dimitrios Zekkos, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Geoengineer; Vijay K. Puri, Ph.D. M.ASCE, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel: Deep Foundations in Urban Environments, Room126A
Moderator: George E. Leventis, P.E., F.ASCE, Langan
Panelists: Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, ADSC; Charlie Huynh, Case Foundation Company; Thomas Joussellin, Soletanche Bachy;Tony Mazzo, P.E., Urban Foundation Engineering; Silas Nichols, P.E., FHWA; Kathryn Petek, Ph.D., P.E., Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch, Exhibit Hall E
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel: MSE Walls: Milestone Case Histories that Changed the Profession, Room 126A
Moderator: Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Christopher Consultants
Panelists: John Sankey, P.E., M.ASCE, ReEngineering LLC; Ryan Berg, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Ryan Berg and Associates; Robert D. Holtz, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Dist. M.ASCE, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington; Daniel Alzamora, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Special Session: A 50-Year Tribute to Ralph B. Peck and the Observational Method, Part I, Room 120B
Use of the Observational Method as the Sole Basis for Design
Speakers: J. Michael Duncan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE(Ret.), Dist.M.ASCE, Virginia Tech; Thomas L. Brandon, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, W.C. English Geotechnical Research Laboratory, Virginia Tech
Repairs to Whitehouse Lake Dam
Speakers: Garry H. Gregory, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Gregory Geotechnical; Stephen R. Richards, P.E., M.ASCE, ETTL Engineers and Consultants, Inc.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Networking Break, Exhibit Hall E
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Special Session: A 50-Year Tribute to Ralph B. Peck and the Observational Method, Part II, Room 120B
An Irrefutable Case for Case Histories: Seismic Design of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Speaker: Edward Kavazanjian, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, Arizona State University
Two Observational Method Applications: An Ideal Solution for Geotechnical Projects with Uncertainty
Speaker: Suzanne M. Lacasse, D.Eng., P.E., D.GE(Ret.), F.ASCE, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Poster Session, Exhibit Hall E
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Organizational Member Executive Leadership Dinner and Workshop (Invitation Only), Loews Philadelphia Hotel – Lescaze Room, 33rd floor
7:45 – 8:45 p.m.
G-I Student Program: Organizational Members and Student Travel Grant Winners Career Fair (Invitation Only), Room 122B
8:45 – 9:45 p.m
G-I Student Program: Organizational Member and Student Reception, Room 122B
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Inspirational Remarks from Bibop G.Gresta, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speaker: Bibop G. Gresta Chairman, Co-Founder at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies - Founder Digitalmagics - TedX Speaker - WEF Tech Pioneer
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speakers: Harry Poulos, Ph.D., P.E., D.Eng., Dist.M.ASCE: Tall Building Foundations – Challenges, Solutions, and the Future; Jennifer Nicks, P.E., M.ASCE: Leap Not Creep: A Case History of a Technology Gone Rogue; Paul Schmall, P.E., D.GE., F.ASCE: Moretrench, Sharing the Underground Experience; Menzer Pehlivan, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE: Inclusion starts with I; Silas Nichols M.ASCE: Could we have known?
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Morning Networking Break, Exhibit Hall E
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel Session: GBA: Events That Changed Our Practice, Room 120B
Moderator: Victor R. Donald, P.E., M.ASCE, Terracon
Panelists: Michael Yost, P.E., Esq., Terracon; James Hamilton, P.E., Esq., GAI
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel Session: Fostering Innovation in Tunneling and Underground Construction, Room 126A
Moderator: Elizabeth M. Dwyre, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, WSP
Panelists: Conrad W. Felice, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., D. GE., F.ASCE, C.W. Felice, LLC; Debra F. Laefer, Ph.D., M.ASCE, New York University; Tom Pennington, P.E., M.ASCE, McMillen Jacobs Associates; Frank Pepe, P.E., M.ASCE, WSP; Zuzana Skovajsova, P.E., M.ASCE, COWI Tunnel
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch, Exhibit Hall E
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel Session: Urban Excavation Support, Room 120B
Moderator: Andrew Burns, P.E., M.ASCE, Skanska
Panelists: Arthur Alzamora, P.E., M.ASCE, Langan Engineering; Theodore Civetta Jr., P.E., M.ASCE, John Civetta & Sons; Joseph A. Sopko, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Moretrench; Greg Sanchez, Treviicos; Andrew Burns, Underpinning & Foundation Skanska; Toben Jerry, GFL Infrastructure
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Networking Break, Exhibit Hall E
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Poster Session, Exhibit Hall E
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Panel Session: 7-Year Itch: What Have We Learned from Hurricane Sandy, Room 126A
Moderator: Nadine M. Post, ENR
Panelists: Aspasia Nikolaou, WSP USA; Youssef Hashash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Thomas O’Rourke, Cornell University; Michael Moriarty, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Bob Martin, former NJ Commissioner of Environmental Protection; Raymond Verrelle, Amtrak
5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Professional and Student Competition Awards Presentation, Terrace Ballroom IV
Conference Co-Chairs: Scott M. Olson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Schnabel Engineering
Karl Terzaghi Award Lecture
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Response of Soil Sites During Earthquakes A 60-Year Perspective, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speaker: Izzat M. Idriss, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, University of California, Davis
7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Terzaghi Dinner (Invitation Only), Loews Philadelphia Hotel – Lescaze, 33rd Floor
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics
8:00 – 9:30 a.m., Terrace Ballroom IV
Speakers: Michelle L. Barry, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Arkansas: Integrating Emerging Technologies into Geotechnical Engineering; Kevin Franke, P.E., M.ASCE, Brigham Young University: Drones: An Engineering Reconnaissance Tool of Tomorow - Here Today!; Jason DeJong, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of California at Davis; Mary Ellen Large, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, DFI: Non-Profit Profits; Scott Anderson, P.E., M.ASCE, BGC Engineering: We All Saw It the Same Way
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Morning Networking Break, Exhibit Hall E
Special Session: Robert M. Koerner Lecture
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Lessons Learned: An Adventure in 4 Decades of Geosynthetics Engineering, Terrace Ballroom III
Speaker: Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Christopher Consultants
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Panel: Changing the Paradigm for Large Landslides: Forecasting Time-to-Failure, Room 126A
Moderator: Joseph Wartman, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Washington
Panelists: Siobhan Whadcoat, UBC; Paolo Mazzanti, Sapienza Università di Roma; Steve Borron, IDS GeoRadar
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch, Exhibit Hall E
Ralph B. Peck Award Lecture
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Observations and Findings from Christchurch Case Histories on Soil Liquefaction, Terrace Ballroom IV
Speaker: Misko Cubrinovsky, Ph.D.