Missouri S&T

Distance and Continuing Education
Missouri University of
Science and Technology
216 Centennial Hall
300 W. 12th St.
Rolla, MO 65409-1560
Phone: (573) 341-6222
Fax: (573) 341-4992
Email: dce@mst.edu

Technical Contact:
Dr. Shamsher Prakash
Conference Director
Email: prakash@mst.edu

SPEAKERS

August 31, 2012

KEYNOTE SPEAKER	SPECIAL LECTURE
‎W.D. Liam Finn Professor University of British Columbia Department of Civil Engineering 324 Main Mall Vancouver, BC V6R 3A9 Canada finn@civil.ubc.ca	Clyde N. Baker Aecom 750 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA Tel: 847-279-2471/847-279-2500 clyde.baker@aecom.com Topic: The Design of Foundations for the World's Tallest Buildings

LEGACY OF RALPH B. PECK SPEAKERS (20 MINUTE PRESENTATIONS)
Gholamreza Mesri‌ Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering 2230b Newmark C E Lab 205 N Matthews M/C 250 Urbana, IL 61801 USA Tel: 217-333-6934 gmesri@uiuc.edu Topic: Ralph B. Peck, 1912-2008	Elmo DiBiagio NGI Postboks 3930 Ulleval Stadion Oslo 0806 Norway elmo.dibiagio@ngi.no Topic: One-Page Summaries that Illustrate the Role of the Observational Method in Documenting Case Studies
Lloyd Cluff Pacific Gas & Electric Company Geoscience Dept. MC N4C PO Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177 lloydcluff@aol.com Topic: The Practice of Earthquake Geology and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, A Success Story	J. David Rogers Missouri University of Science and Technology Karl F. Hasselmann Chair, Geological Engineering Department of Geological Sciences & Engineering 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 N Bishop Rolla, MO 65409 Tel: 573-341-6198 Fax: 573-341-6935 rogersda@mst.edu Topic:
Edward Cording Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 2230 Newmark, CE Lab, MC 250 205 N Matthews Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 USA ecording@gmail.com cordingconsult@gmail.com Topic: Tunneling in Chicago Clay: Pioneering Work in Ground Control

CLYDE BAKER SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Tony Kiefer Principal Engineer AECOM 750 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 tony.kiefer@aecom.com Topic: Slurry Caisson Problems and Correction in Chicago	Walton, William Vice President GEI 115 Lake Street, Unit 202 Libertyville, IL 60048 bwalton@geiconsultants.com Topic: Clark Landfill Failure
Bernie Hertlein Principal Scientist AECOM 750 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 bernie.hertlein@aecom.com Topic: The Evolution of Deep Foundation Quality Management Techniques in the United States	William Baker Structural Partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 224 S Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60604 William.baker@som.com Topic: Design of Supertall Buildings
Robert Lukas Principal G.E.C. 350 Pfingsten Road, Unit 106 Northbrook, IL 60062 robertglukas@earthlink.net Topic: Pressuremeter Testing for Drilled Pier Foundations	Robert Schock President Case Foundation Company 1325 Lake Street Roselle, IL 60172 reschock@casefoundation.com Topic: 120 Years of Caisson Foundations in Chicago

EARTHQUAKE SESSION SPEAKERS

Misko Cubrinovski
C&NR Enigneering Canterbury
Canterbury
New Zealand
misko.cubrinovski@canterbury.ac.nz
Topic: New Zealand Earthquakes

Kohji Tokimatsu
Tokyo Tech
2-12-1-M1-27 O-okayama
Tokyo, 152-8550
Japan
kohji@o.cc.titech.ac.jp
Topic: Japan Earthquakes

Diego Lo Presti, Professor
University of Pisa
via Diotisalvi, 2
Department of Civil Engineering
56126 Pisa,
Italy
Tel: 39 050 550421
Fax: 39 050 55373
d.lopresti@ing.unipi.it
Topic: A Preliminary Report on the Seismic Sequence of
May-June 2012 in Emilia (Italy)

STATE OF THE ART AND PRACTICE SPEAKERS (40 MINUTE PRESENTATION)
Jonathan Bray Professor University of California Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 440 Davis Hall, MC 1710 Berkeley, CA 94720 USA Tel: 510-642-9843 bray@ce.berkeley.edu Topic: Lessons Learned from Recent Earthquakes and Their Practical Applications	Pedro S. Seco e Pinto‌ Professor ISSMGE Laboratorio Nacionel de Eng. Civil Av. Do Brasil 101 1799 Lisboa Codex, Portugal pspinto@lnec.pt Topic: Unusual Incidents Occurred in Larg Piles during Construction of 3rd Tagus Bridge in Lisboa
George Gazetas Professor National Technical University of Athens School of Engineering President of Laboratory of Soil Mechanics 36, Assimakipoulou Str. Ag. Paraskevi Athens Greece Tel: 30 210 600 85 78 Fax: 30 210 600 76 99 gazetas@ath.forthnet.gr Topic:	Harry G. Poulos Senior Principal Coffey Geotechnics Sydney 8/12 Mars Road Lane Cove West NSW 2006 Australia Tel: 61-2-9911-1000 Fax: 61-2-9911-1001 harry_poulos@coffey.com.au Topic: Tall Building Foundations-Design and Performance
Buddhima Indraratna‌ Head and Professor University of Wollongong School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering Wollongong, Australia buddhima_indraratna@uow.edu.au Topic: Role of Geotechnical Engineering in Rail Track Modernization	Rodrigo Salgado Professor Purdue University School of Civil Engineering West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA Tel: 765-494-5030 Rodrigo@ecn.purdue.edu Topic: Soil Structure Interaction
Ed Kavazanjian Associate Professor Civil Environmental Engineering Arizona State University Building: ECG-252 Mail Code: 5306 Tempe, AZ 85287 USA Tel: 480-727-8566 edkavy@asu.edu Topic: Performance of Geosynthetic Liner Systems in Landfills Subject to Seismic Loading	Ikuo Towhata Professor University of Tokyo Geotechnical Engineering Group Department of Civil Engineering 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan towhata@geot.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp Topic: Long-Term Effects of Earthquake-Induced Slope Failures
Suzanne Lacasse‌ Managing Director Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Postboks 3930 Ulleval Stadion Oslo 0806 Norway Tel: 47 22 02 31 03 Fax: 47 22 23 04 48 suzanne.lacasse@ngi.no Topic: Case Histories: Optimum Solutions with Sound Geotechnical Engineering

OTHER SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (25 MINUTE PRESENTATION)
Adimoolam Boominathan Professor Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu India Tel: 91-44-22574273 Fax: 91-44-22570545 boomi@iitm.ac.in Topic: Performance of Pile Foundations	Shamsher Prakash‌ Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology 227 Butler-Carlton Hall, 1401 N Pine St. Rolla, MO 65409 USA Tel: 573-364-5572 Fax: 573-341-4992 prakash@mst.edu Topic: Professor Peck, My Beloved Professor
H. Turan Durgunoglu Zetas Zemin Teknolojisi AS Alemdag, Sehit Murat Demir Cad. No. 69/A Umraniye Istanbul 81150 Turkey Tel: 90-216-484-4170 Fax: 90-216-484-4174 Cell: 90-532-214-0121 durgunoglut@zetas.com.tr Topic: Barette Foundations	Vijay Puri Professor Southern Illinois University Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering MC 6603 Carbondale, IL 62901 USA Tel: 618-453-7818 Fax: 618-453-3044 puri@engr.siu.edu Topic:
Hesham El Naggar Associate Dean-Research and External Relations Faculty of Engineering The University of Westen Ontario Spencer Engineering Bldg., Room 2080 London, ON N6A 5B9 Canada Tel: 519-661-4219 Fax: 519-661-3942 helnaggar@eng.uwo.ca Topic: Machine Foundation Design: Soil Structure Interaction	V.V.S. Rao Nagadi Consultants 1014, Dr. Rajkumar Road 4th Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore 560 010 India dr_rao@nagadi.co.in Topic: Forensic Engineering
Jesus Gomez Senior Associate Schnabel Engineering Associates 510 East Gay Street West Chester, PA 19390 USA Tel: 610-696-6066 Fax: 610-696-7771 jgomez@schnabel-eng.com Topic: Engineering Properties of Albany Varved Clays and Their Impact of the Design of Underground Support	Harry Sharma GeoSyntec Consultants 475 14th Street Geoenvironmental Engineering Oakland, CA 94612 USA hsharma@geosyntec.com Topic: Brownfield Development: State of the Practice
Jack Pappin‌ Director Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong, Ltd. Level 5 Festival Walk 80 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: 852-2268-3437 Fax: 852-2268-3970 jack.pappin@arup.com Topic: The Design and Construction of a Fast Track 16 Hectare, 18m Deep Basement in Soft Clay in Singapore

SPECIAL PRESENTATION LECTURES (15 MINUTE PRESENTATION)

Sarfraz Ali
Faculty Member
National University of Science and Technology
Civil Engineering Department
H-12 Sector
Islamabad
Pakistan
Tel: 92-301-4603128
Fax: 92-321-6325331
sarfrazengr@yahoo.com
Topic: Geotechnical Aspects of Recent Extreme
Floods in Pakistan

Syed Faiz Ahmad
Chief Structural Engineer
Saudi Oger Ltd.
PO Box 1449
Riyad-11431
Saudi Arabia
Tel: 966-1-4773115/X-3845
Fax: 966-1-4773115/X-3823
Cell: 966-508-169-304
syedfaiz23@hotmail.com
sfaiz@saudioger.com
Topic: Case History of Foundations in Saudi Arabia

J.S. Vinod
Lecturer
University of Wollongong
School of Civil, Mining & Environmental Engineering
Wollongong, NSW
Australia
Tel: 61 2 4221 4089
Fax: 61 2 4221 3238
vinod@uow.edu.au
Topic: Liquefaction and Post Liquefaction
Behaviour of Granular Materials: A Critical Review

Serge Varaksin
Chairman
TC-211 Ground Improvement
15 rue Constant Pape
Clamart 92140
France
Tel: 00 03 06 85 403 340
serge.varaksin@menard-mail.com
Topic: Observational Methd for the Design of a New
Ground Improvement Concept Adapted to a Large-
Scale Fast-Track Project