55th Annual Kansas Geotechnical Engineering Conference


Kansas Union, Level 5

All Sessions in Woodruff Auditorium

 

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Time

Event

7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jie Han, Ph.D., PE, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

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8:40 AM

The 59th Terzaghi Lecture: Contributions towards Geoparameter Evaluation Using the Cone Penetration Test

Paul W. Mayne, Ph.D., PE, Georgia Institute of Technology

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9:30 AM

2022-2023 Jahns Distinguished Lecture: Moving Experiences with Landslides

Vincent Cronin, Cronin Project

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10:20 AM

Networking Refreshment Break/Vendor Displays

Moderator: Robert Parsons, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE

10:50 AM

H. Bolton Seed Award Lecture: The Role of Compatibility in Geotechnical Interface Behavior

J. David Frost, Ph.D., PE, Georgia Institute of Technology

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11:40 AM

2023-2024 DFI Traveling Lecture: Exploration, Design and QA/QC for Rigid Inclusion Projects

Jesus Gómez, Ph.D., PE, GEI Consultants

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12:30 PM

Lunch Break

Moderator: Masoud Darabi, Ph.D., PE

1:30 PM

Potential Liability Associated with Unstable Slope Management Programs

Timothy R. Wyatt, Ph.D., J.D., Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC, Greensboro, NC

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2:15 PM

‘Mega’ Ground Improvements Support Georgia Ports Project

Guoming Lin, Ph.D., GE, Terracon

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3:00 PM

Networking Refreshment Break/Vendor Displays

Moderator: Jie Han, Ph.D., PE, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

3:30 PM

Accelerated Construction (Replacement) of a Railway Bridge

Ashraf Elsayed, Ph.D., PE, Geotechnology

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4:15 PM

Geotechnical Aspects of the Buck O’Neil US 169 over the Missouri River design build project

John Szturo, RG, PG and Don Hammond, HNTB

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5:00 PM

Closing Remarks and Adjourn