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 COOPERATING
ORGANIZATIONS:
Welcome from Chair to GeoCongress 2006….
On behalf of the organizing committee of GeoCongress 2006 - Geotechnical Engineering
in the Information Technology Age, I am very pleased to welcome you to Atlanta and the
signature Geo-Institute meeting of 2006. The goal is that during the next few days, you
will be exposed to an exciting showcase of recent advancements in all geo-applications
including field characterization, laboratory characterization, numerical simulation,
data management, subsurface visualization and geotechnical education as a result of
the adoption and integration of information technologies in practice and academia. The
conference includes short courses, workshops, software and hardware demonstrations,
exhibits, debates, as well as technical paper presentations. The organizers accepted
over 300 papers and have developed a strong technical program that merges traditional
geotechnical problems with technology-based solutions. The meeting also seeks
to expand interest in the abundant opportunities that are on the horizon as a result of
recent and impending developments in areas such as sensors, nanotechnology, and cyber
infrastructure. In addition to the breakout technical paper sessions, a number of invited
keynote plenary lectures will be delivered on topics ranging from instrumentation to data
management to numerical analysis to visualization. Further, the Terzaghi, Peck and Seed
Lectures will be delivered at the conference. The conference will also recognize some
giants from our field as “Heroes”. Unique events to be held during GeoCongress 2006
include a special session on the role of information technology and high performance
computing in the future of geotechnical engineering and a student competition that is
designed to make extensive use of the internet and the unprecedented access to data that
it provides. This latter event truly showcases how our world and field are changing in that
teams of students from all around the US are competing real-time in the competition.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chair: Sponsorship Committee Chair:

J. David Frost, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of
Technology
Co-Chairs:
Robert C. Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., GeoSyntec Consultants
Tamara E. Hebeler, P.E., GeoSyntec Consultants
Technical Committee Chair:
Don J. DeGroot, Sc.D., P.E., University of
Massachussetts Amherst
Technical Committee Co-Chairs:
Jason T. DeJong, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Laurie G. Baise, Ph.D., Tufts University
J. David Frost, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of
Technology
Short Course, Workshop and Debates Convenor:
Jason T. DeJong, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
W. Randall Sullivan, P.E., Golder Associates
Planning Committee Members at Large:
Pedro Arduino, Ph.D., University of Washington
Alaa Ashmawy, Ph.D., University of South Florida
Dominic Asimaki, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Dave Bloomquist, Ph.D., University of Florida
Susan E. Burns, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Leonid Germanovich, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Ronaldo Luna, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla
Paul W. Mayne, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Dayakar Penumadu, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Glenn J. Rix, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
James Tsai, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Geo-Institute Staff
Carol Bowers, P.G., Director
Linda Bayer, Manager
Amy Dearborn, Coordinator

Exhibits and Demonstrations Convenor: Conference Staff

Robert C. Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., GeoSyntec Consultants Shirley Sarni, Senior Manager
Tamara E. Hebeler, P.E., GeoSyntec Consultants Lucy King, Manager
Demetria Taylor, Registration Coordinator
Student Competition Convenor:
J. Carlos Santamarina, Ph.D., Georgia Institute
of Technology
 Program Overview 3

HEROES & AWARDS

GENERAL SPONSOR: LUNCHEON SPONSOR:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2006 3:30pm – 5:30pm SPECIAL SESSION: “Opportunities

9:00am – 5:00pm G-I Board Meeting for High Performance Computing
10:00am – 12:00pm USUCGER Registration and High Speed Networks in Geo-
technical Engineering”
12:00pm – 5:30pm USUCGER National Workshop
5:30pm – 7:00pm Poster Presentation with Wine and
6:00pm – 7:30pm USUCGER Wine & Cheese Reception
Cheese in Exhibit Hall
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006 6:30pm – 8:00pm Section & Branch Dessert
Reception (Invitation only)
7:00am – 7:00pm Registration
8:00am – 11:00pm Committee Meetings (See page 5
for complete listing.) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
8:30am – 12:00pm Workshops
7:00am – 7:00pm Registration
8:30am – 4:30pm Short Courses
8:00am – 9:30am Plenary Session
9:30am – 10:00am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Foyer
8:00am – 11:00pm Committee Meetings (See page 5
12:00pm – 12:45pm Women GeoProfessionals
for complete listing.)
Networking Luncheon
9:30am – 10:00am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
12:00pm – 5:00pm G-I Committee Chairs Workshop
10:00am – 12:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions
12:30pm – 4:30pm Student Competition (Remote)
12:00pm – 1:30pm Box Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:45pm – 2:00pm Women GeoProfessionals Media
1:30pm – 3:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions
Training
1:30pm – 3:00pm Software Demonstration Session
1:30pm – 4:30pm Workshops
1:30pm – 3:30pm Debate on IT in Education
3:00pm – 3:30pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Foyer
3:00pm – 3:30pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
5:00pm – 6:30pm Terzaghi Lecture
3:30pm – 5:30pm Seed Lecture
6:30pm – 8:00pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
5:30pm – 6:30pm G-I Annual Meeting
6:30pm – 7:00pm Gala Reception
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006 7:00pm – 9:30pm Gala Banquet

7:00am – 7:00pm Registration

8:00am – 9:30am Plenary Session WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006
8:00am – 11:00pm Committee Meetings (See page 5
for complete listing.) 7:00am – 3:00pm Registration
9:30am – 10:00am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall 8:00am – 9:30am Concurrent Technical Sessions
10:00am – 12:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions 8:00am – 9:30am Software Demonstration Session
12:00pm – 1:30pm Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall 8:00am – 9:30am Debate on Geophysics
1:30pm – 3:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions 9:30am – 10:00am Refreshment Break in Exhibit Foyer
1:30pm – 3:30pm Debate on Deep Foundations 10:00am – 12:00pm Concurrent Technical Sessions
3:00pm – 3:30pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall 10:00am – 12:00pm Software Demonstration Session
12:00pm – 2:00pm Heroes & Awards Luncheon
2:15pm – 3:45pm Peck Lecture
4 FINAL PROGRAM
SHORT COURSES / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006 / 8:30am - 4:30pm
SCOUR OF BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS
Jean-Louis Briaud (Texas A&M University), Beatrice Hunt
(Hardesty & Hanover), Gerarda Shields (New York City
College of Technology) Room: Manila
Scour of bridge foundations is a complex soil-water-
structure interaction problem that traditional geotechnical
engineering does not address in depth. Yet 25,000 of the
500,000 bridges over water in the country have been
declared scour critical. Addressing this problem and finding
solutions will be big business for years to come. This
short course will introduce geotechnical engineers to the
causes and mechanisms of scour, as well as how potential
scour problems can be identified and mitigated in project
design. It will include scour concepts and definitions, scour
depth calculations, scour countermeasures, scour design
philosophies, and useful references. There is an industry
need for geotechnical engineers to be engaged in scour
related engineering problems and this course is designed
to equip engineers for participation.
FINITE ELEMENTS IN GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
D. Vaughan Griffiths (Colorado School of Mines)
Room: Greenbriar
This course introduces participants to a powerful suite of
finite element programs relating to practical geotechnical
engineering applications. The course will remove some
of the mystique of “black-box” geotechnical software by
giving participants an insight into the workings of the finite
element method and the basic architecture of the programs.
The course will discuss the selection of soil properties for
geotechnical finite element applications and demonstrate
finite element analysis of classical geotechnical problems
such as settlement, seepage, consolidation and slope
stability. Participants are encouraged to bring their own
laptop computers so they can upload and interact with the
finite elements programs during the course. An additional
text, Programming the Finite Element Method, by I.M. Smith
and D.V. Griffiths, 4th Ed., 2004, is recommended for this
course. Copies will be available on site for $60.
SITE CHARACTERIZATION BY SEISMIC
PIEZOCONE
Paul W. Mayne (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Room: Marietta
The seismic piezocone (SCPT) is of fundamental use to all
geotechnical investigations involving foundations, pilings,
walls, tunnels, excavations, and pavements. The usefulness
of the small-strain shear modulus obtained from the SCPT
is documented as an initial state parameter representing
the beginning of all stress-strain-strength curves. Up to
five independent readings on soil response are collected
in a single SCPT sounding, particularly the tip stress,
sleeve friction, porewater pressure, time dissipations, and
downhole shear wave velocity. Interpretative methods are
reviewed for geostratification and obtaining a full suite of soil
parameters and properties often required in geotechnical
analyses, especially numerical modeling simulations.
Numerous case studies are interwoven to show the general
applicability of the approaches in soil behavior, as well as
direct applications to full-scale foundation response.
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR GEOTECHNICAL
DATA SYNTHESIS AND MANAGEMENT
Gregory B. Baecher (University of Maryland) and John T.
Christian (Consulting Engineer) Room: Kennesaw
The course is an introduction to the use of statistical
techniques in dealing with geotechnical measurements
and databases. It begins with a refresher on statistical
principles, followed by practical second-moment methods
for characterizing errors and uncertainties in soil properties.
The majority of the course is devoted to statistical methods for
interpreting sensor data, characterizing spatial variation, and
managing databases. Modern software tools for exploratory
data analysis and visualization are reviewed, as are methods
of data mining. The course is designed for practicing
professionals who need to understand statistical concepts
and methods for collecting, interpreting, and managing
geotechnical information. Its objectives are to (1) provide an
overview of practical statistical methods for geotechnical
measurements, sampling, and information management, (2)
develop an ability to judge the relevance of statistical methods
and statistical conclusions in application to geotechnical
information and the management of that information, and
(3) develop an understanding of the impact of geotechnical
uncertainties on model predictions and design decisions.
FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOTECHNICAL AND
GEOENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT
Salvatore Caronna (gINT Software) and Scott Deaton
(dataforensics, L.L.C.) Room: Fairlie
All geotechnical and environmental projects rely on data which
are traditionally recorded on paper and then input into various
and numerous applications for reporting, analysis, visualization,
and billing. This traditional process requires multiple repetitive
inputs which is very inefficient because each of the steps
requires manual data input and quality control procedures.
Using technology to streamline this process allows engineers
to input the data once and use it in various formats as required
by the project, thus eliminating the duplicated effort for data
input and quality assurance/quality control which can be very
time consuming and fraught with errors. Fundamentals of
database design, report generation, automated data validation,
data transfer, and integration of software tools are discussed.
These concepts during the course provide the basis for
managing geotechnical data using readily available state-of-
the-art software tools.

WORKSHOPS / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006 / 8:30am - 12:00pm & 1:30pm - 4:30pm
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
GEOENGINEERING CASE HISTORIES:
CASE HISTORIES IN THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AGE
8:30am - 12:00pm
Shamsher Prakash (University of Missouri-Rolla)
Dimitris P. Zekkos (GeoSyntec Consultants)
Adda Athanasopoulos (University of California, Berkeley)
Room: Cairo
Motivation for this workshop is the recently established
“International Journal of Geoengineering Case
Histories” which covers the broad area of practice in
geotechnical engineering (soils and rocks), geotechnical
earthquake engineering, environmental geotechnics,
rock mechanics and engineering geology. Since the
journal was just recently established, the workshop
is being held to accomplish the following goals: (1) to
stress the importance of case histories in research and
practice of the profession and to demonstrate the need
for the dissemination of quality case history data, (2) to
explore how data can be reviewed and become available
to the public in the most efficient way, (3) to present the
purpose, the characteristics and goals of the new case
histories journal, (4) to interact and discuss ideas with
members of the geoengineering profession that could
help in the efficient publication of case history data
and (5) to explore opportunities for collaboration with
geoengineering professional associations.
COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2006
G-I BoG Meeting (Room: Fairlie) 9 AM – 5 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006
TCC Meeting (Room: Vancouver) 8 AM – 12 PM
Risk Assessment and Management
Committee Meeting (Room: Montreal) 8 AM – 12 PM
Soil Improvement Committee Meeting
(Room: Manila) 8 AM – 12 PM
Pile Foundations Standard
Committee Meeting (Room: Singapore) 9 AM – 5 PM
G-I Technical Committee
Chairs Workshop (Room: Vancouver) 12:00 PM – 5 PM
JGGE Editorial Board Meeting (Room: Montreal) 3 PM – 5 PM
EGSC Committee Meeting (Room: Vancouver) 7 PM – 11 PM
Computer Applications and Numerical Methods
Committee Meeting (Room: Manila) 7 PM – 11 PM
EESD Committee Meeting (Room: Singapore) 7 PM – 11 PM
Geotechnics of Soil Erosion
Committee Meeting (Room: Montreal) 8 PM – 12 AM
GeoCongress 2006 ATLANTA 5
USUCGER: DOCTORAL STUDENT GEOTECH-
NICAL RESEARCH IN THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AGE 1:30 - 4:30pm
Sarah L. Gassman (University of South Carolina) Room: Cairo
The workshop is comprised of presentations by Ph.D.
graduates who have or will complete their degrees
between September 2005 and August 2006. 15-minute
presentations will be given covering topics that crosscut
all four conference tracks. Persons interested in the
most recent geotechnical research and representatives
of academic institutions and other organizations who are
looking to hire are encouraged to attend.
APPLICATION OF ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES FOR POST-EVENT
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
RECONNAISSANCE 1:30 - 4:30pm
Joseph Wartman (Drexel University), Ellen Rathje (University
of Texas at Austin), Robert Kayen (United States Geological
Survey), Scott Deaton (dataforensics, L.L.C.), Richard J.
Fragaszy (National Science Foundation) Room: Harris
This workshop will provide participants with an overview
and introductory training on the use of an array of advanced
technologies for geotechnical engineering reconnaissance
following extreme events (e.g. earthquakes, landslides,
floods). A representative of the National Science Foundation
will be on hand to discuss means of obtaining financial
support for engineering reconnaissances. It is expected
that participants will include those who have previously
participated in reconnaissance visits, as well as individuals
who are interested in joining future reconnaissance efforts.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
International Activities
Council Meeting (Room: Vancouver) 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Section & Branches Committee
Meeting (Room: Montreal) 10 AM – 2:30 PM
Geophysical Engineering
Committee Meeting (Room: Montreal) 7 PM – 11 PM
Deep Foundations Committee
Meeting (Room: Manila) 7 PM – 11 PM
Soil Properties and Modeling
Committee Meeting (Room: Singapore) 7 PM – 11 PM
Earth Retaining Structures
Committee Meeting (Room: Marietta) 7 PM – 11 PM
Embankments, Dams and Slopes
Committee Meeting (Room: Vancouver) 8 PM – 12 AM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
Geo-Council Meeting (Room: Marietta) 12 PM – 1:30 PM
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DEBATES
REAL TIME MONITORING AND RECORDING
OF AUGER CAST AND AUGER DISPLACEMENT
PILING ELEMENTS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
2006 / 1:30 - 3:30pm
Seth L. Pearlman (DGI-Menard) & Dan Brown (Auburn
University, Auburn, AL) Room: Learning Center
Sufficient technology exists to install, use, and implement
real time monitoring and recording of drilling and grouting
parameters in the installation of auger cast and auger
displacement piling elements. As the availability of the
monitoring and recording equipment has grown, demand
from owners, engineers and other responsible parties
has also grown for the use of these technologies. Manual
observation and manual recording of certain parameters
has been used by contractors in the past to assure clients
of consistent installations. Certain practical limitations
make the sole reliance on computer monitoring an added
risk and expense to the contracting community, and there is
still reluctance in the US to fully embrace the use of these
technologies. Despite this, the contracting community wants
to offer the best quality that it can, while still providing
value to the owner. The panel members will make a brief
presentation discussing this issue, which will be followed by
a series of debate questions posed to the panel members.
ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN
LEARNING AND EDUCATION / TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 28, 2006 / 1:30 - 3:30pm
Jason T. DeJong (University of California, Davis) & J.
David Frost (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA)
Room: Learning Center
Developments in information technology have led to new
opportunities in education and learning almost unimaginable
15 years ago. As a result, geotechnical education today is
occurring across a wide range of formats and pedagogy – from
traditional classroom lectures to asynchronous, distance
learning. This debate will consist of brief presentations by panel
members who will describe their experiences and views on the
appropriate role and effectiveness of information technology
in geotechnical engineering education. Following the
presentations, a series of questions, supplemented by audience
questions, will be posed to panel members for discussion.
Participants: Kevin G. Sutterer, Associate Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology; K.K. Muraleetharan, Presidential Professor, University
of Oklahoma; Richard Deschamps, Head of Engineering, Nicholson
Construction Company; Edward Kavazanjian, Associate Professor,
Arizona State University; Pedro Arduino, Associate Professor, University of
Washington; Stanley D. Lindsey, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
WHEN GEOPHYSICS AND ENGINEERING
COLLIDE / WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 /
8:00 - 9:30am
Barbara Luke (University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV)
Room: Learning Center
This session addresses the interface between near-
surface geophysics and geotechnical engineering practice.
Panelists will address the following questions: Is geophysics
underutilized in engineering investigations? Are the engineers
getting what they need from their geophysical contractors?
What single engineering problem would be most valuable for
geophysicists to solve? Should geophysical practitioners be
certified? Is it acceptable for engineers to practice geophysics?
What should a civil engineer learn in school about geophysics?
How do we facilitate collaborations between engineers and
geophysicists to solve a given problem?
Participants: Bill Brumund, Principal, Golder Associates, Jacksonville,
FL; Bill Doll, Research Leader, Battelle, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Khamis
Haramy, Senior technical specialist/geotechnical engineer, Federal
Highway Administration, Denver, Colorado; Brad Isbell, Founder and
Director of Geosciences, Echotech Geophysical, Missoula, Montana; Mary
Roth, Professor and Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lafayette
College, Easton, Pennsylvania; Phil Sirles, Managing Geophysicist, Zonge
Geosciences, Inc., Denver, Colorado
DEMONSTRATIONS
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 / 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 / 8:00am – 9:30am
Room: Manila
SLOPE STABILITY (SESSION #1 ) AND
MECHANICALLY-STABILIZED EARTH (MSE)
SLOPES AND WALLS (SESSION #2):
These demonstration sessions will include presentations by vendors and
developers of computer software programs that are commonly used to
assess slope stability and to analyze/design MSE walls and slopes. For both
sessions, example problems were developed by the conference organizing
committee and provided to the developers/vendors prior to the conference.
The goal was to have each presenter use their specific software program
to solve the example problems and then present their solutions during the
respective session. Objective of these sessions will allow the audience to
see first-hand how specific computer programs handle input parameters,
selection of analysis options, graphical output options, etc. The audience
is encouraged to ask questions about the specific computer code, ask the
presenters to select alternative parameters and re-run their programs
in “real time.” This format should allow the developers to highlight the
capabilities of their programs, while allowing the members of the audience
to learn about specific software product capabilities.

PLENARY
KEYNOTES
J. CARLOS SANTAMARINA (GEORGIA
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ATLANTA, GA)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
Geotechnology – Paradigm Shifts
in the Information Age
J. Carlos Santamarina is the Goizueta
Professor with the School of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
His research focuses on the fundamental
study of soils and subsurface processes.
The implementation of this research has
involved the development and utilization
of particle-level testing methodologies, high resolution
process monitoring systems (including combined elastic
and electromagnetic waves), and inverse problems.
These conceptual and experimental frameworks have
allowed the study of problems in civil engineering systems
(dynamic soil response, underground excavations), mining
(clay minerals and crushed rock), and resource recovery
(petroleum and methane hydrates). Current research
emphasis is directed towards engineered particulate
systems. Two co-authored books summarize salient
concepts and research results. Dr. Santamarina is a
member of the Argentinean National Academy of Sciences
and Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University,
M.S. from the University of Maryland, and BSc from the
Universidad de Cordoba.
KOK-KWANG PHOON (NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
Modeling and Simulation of Stochastic Data
KK Phoon is the Director of the Centre
for Soft Ground Engineering in the
Department of Civil Engineering, National
University of Singapore. His current
research interests include reliability-
based foundation design, simulation of
random processes, iterative finite element
solution of 3D soil-structure problems,
and seepage in unsaturated porous media. KK Phoon is
the chair of the Geo-Institute of ASCE technical committee
on Risk Assessment and Management, Scientific Advisor
to the International Centre for Geohazards (ICG), member
GeoCongress 2006 ATLANTA 7
of the Board of Directors in Civil Engineering Risk and
Reliability Association (CERRA), and a core-member
of ISSMGE TC23 on Limit State Design in Geotechnical
Engineering Practice. He has actively participated on
various editorial boards, conference advisory committees,
and in conference organization. He has presented in
34 cities and 18 countries and received the 2005 ASCE
Norman Medal for reliability-based design.
ELLEN M. RATHJE (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT
AUSTIN, AUSTIN, TX)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
Spaceborne and Airborne Remote
Sensing for Geotechnical Applications
Ellen M. Rathje (University of
Texas, Austin, TX), Kyu-seok Woo
(University of Texas, Austin, TX),
Melba Crawford (Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN)
Ellen M. Rathje is an Associate
Professor in the Department of Civil,
Architectural, and Environmental
Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr.
Rathje’s research interests encompass the seismic
performance of earth structures, strong ground motion
and site response, field liquefaction evaluation, and the
application of remote sensing to earthquake damage
assessment. She also has been involved in several post-
earthquake reconnaissance investigations, including the
1999 Kocaeli earthquake in Turkey and the 2004 Niigata-
ken Chuetsu earthquake in Japan. Her awards include the
National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1999, the
2002 Arthur Casagrande Award from ASCE, and the 2005
Young Member Award from the International Society for
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).
W. ALLEN MARR (GEOCOMP, BOXBOROUGH,
MA) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
Geotechnical Engineering
and Judgment in the
Information Age
Dr. Allen Marr is a geotechnical
engineer with specialized expertise
in the design of large earthwork
facilities, ground improvement and
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PLENARY
SHORT COURSES
KEYNOTES
performance monitoring. In 1982, he founded Geocomp
Corporation, a firm that makes automated testing equipment
and remote monitoring systems for civil engineering
applications. In 1990, he founded GeoTesting Express, an
independent testing laboratory that provides rapid materials
testing and consulting services to the civil engineering
and construction industries. GeoTesting is now the largest
independent geotechnical testing firm in the U.S., with labs
in Massachusetts and Georgia. Prior to founding Geocomp,
he taught at MIT for ten years and worked as a geotechnical
consultant with Prof. T.W. Lambe on many international
projects, including the unprecedented Oosterschelde storm-
surge barrier in Holland. Dr. Marr has provided consulting
services on a wide variety of projects including earthen
dams, tunnels, excavations, embankments, natural slopes,
landfills, and foundations. He currently leads the team that
monitors all geotechnical instruments for the construction
of the $15 billion Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston,
and a team that provides real-time monitoring of the safety
of a deep excavation adjacent to the Kentucky Lock on the
Tennessee River. He also managed the team that provided
web based monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation for
the construction of the east approach to the new Woodrow
Wilson Bridge in Washington, D.C. Dr. Marr is a graduate of
the University of California, Davis and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, where he received his Ph.D. in
Geotechnical Engineering.
DOUG A. BOWMAN (VIRGINIA
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE
UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBURG, VA)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
Engineering in Three Dimensions:
Immerse Virtual Environments,
Interactivity, and 3D User Interfaces for
Engineering Applications
Doug Bowman, Andrew Ray, Marte
Gutierrez, Matthew Mauldon, Joseph
Dove, Erik Westman, Mehdi Setareh
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Blacksburg, VA)
Doug A. Bowman is an Associate Professor
of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. He
received a B.S. from Emory University
and M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Tech. His research is
centered on three- dimensional user interfaces, virtual
environments, and human-computer interaction. He co-
authored the recent book 3D User Interfaces: Theory and
Practice. At Virginia Tech, he directs the 3D Interaction
Group in the Center for Human-Computer Interaction.
CATHERINE O’SULLIVAN (IMPERIAL
COLLEGE LONDON, LONDON, ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
Experimental Validation of Particle-Based
Discrete Element Methods
Catherine O’Sullivan (Imperial
College London, London, England,
United Kingdom), Jonathan D. Bray
(University of California, Berkeley,
CA), Liang Cui (University College
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
Dr. Catherine O’Sullivan
graduated with a degree in Civil
and Environmental Engineering
from University College Cork, Ireland in 1997. She then
continued her postgraduate studies at University College
Cork, completing a MEngSc degree there in 1999. During
her MEngSc studies, she was awarded the UCC University
of California scholarship and a Fulbright grant to take
courses in geotechnical engineering at the University of
California at Berkeley. While studying at Berkeley, Dr.
O’Sullivan became aware of the interesting geotechnical
work ongoing in California, and took a leave of absence
from her studies to work at Woodward Clyde in Oakland
for six months. In 1999, she was awarded a fellowship by
the O’Reilly Foundation to return to Berkeley and complete
a Ph.D., working under the supervision of Prof. Jonathan
Bray. Her research considered the development of discrete
element methods for application in geomechanics. After
graduating from Berkeley in 2002, Dr. O’Sullivan returned
to Ireland to work in the Civil Engineering Department
at University College Dublin. In 2004, she moved to the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at
Imperial College London. While working in Dublin and
London, she has secured funding from the Irish Council for
Science Engineering and Technology and the Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) to continue
her research in discrete element analysis.

NOTABLE EVENTS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2006
USUCGER NATIONAL WORKSHOP
12:00 – 5:30pm, Room: Baker
The United States Universities Council on Geotechnical
Education and Research (USUCGER) will host their fifth
USUCGER National Workshop on Saturday, February 25,
2006. The workshop will focus on effective methods for
USUCGER members to enhance awareness of geotechnical
issues for our elected representatives.
Speakers include:
James E. Jensen, Director, Office of Congressional and
Government Affairs, The National Research Council of
the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of
Engineering and Institute of Medicine
Brian T. Pallasch, Director, Government Relations,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Patricia L. Bartlett, Director, Office of Federal
Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen E. Dickenson, Associate Professor Civil,
Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon
State University
USUCGER will also host the Sixth Workshop on Doctoral Student
Geotechnical Research on Sunday, February 26, 2006, 12:00
p.m. – 5:30 p.m. to provide a forum for recent Ph.D. students to
present their research to the USUCGER membership.
USUCGER WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
6:00 – 7:30pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2006
WOMEN GEO-PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING
LUNCHEON 12:00 – 12:45pm, Room: Baker
The Geo-Institute is pleased to offer this informal
networking luncheon that will provide opportunities for
all G-I members to build professional relationships with
each other and to establish an interactive network of
professional/mentoring contacts. This event, focused on
women geo-professionals is hosted by the G-I Women Geo-
Professionals Task Force and is open to all G-I members.
There is no fee for the luncheon but space is limited and reser-
vations are required and will be accepted in the order received.
WOMEN GEO-PROFESSIONALS MEDIA
TRAINING 12:45 – 2:00pm, Room: Edgewood
This media training will be provided by the American
Society of Civil Engineers Public Relations staff and will
review techniques that let you anticipate and answer tough
GeoCongress 2006 ATLANTA 9
questions asked by the media, and deliver your message
as a technical expert. Tough questions are often the most
feared aspect of communication and these techniques are
equally useful for dealing with media interviews, as well as
public forums. This training is open to all G-I members.
There is no fee for the media training but space is limited
and reservations are required and will be accepted in the
order received.
STUDENT COMPETITION: INFORMATION
MINING AND GEOTECHNICAL SITE
CHARACTERIZATION DESIGN
12:30 – 4:30pm (occurs remotely)
Information technologies and the internet have made
the instantaneous access to unprecedented volumes of
information, databases, and analysis/design software
possible. Teams will be provided the coordinates of a U.S.
site, and details of a proposed geotechnical engineering
project. They must identify potential site conditions, gather
site-specific geotechnical information, infer site materials
properties, establish the necessary design criteria, conduct
preliminary analyses and design the site investigation
program. (An overview and awards for the competition will
be presented at the Heroes & Awards Luncheon).
TERZAGHI LECTURE:
“DREDGED MATERIALS: FRIEND OR FOE?”
5:00 – 6:30pm, Room: Centennial 1
RAYMOND J. KRIZEK, Stanley
F. Pepper Professor in Civil and
Environmental Engineering
and Director of the Master of
Project Management program
at Northwestern University, has
degrees in Civil Engineering from
RAYMOND J. KRIZEK
Johns Hopkins University (BE, 1954),
the University of Maryland (MS,
1961), and Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1963). Since
completing his doctorate, he has been on the faculty at
Northwestern University where he served as Department
Chair from 1980 to 1992. His academic family consists of
more than 300 master’s degree graduates and 60 doctoral
graduates. Among his many honors are election to the U.S.
National Academy of Engineering and the Spanish Royal
Academy of Engineering, an honorary doctorate from the
University of Cantabria in Spain, the Palmes Academiques
from the French Ministry of Education, honorary
membership in ASCE, Civil Engineer of the Year by the
Illinois Section of ASCE, the G. Brooks Earnest Award from
the Cleveland Section of ASCE, the Carroll Lecturer at
Johns Hopkins University, the Buchanan Lecturer at Texas
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NOTABLE EVENTS
A&M University, President of the Geo-Institute, the Huber
Research Prize from ASCE, the Terzaghi Award from the
Geo-Institute of ASCE, and the Hogentogler Award from
ASTM. On a personal level, in years past, Dr. Krizek hiked
several hundred miles of the Appalachian Trail and is still
proud of achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL
6:30 – 8:00pm
Network and greet colleagues from around the world while you
enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Initiate conversations to set
the pace for in-depth discussions throughout the conference as
you visit the exhibits to learn the latest technologies.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
PLENARY SESSION 8:00 – 9:30am,
Room:Centennial 1
Geotechnology: Paradigm Shifts in the Information
Age Carlos Santamarina (Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
Spaceborne and Airborne Remote Sensing
for Geotechnical Applications Ellen M. Rathje (University
of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States), Kyu-seok
Woo (University of Texas Austin), Melba Crawford (Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States)
Modeling and Simulation of Stochastic Data Kok-Kwang
Phoon (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
SPECIAL SESSION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HIGH SPEED
NETWORKS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
3:30 – 5:30pm Room: Centennial 1
POSTER PRESENTATION WITH WINE AND
CHEESE IN EXHIBIT HALL 5:30 – 7:00pm
G-I SECTIONS & BRANCHES DESSERT
RECEPTION 6:30 – 8:00pm, Room: Harris
Are you a member of ASCE Geotechnical Group? Then
join us for an informal coffee and dessert reception with
members of the G-I Sections and Branches Committee, the
G-I Board of Governors, and G-I staff. Come express your
thoughts about the profession and what the G-I can do to
help in your local area. Sign up at the Geo-Institute booth.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
PLENARY SESSION 8:00 – 9:30am
Geotechnical Engineering and Judgment in the Infor-
mation Age W. Allen Marr (GeoComp, Boxborough, MA, USA)
Experimental Validation of Particle-Based Discrete
Element Methods Catherine O’Sullivan (Imperial College
London, London, England, United Kingdom), Jonathan
D. Bray (University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley,
California, United States), Liang Cui (University College
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
Engineering in Three Dimensions: Immerse Virtual
Environments, Interactivity, and 3D User Interfaces for
Engineering Applications Doug Bowman, Andrew Ray,
Marte Gutierrez, Matthew Mauldon, Joseph Dove, Erik
Westman, Mehdi Setareh (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States)
SEED LECTURE: “GEOTECHNICAL
SURPRISES – OR ARE THEY?”
3:30 – 5:30pm, Room:
Regency VII
JAMES KENNETH MITCHELL,
University Distinguished Professor,
Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA and Consulting
Geotechnical Engineer
JAMES K. MITCHELL
Dr. James K. Mitchell received his
Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in 1951, Master of Science in Civil
Engineering Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1953, and a Doctor of Science Degree in Civil
Engineering, also from M.I.T. in 1956.
He joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley
in 1958 and held the Edward G. Cahill and John R. Cahill
Chair in the Department of Civil Engineering at the time of
his retirement from Berkeley in 1993. Concurrently, he was
Research Engineer in the Institute of Transportation Studies
and in the Earthquake Engineering Research Center. He
developed and taught graduate courses in soil behavior, soil
and site improvement, and foundation engineering as part
of the Geotechnical Engineering Program within the Civil
Engineering Department. Dr. Mitchell served as Chairman of
the Department of Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley from 1979
through 1984. After retirement from the University of California
in 1993, he was appointed the first Charles E. Via, Jr. Professor
in the Via Department of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech in
1994, University Distinguished Professor in 1996, and University
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, in 1999. He continues with
research and graduate student supervision at Virginia Tech.
GEO-INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEETING
5:30 – 6:30pm, Room: Marietta
What has the G-I done for you and the profession? What
is the G-I’s Strategic Plan for the next 3 to 5 years? Who
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AWARDS

KARL TERZAGHI AWARD

are the key players in helping to further the G-I’s goals? Come be a part of G-I’s future.
Share your views and opinions about possible Specialty Certification and other issues.
Beverage service and light snacks will be provided.

GALA RECEPTION 6:30 – 7:00pm, Room: Regency VI & VII

BANQUET 7:00 – 9:30pm, Room: Regency VI & VII
Relax and enjoy an evening of networking with your colleagues. There will be a cocktail
FRED H. KULHAWY, P.E., G.E.
reception followed by a sit down dinner. Patrick Gray, director of X-Force, Internet Security
Systems, will share insights on security issues and threats as our featured speaker. THOMAS A. MIDDLEBROOKS AWARD

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006

HEROES AND AWARDS LUNCHEON
12:00 – 2:00pm, Room: Centennial 1
One of the events introduced several years ago as part of the Geo-Institute annual
conference is the Heroes Celebration. This event has grown in stature each year as we
collectively pause to recognize and honor individuals who have had a profound effect
SCOTT SLOAN, P.E. ANDREW J. WHITTLE, PH.D.
on our field. The Heroes Luncheon during GeoCongress 2006 will be no exception and
will build on the tradition that began with the recognition of Ralph Peck in 2000 at Geo-
BOONCHAI UKRITCHON, P.E.
Denver and has continued since that time. The organizers of GeoCongress 2006 have (NOT PICTURED)
added an element of surprise to the announcement of this year’s Heroes….though you
may not know these heroes personally, you will undoubtedly have heard of them. Attend MARTIN S. KAPP FOUNDATION
the Heroes Luncheon to find out who they are! ENGINEERING AWARD

In addition to recognizing our Heroes, a number of additional awards will be made

during the lunch. These include the Karl Terzaghi Award, the Thomas A. Middlebrooks
Award, the Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award, the Arthur Casagrande
Professional Development Award, the Wallace Hayward Baker Award, the ASCE Journal
of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering Editor’s Award, GeoCongress 2006
Best Paper Awards, and GeoCongress 2006 Student Competition Awards.
JORJ OSTERBERG, PH.D., P.E.
PECK LECTURE: “BEHAVIOR OF THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA
DURING AND AFTER STABILIZATION WORKS” ARTHUR CASAGRANDE PROFESSIONAL
2:15 – 3:45pm, Room: Centennial Lecture DEVELOPMENT AWARD
MICHELE B. JAMIOLKOWSKI
Michele B. Jamiolkowski has been a Professor of Geotechnical
Engineeering at the Technical University of Torino since 1969.
Both an academic and a practitioner, he has also been chairman of
the Engineering Company Studio Geotecnico Italiano since 1964.

His primary professional interests include: mechanical behavior

of soils, laboratory and in-situ testing, soil dynamics, bearing
MICHELE JAMIOLKOWSKI WILLIAM J. LIKOS, PH.D.
capacity and settlements of shallow foundations, and soil
improvement. Prof. Jamiolkowski has authored more than
WALLACE HAYWARD BAKER AWARD
250 scientific and technical publications and is Editor-in-Chief of the International
Journal of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Associate International
Editor of the Soils and Rock International Journal.

Prof. Jamiolkowski is the recipient of the 2001 Karl Terzaghi Award given by the Geo-
Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He recently received the 2005 Award
from the Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) for the best 2003 JGS Paper. He has been
an Honorable International Member of JGS since 1998. In addition to his many accolades,
he was named Honorary Professor at the Academia Sinica of Guangzhou, in China.
NATHANIEL S. FOX, PH.D., P.E.
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PLENARY

Plenary Session 1

Monday February 27
Room: Centennial 1

Sunday February 26 Geotechnology:

Paradigm Shifts in the Information Age
7:00am – 7:00pm Registration
8:00am – 12:00pm Committee Meetings O J. Carlos Santamarina
8:30am – 12:00pm Workshops Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
8:30am – 4:30pm Short Courses Spaceborne and Airborne Remote Sensing
10:00am – 10:30am Refreshment Break
12:00pm – 2:00pm Women GeoProfessionals Lunch
for Geotechnical Applications
and Media Training O Ellen Rathje & Kyu-seok Woo
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USA
12:30pm – 4:30pm Student Competition O Melba Crawford
1:30pm – 4:30pm Workshops Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
2:30pm – 3:00pm Refreshment Break
5:00pm – 6:30pm Terzaghi Lecture Modeling and Simulation of Stochastic Data
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
Sensing Methods and Devices
Measurement GIS Based Site Characteriza- Large Scale Computations Numerical Modeling and
in Geoenvironmental
Engineering Room: Cairo
Moderator: Milind V Khire,
Michigan State University
Advances in Water Content
Measurement with Distrib-
uted Fiber-optic Sensor
Monday February 27
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AND MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
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of Soil Properties tion and Geohazard Analysis and Simulations Analysis for Pavement
Room: Hong Kong Room: Kennesaw Room: Greenbriar Systems Room: Fairlie
Moderator: Christopher D.P. Moderators: Laurie Baise, Tufts Moderators: Kok-Kwang Moderator: Halil Ceylan, Iowa
Baxter, University of Rhode University; Anand Puppala, The Phoon, National University of State University
Island University of Texas at Arlington Singapore; Andrew Whittle, Computational Issues in the
Broadband Characterizations Storage and Analysis of Massachusetts Institute of Development of a 3D Contact
of Material Permittivity with Georeferenced Geotechnical Technology Interface Element

O Sibel Pamukcu, Sylvain Texier &

Jean Toulouse
Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
PA, USA
Evaluation of Permeability of
Containment Slurry Walls
O Marco David Boscardin, Ph.D., P.E.
Boscardin Consulting Engineers
Inc, Amherst, MA, USA
O Cameron Patterson & Mark Landis
Withers & Ravenel, Cary, NC, USA
O Jean-Claude Younan
South Carolina Electric & Gas
Co., Columbia, SC, USA
O Douglas Aghjayan, P.E.
GEI Consultants, Inc., Winchester,
MA, USA
a small-sized Open-ended
Coaxial Probe
O Xiaobo Dong & Yu-Hsing Wang
Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, Hong Kong
Quantification of Shear-
Induced Wear on Curved
Surfaces
O Andrew Fuggle, SM ASCE &
David Frost, Ph.D., P.E.
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
O Mehmet Iscimen, MS
GeoSyntec Consultants,
Kennesaw, GA, USA
and Pavements Data
O Robert Lee Parsons, Ph.D.,
P.E.; Bryan Young & Elizabeth
Kneebone
University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS, USA
Assessment of Heave
Induced Infrastructure
Distress Hazard Potential in
Expansive Soil Environments
Using GIS Technology
O Laureano R. Hoyos, Kalyani
Devabhaktuni & Anand J. Puppala
The University of Texas at
Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Modeling Regional Faults for
Land Subsidence Prediction
O Massimiliano Ferronato;
Giuseppe Gambolati & Pietro
Teatini
University of Padova, Padova,
Italy
Parallel Computing for Seismic
Geotechnical Applications
O Jinchi Lu; Zhaohui Yang &
Ahmed Elgamal
University of California, San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
O Kincho Law
Stanford University, Stanford,
CA, USA
O Cor Kasbergen, M.Sc., B.Sc.;
Yi Zhao, M.Sc., B.Sc.; Tom
Scarpas, Ph.D., M.Sc, B.Sc.
Delft University of Technology,
Delft, Netherlands
Nondestructive Flexible
Pavement Evaluation Using
ILLI-PAVE Based Artificial
Neural Network Models
O Onur Pekcan; Erol Tutumluer &
Marshall Thompson
University of Illinois, Urbana,
IL, USA
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
Sensing Methods and Devices
in Geoenvironmental
Engineering Room: Cairo
Use of CPT Resistivity
and Dissipation Tests for
Delineating Liquid Levels in
a Landfill
O Shana Marie Opdyke, E.I.T.;
Carlos Lazarte, Ph.D., P.E.; David
Espinoza, Ph.D., P.E.
GeoSyntec Consultants,
Columbia, MD, USA
O Anne Germain
Delaware Solid Waste Authority,
Monday February 27
Dover, DE, USA
Development of a Wireless
Sensor Network for Monitor-
ing a Bioreactor Landfill
O Asis Nasipuri; Kalpathi R.
Subramanian; Vincent Ogunro;
John L. Daniels & Helene A. Hilger
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Development of a Settlement
Profiling System to Assess
MSW Compression
Characteristics
O Robert Bachus, Ph.D., P.E. &
Tamara Hebeler, P.E.
GeoSyntec Consultants, Ken-
nesaw, GA, USA
O James Fleming
BFI Waste Systems of N.A., Inc.,
Millington, TN, USA
Foil Strain Gage Attachment
Techniques for Geotextile
and Geogrid
O Kimberly Anne Warren
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
O Jeremy Brooks
Garver Engineers, Little Rock,
AR, USA
O Isaac Howard
University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR, USA
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break in Exhibit Hall
Measurement
of Soil Properties
Room: Hong Kong
Rate-Dependent Behavior
of Sands Subjected to
Cyclic Loads
O Lynn Ann Salvati
University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, IN, USA
O LeQuang AnhDan
Ellis & Associates, Inc., Jackson-
ville, FL, USA
Measurement of Small Strain
Shear Modulus Anisotropy
on Unconfined Clay Samples
Using Bender Elements
O Melissa M Landon, M.S. & Don
J DeGroot, Sc.D., P.E.
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
An Automated Control System
for Undrained Monotonic and
Cyclic Simple Shear Tests
O Daniela Porcino; Gaetano Caridi;
Michelangelo Malara & Edoardo
Morabito
Mediterranean University of Reg-
gio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Introducing Sound Analysis
Technique into Simulation of
Crushing of Granular Materials
O Haydar Arslan
University of Colorado-Boulder,
Boulder, CO, USA
O Gokhan Baykal, Ph.D.
Bogazici University, Istanbul,
Turkey
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
GIS Based Site Characteriza-
tion and Geohazard Analysis
Room: Kennesaw
A GIS-based Approach to
Assessing Mine Waste Pile
Stability
O Enrique Farfan & John Charles
Stormont, P.E.
University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM, USA
San Diego Fires 2003: Rapid
Assessment of Post-Fire
Impacts
O Brian Russell Hitchens, P.G.,
C.Hg.; Carol Forrest, P.E.; Ron
Johnson P.E.; Marcus Quigley,
P.E.; & Nathan Jacobsen, P.E.
GeoSyntec Consultants, San
Diego, CA, USA
O Douglas Isbell, P.E. & Cid Tesoro,
P.E.
County of San Diego, DPW, San
Diego, CA, USA
Methodology for Geomorpho-
logical Analysis in the Saguenay
Fjord, Quebec, Canada
O Christiane Levesque; Jacques
Locat & Serge Leroueil
Laval University, Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada
Earthquake Hazard Input for
Loss Estimation Study:
St. Louis Highway System
O Ronaldo Luna, P.E. & David
Hoffman
University of Missouri, Rolla,
MO, USA
O William Lawrence
St. Louis, MO, USA
Customized Three-
dimensional Geographic Infor-
mation System for Liquefaction
O Laurie Gaskins Baise, Ph.D.;
Jennifer Lenz & George Filiotis
Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Large Scale Computations Numerical Modeling and
and Simulations Analysis for Pavement
Room: Greenbriar Systems Room: Fairlie
Efficient Computation for a Estimation of Resilient and
Complex Tunnel Excavation Permanent Deformation
Problem Behavior of Granular Bases
O Yo-Ming Hsieh
from Physical Parameters
National Taiwan University of O Andre Molenaar & Rien Huurman
Science and Technology, Taipei, Delft University of Technology,
Taiwan Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
O Andrew Whittle
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA Modeling of a Flexible Pave-
ment Structure Applying the
The Use of a Full Non-linear
Hypoplastic Constitutive Law
3D Finite Element Model
in Ground Movement and O Hugo Rondon & Arcesio Lizcano
Universidad de Los Andes, Bo-
Risk Assessment in a Major
gota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Infrastructure Project
Dynamic Hydraulic Con-
O Hoe Chian Yeow & Anton Pillai
ductivity (Permeability) of
Arup Geotechnics, London,
United Kingdom Asphalt Pavements
O Julian Wallace
Rail Link Engineering, London, O Muhammed Emin Kutay, Ph.D. &
Tom Harman
United Kingdom
FHWA, McLean, VA, USA
O Ahmet Aydilek
The Role of a Computational
University of Maryland, College
Framework in High
Park, MD, USA
Performance Computing
Numerical Analyses of Geogrid
O Lee Taylor
TeraScale, LLC, Cedar Crest, Reinforcement of Flexible
NM, USA Pavements
Dynamic Behavior of Unsatu- O Munir Nazzal; Murad
Abu-Farsakh & Louay
rated Soils Using a Web-Based
Mohammad Louisiana State
Parallel Computing Tool
University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
O Nadarajah Ravichandran & Kan-
Resilient Modulus of
thasamy Muraleetharan, Ph.D.,
Subgrade Soils A-1-b, A-3,
P.E., G.E. (CA)
University of Oklahoma, Norman, and A-7-6 using LTPP Data:
OK, USA Prediction Models with
Experimental Verification
Ductile Folding of
Sedimentary Rocks O Shraddha Joshi & Ramesh Malla
University of Connecticut, Storrs,
O Ronaldo Israel Borja; Pablo Sanz CT, USA
& David Pollard
Stanford University, Stanford,
CA, USA

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PROGRAM
1:30PM - 3:00 PM
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Data Management
Standards Room: Kennesaw
Moderator: Scott Deaton,
Dataforensics, LLC
Development of National
Geotechnical Management
System Standards for
Transportation Applications
O Thomas Lefchik, P.E.
Federal Highway Administration,
Columbus, OH, USA
O Kirk Beach
Ohio Department of Transportation,
Columbus, OH, USA
The Development, Imple-
mentation and Future of the
AGS Data Formats for the
Transfer of Geotechnical and
Monday February 27
Geoenvironmental Data by
Electronic Means
O Stephen Walthall, CGeol, FGS
Bechtel, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
O Michael John Palmer, CGeol,
FGS EurGeol
Halcrow Group Ltd, Swindon,
Wiltshire, UK
Data Transfer and the
Practical Application of
Geotechnical Databases
O Neil Chadwick, MEng & Adam
Pickles; Arup, London, UK
O Eric Sekulski
Arup, New York, NY, USA
The Use of the AGS-M
Electronic Data Transfer
Format for Large Scale
Instrumentation Schemes
O David Richards, BEng, Ph.D.
University of Southampton,
Southampton, UK
O Roger Chandler
Keynetix Ltd, Birmingham, UK
Combining the Power of AGS
and XML: AGSML the Data
Format for the Future
O Roger Chandler, Ph.D. & Paul
Quinn; Keynetix Ltd., Redditch,
Worcestershire, UK
O Tony Beaumont & David Evans
Aston University, Birmingham,
West Midlands, UK
O David Toll
University of Durham, Durham, UK
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Soil and Rock
Behavior Room: Greenbriar
Moderator: Beena Sukumaran,
Rowan University
Microstructure Effects of
Strain Localization of Simple
Shear in Granular Materials
O Omar Al-Hattamleh, Ph.D.
Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
O B. Muhunthan
Washington State University,
Pullman, WA, USA
The Importance of Length
Scale in Computational
Modeling of Granular Materials
O Haydar Arslan & Stein Sture
University of Colorado-Boulder,
Boulder, CO, USA
Evolution of Fabric Anisotropy
in Granular Soils under
Triaxial Loadings
O Young-Hoon Jung , Ph.D.
Northwestern University, Evan-
ston, IL, USA
O Jae-Hoon Lee & Choong-Ki
Chung
Seoul National University, Seoul,
South Korea
Parametric Study on Suction
Effects Induced by Tree Roots
on Ground Conditions
O Buddhima Indraratna; Behzad
Fatahi Ph.D. & Hadi Khabbaz
University of Wollongong, Wol-
longong, NSW, Australia
Modelling Shear and Normal
Behavior of Filled Rock Joints
O Desheng Deng; Richard Simon &
Michel Aubertin
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A Statistical Simulation of 3D
Blocky Structure for Optimal
Tunnel Design
O Jacek Jakubowski
University of Mining and Metal-
lurgy, Krakow, Poland
O Jacek B. Stypulkowski
Mueser Rutledge Consulting
Engineers, New York, NY, USA
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SIMULATION AND VISUAL SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES/
Probabilistic Modeling
and Design Room: Fairlie
Moderators: D Vaughan Griffiths,
Colorado School Of Mines; Gordon
A Fenton, Dalhousie University
The Influence of Spatial
Correlation on the
Performance of Earth
Structures and Foundations
O Gregory B. Baecher M.ASCE
University of Maryland, College
Park, MD, USA
O John T. Christian Ph.D., P.E.
Waban, MA, USA
Some Critical Issues in
Geo-RBD Calibrations for
Foundations
O Fred H. Kulhawy
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
O Kok-Kwang Phoon
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Seeking Out Failure: The
Random Finite Element
Method (RFEM) in Probabilistic
Geotechnical Analysis
O D. Vaughn Griffiths & Heidi R.
Ziemann
Colorado School of Mines,
Golden, CO, USA
O Gordon A. Fenton
Dalhousie University, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Practical Reliability Approach
in Geotechnical Engineering
O Bak K. Low, Ph.D.; Nanyang Tech-
nological University, Singapore
Finite Difference Method
for Probabilistic Load-
Displacement Analysis of
Drilled Shafts
O Anil Misra, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Kansas
City, Kansas City, MO, USA
O Lance Roberts; TranSystems
Corporation, Lenexa, KS, USA
Probabilistic Liquefied Shear
Strength
O Morgan Asbury Eddy, MSCE,
EIT; Marte Gutierrez & Mora
Lumbantoruan
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Poster Presentation with Wine and Cheese in Exhibit Hall
ANALYSIS
Simulations for Education
and Training Room: Hong Kong
Moderator: Dayakar Penumadu,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Computer Simulation of Soil
Liquefaction
O Sherif Elfass, Ph.D., P.E.; Gary
Norris, Ph.D., P.E.; Ellen Jacob-
son, MBA
University of Nevada, Reno,
NV, USA
Virtual Geotechnical
Laboratory
O Muniram Budhu, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ, USA
DEM as an Educational Tool
in Geotechnical Engineering
O Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero & Luis
E. Vallejo
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Integration of NEES Equipment
Sites for Geotechnical
Engineering Education
O Inthuorn Sasanakul; Thomas
Zimmie & Tarek Abdoun
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, NY, USA
O Usama El Shamy
Tulane University, New Orleans,
LA, USA
Employing Visualization
Techniques for Learning of
Constitutive Relations
O David Groholski & Youssef
Hashash
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Virtual Simulator for
Advanced Geotechnical
Laboratory Testing
O Dayakar Penumadu
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN, USA
O Amit Prashant, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur, India
NUMERICAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS
Soil Structure: Contact
and Interaction Room: Cairo
Moderators: Samuel G
Paikowsky, University of
Massachusetts Lowell; Chelvarajah
Yogachandran, CH2M HILL
Measuring Soil Pressure on
Buried Structures.
O Marck Talesnic DSc; Hanna
Horany; Avraham Dancygier &
Yuri Karinski
Israel Institute of Technology,
Haifa, Israel
Field Measurements of
Horizontal Stress on an
Instrumented Pile in Sand
O Kenneth Gavin & Irfan Chatta
University College Dublin, Dublin,
Ireland
O Brendan O’Kelly; University of
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Interface Granular Force Mea-
surement Using Tactile Sensors
O Matthew James Whelan, B.S.C.E.
& Kerop D Janoyan, Ph.D., P.E.
Clarkson University, Potsdam,
NY, USA
Stiffness Formulation for the
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge
Foundations
O Curt R. Basnett, G.E. & Yoga
Chandran, Ph.D., G.E.
CH2M HILL, Santa Ana, CA, USA
O Johnn Koo, S.E.
City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
Routine Numerical Modelling
in Solving Complex Soil-
Structure Interaction Problems
O Hoe Chian Yeow, Associate
Arup Geotechnics, London, UK
The Use of Tactile Sensor
Technology to Measure
Distribution of Soil Stresses
O Samuel G. Paikowsky, Sc.D.
University of Massachusetts
Lowell, MA, USA
O Chris Palmer
Geotech Solutions, Inc., Oregon
City, OR, USA
O Lawrence Rolwes
HNTB Corp., St. Louis, MO, USA

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SENSING METHODS SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES/
AND DEVICES DATA SYNTHESIS AND MANAGEMENT
Advanced Sensing Systems Monitoring & Control of Deep
Room: Cairo Foundation Construction
Moderators: Tarek Abdoun,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
Tuesday February 28
Ellen Rathje, University of Texas at
Austin; Kenichi Soga, University
of Cambridge; Peter Bennnett,
University of Cambridge
Mobile Computer for Portable
Field Instrumentation System
O Xiong Yu
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
O Vincent Drnevich; Purdue Univer-
sity, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Wireless Crack Measurement
for Control of Construction
Vibrations
O Charles Dowding, Ph.D., P.E.
Northwestern University, Evan-
ston, IL, USA
O Hasan Ozer; University of Illinois,
Urbana, IL, USA
O Mathew Kotowsky
Infrastructure Technology Institute,
Evanston, IL, USA
Detection of Slope Instability
using 3D LiDAR Modelling
O Chris Duffell, B.Sc. CEng MICE
Highways Agency, Manchester, UK
O Mark Rudrum, BEng, M.Sc., DIC,
CEng, MICE, MAPM & Matthew Willis
Arup, London, UK
GeoCongress
GeoCongress2006 ATLANTA 1515
2006ATLANTA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Tuesday February 28
PLENARY
Plenary Session 2 Room: Centennial 1
Geotechnical Engineering and Judgment in the Information Age
O Allen Marr; GeoComp, Boxborough, MA, USA
Experimental Validation of Particle-Based Discrete Element Methods
O Catherine O’Sullivan; University of California, Berkeley
O Jonathan D. Bray; University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
O Liang Cui
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Engineering in Three Dimensions: Immerse Virtual Environments,
Interactivity, and 3D User Interfaces for Engineering Applications
O Doug Bowman; Andrew Ray; Marte Gutierrez; Matthew Mauldon; Joseph Dove; Erik
Westman & Mehdi Setareh
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
DATA SYNTHESIS NUMERICAL MODELING
AND MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
Neural Networks Modeling Multi-Scale Earthquake Earth Retaining Structures:
for Geotechnical Systems Modeling Room: Greenbriar Intelligent Design Room: Fairlie
Room: Baker Room: Kennesaw
Moderator: Chelvarajah Moderator: Kevin W. Cargill,
Moderator: Dan A. Brown, Moderator: C. H. Juang, P.E., Yogachandran, CH2M HILL Schnabel Foundation Company
Auburn University Clemson University Energy Dissipation and Use of Lateral Movements and
Pile Driveability and Bearing Reliability Assessment of Liquefaction Assesment in Strut Loads in Inverse Analysis
Capacity in High-Rebound Soils Geotechnical Serviceability Sands and Silty Soils of Supported Excavations
State Using Neural Networks
O Mohamad Hussein, P.E. & O Thangalingam Kanagalingam & O Richard Joseph Finno, Ph.D., P.E.
Changsoo Hwang O Anthony T.C. Goh, Ph.D.; Nanyang Sabanayagam Thevanayagam, & Cecilia Rechea
GRL Engineers, Inc., Orlando, FL, USA Technological University, Singapore Ph.D., P.E. Northwestern University, Evan-
O Wayne Woerner, II O Fred H. Kulhawy University at Buffalo, SUNY, ston, IL, USA
Florida Department of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Buffalo, NY, USA
Transportation, Deland, FL, USA A Practical Method for
O Michael Sharp Constitutive Soil Behavior Rep- Effects of Partial Saturation Assessment of Seismic-
URS Corporation, Tampa, FL, USA resentation via Artificial Neural on Liquefiable Ground Induced Deformations of
Response
Multi-Method Strength Networks: A Shift from Soil Underground Structures
Characterization for Soft Models to Soil Behavior Data O Mahmood Seid-Karbasi & Peter O Antonio Bobet & Julio Ramirez
Cretaceous Rocks in Texas Byrne; University of British Co- Purdue University, West Lafayette,
O Youssef M. A. Hashash, Ph.D.,
P.E.; Jamshid Ghaboussi Ph.D. & lumbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada IN, USA
O Moon S. Nam & Young Chin Kim Qingwei Fu O Gabriel Fernandez; University of
Korea Institute of Construc- Analysis of Ground Motion:
University of Illinois at Urbana- Illinois at Urbana, Urbana, IL, USA
tion Technology, GoYang-Si, A Comparison of Some
Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA O Hongbin Huo
GyeongGi-Do, South Korea Available Methods Earth Systems, Indio, CA, USA
O Camilo M. A. Marulanda, P.E.
O C. Vipulanandan Ingetec S.A, Bogotá, Colombia
University of Houston, Houston, O Rabia Zeynep Sarica Temporary Excavation
TX, USA Characterizing the Roughness North Carolina State University,
Support System – A Case
Raleigh, NC, USA
O Yongkyu Choi Progression on Kansas Study in Virginia
Kyung Sung University, Busan, Response of Liquefiable
South Korea
Pavements: A Sequential O M. S. Hossain; Krishna Rao &
Neuronet Approach Granular Deposits to Multi- Mohammed Haque
Analysis of Lateral Load direction Shaking University of Texas at Arlington,
Tests on Step Tapered Bored O Yacoub Najjar, Ph.D.
Arlington, TX, USA
Kansas State University, Manhat- O Usama El Shamy, Ph.D.
Piles in Calcareous Sands tan, KS, USA Tulane University, New Orleans, O Jeremy Mydlinski
LA, USA Schnabel Engineering South,
O Nabil Fathy Ismael, Ph.D. O Victoria Felker
LLC, Richmond, VA, USA
Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait Kansas Department of Transpor- O Mourad Zeghal; Rensselaer
tation, Topeka, KS, USA Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA

16 FINAL PROGRAM
PROGRAM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SENSING METHODS SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES/
AND DEVICES DATA SYNTHESIS AND MANAGEMENT
Advanced Sensing Systems Monitoring & Control of Deep
Room: Cairo Foundation Construction
The Use of Low-Cost MEMS
Accelerometers for the
Near-Surface Monitoring of
Geotechnical Engineering
Systems
O Keith Hoffman, EIT
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.,
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
O Richard Varuso, P.E.
USACE, New Orleans, LA, USA
O Dante Fratta, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI, USA
In-Place Inclinometer Using
Low-G Accelerometer
Tuesday February 28
Network
O John Lemke, P.E., G.E.
Geodaq, Inc., Sacramento, CA, USA
An Application of Fiber Bragg
Grating Sensor to Piles
O Woojin Lee; Korea University,
Seoul, South Korea
O Wonje Lee; Hanjin Engineering
Co., Ltd., Busan, South Korea
O Rodrigo Salgado; Purdue Univer-
sity, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Study on the Monitoring
System of Slope Failure
Using Optical Fiber Sensors
O Shunji Kato; Hidetoshi Kohashi
Public Works Research Institute,
Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
Dynamic Strains with Brillouin
Scattering Distributed Fiber
Optic Sensor
O Sibel Pamukcu; Fatih Cetisli;
Sylvain Texier; Clay Naito & Jean
Toulouse
Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
PA, USA
The Use of Fibre Optic
Sensors to Monitor Pipeline
Response to Tunnelling
O Theodore E. B. Vorster
Africon Engineering International
(Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
O Kenichi Soga; Robert J. Mair; Pe-
ter Bennett; Assaf Klar & Cheong
K. Choy; University of Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break in Exhibit Hall
Room: Baker
Characterization of Varved
Clayey Silts at an LNG
Terminal Site
O Guoming Lin Ph.D., P.E., Wu
Yang
WPC, Inc., Savannah, GA, USA
Pressuremeter Tests for
Determination of Lateral
Resistance Properties of Soil
O Asif Iqbal
Bangladesh Consultants Ltd.,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Anatomy of a Data
Acquisition System for Drilled
Displacement Piles
O Morgan NeSmith
Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc.,
Atlanta, GA, USA
O Willie M. NeSmith, P.E.
Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc.,
Birmingham, AL, USA
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DATA SYNTHESIS NUMERICAL MODELING
AND MANAGEMENT
Neural Networks Modeling
for Geotechnical Systems
Room: Kennesaw
Assessment of Formation
Strength from Geophysical
Well Logs Using Neural
Networks
O Jason Ressler, B.S.
GZA Geoenvironmental, Inc.,
Vernon, CT, USA
O Christopher Baxter; Kathryn
Moran & Meghan Paulson
University of Rhode Island, Nar-
ragansett, RI, USA
O Ion Ispas & Hans Vaziri
BP North America, Houston,
TX, USA
Using Geostatistics and
Artificial Neural Networks to
Determine the Location of a
Contaminant Source
O Zhiqiang Li, Ph.D.; Donna M
Rizzo, Ph.D.; Nancy Hayden,
Ph.D. & Lori Stevens, Ph.D.
University of Vermont, Burlington,
VT, USA
Using Neural Networks for
the Prediction of Permeability
in Jointed Rocks
O Siamak Hashemi, Ph.D.
Inconel Co., Tehran, Iran
Estimation of Wall Deflection
in Braced Excavation in Clays
Using Artificial Neural Networks
O Evan Hsiao; Gordon Kung; Hsein
Juang, P.E. & Matt Schuster
Clemson Univ, Clemson, SC, USA
AND ANALYSIS
Multi-Scale Earthquake Earth Retaining Structures:
Modeling Room: Greenbriar Intelligent Design Room: Fairlie
Role of Numerical Modeling
in Simplified Liquefaction
Analysis of Sloping Ground
O Scott M. Olson, Ph.D., P.E.;
Aaron L. Sacks; Benjamin B.
Mattson & Daniel A. Servigna
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Nonlinear Effects in the Wave
Propagation
O Diana Katherine Reyes, M.Sc. &
Arcesio Lizcano
Universidad de los Andes,
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Micromechanical Study of
the Dynamic Response of
Unsaturated Granular Soil
Deposits
O Claudia Medina & Mourad Zeghal
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, NY, USA
Seismic Tests on the Side
Walls of the Navigli Channel
O Giovanni Cascante, P.Eng.
University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
O Homayoun Najjaran Ph.D.
National Research Council
Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
O Paola Ronca
Polytecnic of Milan, Milan, Italy
M3 (Modeling, Monitoring, and
Managing) - A Comprehensive
Approach to Controlling Ground
Movements for Protecting Ex-
isting Structures and Facilities
O Michael P Walker, P.E. & Francis
D. Leathers, P.E.
GEI Consultants, Inc., Winchester,
MA, USA
Three-Dimensional Properties
of MSE Bridge Abutments
O Nien-Yin (N.Y.) Chang, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Colorado at Denver
and Health Science Center,
Denver, CO, USA
O Trever Wang, P.E.
Colorado Department of Trans-
portation, Dever, CO, USA
O Man Cheung Yip, P.E.
J. F. Sato and Associates, Littleton,
CO, USA
Calibrating Vertical Deforma-
tions in a Finite Element
Model of an MSE Wall
O Aaron S. Budge, Ph.D.
Minnesota State University,
Mankato, MN, USA
O James A. Bay, Ph.D. & Loren R.
Anderson, Ph.D., P.E.
Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
Advanced Sensing and
Monitoring Techniques for
Earthwork QA/QC Room: Cairo
Tuesday February 28
Moderator: Michael A Mooney,
Colorado School of Mines
Compaction Monitoring using
Intelligent Soil Compactors
O Roland Anderegg; Domink Anton
von Felten & Kuno Kaufmann
Ammann Compaction Ltd.,
Langenthal, Switzerland
Numerical Simulation of the
BCD for Compaction Control
O Keunyoung Rhee & Jean-Louis
Briaud, Ph.D., P.E.
Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX, USA
Refined One-Step TDR
Method for Water Content
and Density
O Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E.; Carlos
Zambrano & Robert Nowack
Purdue University, W Lafayette,
IN, USA
O Xiong Yu P.E.
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH, USA
Power-Based Compaction
Monitoring Using Vibratory
Padfoot Roller
O David White, Ph.D.; Max Morris &
Mark Thompson
Iowa State University, Ames,
IA, USA
A Case Study on Quality
Management of Unbound
Layers with Seismic Methods
O Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., P.E. &
Manuel Celaya
University of Texas at El Paso, El
Paso, TX, USA
The Influence of
Heterogeneity on Vibratory
Roller Compactor Response
O Michael A. Mooney, Ph.D., P.E.;
Robert V. Rinehart & Paul van
Susante
Colorado School of Mines,
Golden, CO, USA
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Geostatistics: Applications
and Visualizations
Room: Kennesaw
Moderators: Kok-Kwang Phoon,
National University of Singapore;
Robert B Gilbert, The University of
Texas at Austin
Visualizing Uncertainty with
Uncertainty Mutiples
O Robert B. Gilbert, P.E.; Fulvio
Tonon Ph.D. & David Maidment
University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, TX, USA
O Juliana Freire & Claudio Silva
University of Utah, Salt Lake City,
UT, USA
Geostatistics in
Geotechnical Engineering:
Fad or Empowering?
O Reginald Hammah, Ph.D.
Rocscience Inc., Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
O John Curran, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
The Meaning(s) of Statistical
Inference in Geotechnical
Practice
O John T. Christian, Ph.D., P.E.
Waban, MA, USA
O Gregory B. Baecher
University of Maryland, College
Park, MD, USA
The Effect of Spatial
Variability on Soil Behavior:
Load-Deformation Response
O Hyun-Ki Kim & J. Carlos Sant-
amarina
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA, USA
Soil Variability Study for
Embankment Design of Port of
Navegantes, Brazil
O Andrea Sell Dyminski, Ph.D. &
Alessander Kormann, Ph.D.
Federal University of Parana,
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
O John Howie, Ph.D. & Dawn
Shuttle, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Modeling and Control
of Deep Foundation
Construction Room: Greenbriar
Moderator: W. Morgan NeSmith,
Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc.
Behavior of Pile Groups in
Liquefying Soil
O Samanthika Liyanapathirana
B.Sc., Eng, Ph.D.
University of Wollongong, Wol-
longong, NSW, Australia
O Harry Poulos, BE, Ph.D., DScEng,
FIEAust, F.ASCE
University of Sydney & Coffey
Geosciences Pty Ltd, Lane Cove
West, NSW, Australia
Influence of Pile Shape on the
Crushable Behavior of Granular
Materials around Driven Piles:
DEM Analysis
O Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero & Luis
Eduardo Vallejo
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Generalized Solution of
Piles Under Oblique Pull in
Elasto-Plastic Soil
O Shubhra Goel & Nihar Ranjan Patra
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Thirty Years of Experience
With the Wave Equation
Solution Based on the
Method of Characteristics
O Peter Middendorp, M.Sc.
Profound BV, Waddinxveen,
Netherlands
O Gerald Verbeek, M.Sc.
VMS-Profound, Tyler, TX, USA
Dynamic Pile Analysis Us-
ing CAPWAP and Multiple
Sensors
O Camilo Alvarez, P.E.
GRL Engineers, Inc., Los Angeles,
CA, USA
O Brian Zuckerman, P.E.
Berkel & Company, Inc., San
Francisco, CA, USA
O John Lemke
Geodaq, Inc., Sacramento, CA,
USA
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Gala Banquet
GeoCongress
GeoCongress2006 ATLANTA 1717
2006ATLANTA
Blast Effects on Below-grade
Walls and Underground
Structures Room: Fairlie
Moderator: Elizabeth M. Dwyre,
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade &
Douglas, Inc.
Incorporation of Engineering
Model Uncertainties In Proba-
bilistic Analysis of Explosive
Effects on Tunnel Facilities
O Timothy Robert Wyatt, Ph.D., P.E.
Applied Research Associates,
Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA
Modeling of Surface Blast
Effects on Underground
Structures
O Anirban De, Ph.D., P.E.
Manhattan College, Bronx, NY, USA
O Thomas F Zimmie, Ph.D., P.E.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, NY, USA
Computation and 3D
Visualization of Explosive
Effects on Tunnels
O Mark Christopher Etheridge, M.S.
& James Kainz
Applied Research Associates,
Raleigh, NC, USA
Response of Reinforced
Concrete Walls Loaded by an
External Buried Detonation
O Darell Lawver & Howard Levine
Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Los
Altos, CA, USA
3D Nonlinear Blast Model
Analysis for Underground
Structures
O Sunghoon M Choi, P.E.; Joseph
Wang & George Munfakh
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade &
Douglas, Inc., New York, NY, USA
O Elizabeth Dwyre
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade
& Douglas, Inc., Indianapolis,
IN, USA
SIMULATION AND VISUAL
ANALYSIS
3-D Visualization
Room: Hong Kong
Moderator: Dan Wilson, NEES,
UC Davis
3D Data Viewing of
Centrifuge Physical Models
O Hassan Radwan BS & Tarek
Abdoun, Ph.D.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, NY, USA
Simulation of Dynamic
Compaction Processes in
Saturated Silty Soils
O Rafeek Nashed & Sabanayagam
Thevanayagam
University at Buffalo, SUNY,
Buffalo, NY, USA
O Geoffrey R Martin
University of Southern CA, Los
Angeles, CA, USA
Adaptive and Real-Time
Geologic Mapping, Analysis
and Design of Underground
Space (AMADEUS)
O Marte Gutierrez, Ph.D.; Joseph
Dove; Matthew Mauldon; Doug
Bowman & Erik Westman
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA,
USA
3D Visualization of Shearing
in Granular Materials
O Khalid A. Alshibli, Ph.D. & Bashar
Alramahi
Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, LA, USA
Incorporation of Terrain
Elevation Uncertainties in
Vulnerability Assessment of
Tunnel Facilities
O Timothy Robert Wyatt, Ph.D., P.E.
Applied Research Associates,
Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA

18 FINAL PROGRAM
PROGRAM
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
Applications of X-ray
Computed Tomography
Room: Cairo
Moderators: Linbing Wang,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University, Blacksburg, VA;
Jun Otani, Kumamoto University
Nondestructive Measure-
ments of Soil Geotechnical
Properties Using X-Ray
Computed Tomography
O Robert L. Mokwa, Ph.D., P.E.
Montana State University, Boze-
man, MT, USA
O Brent Nielsen; GeoEngineers,
Inc., Portland, OR, USA
Visualization of Permeability
Phenomena in Lightweight
Treated Soil Mixed with Air
Foam Using Micro-Focus
X-ray CT Scanner
O Yoshiaki Kikuchi, Ph.D.
Port & Airport Research Institute,
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
O Takeshi Nagatome
Wednesday March 1
Toa Construction Company, Ltd.,
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
O Jun Otani, Kumamoto University,
Kumamoto, Japan
Development of a new X-ray
CT Permeation Test System and
Application to Porous Rocks
O Daisuke Fukahori, Ph.D.; Akira Sato
& Katsuhiko Sugawara, Kumamoto
University, Kumamoto, Japan
Application of X-ray CT on
Boundary Value Problems in
Geotechnical Engineering –
Research on Tunnel Face Failure
O Daiki Takano, Ph.D. & Jun Otani
Kumamoto University, Kurokami,
Kumamoto, Japan
O Hideki Nagatani
Kajima Technical Research
Institute, Tokyo, Japan
O Toshifumi Mukunoki
Queen’s University, Canada
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Uncertainty in Probabilistic
Seismic Hazard Analysis
Room: Kennesaw
Moderator: Adrian Rodriguez-
Marek, Washington State
University
Spatial Correlation of Shear-
Wave Velocity Within San
Francisco Bay Sediments
O Eric M Thompson & Laurie G Baise
Tufts University, Medford, MA,
USA
O Robert E. Kayen
United States Geological Survey,
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Amplitude and Phase
Variability from Analyses of
Spatially Recorded Data
O Songtao Liao & Aspasia Zerva,
Ph.D.
Drexel University, Philadelphia,
PA, USA
Implementation of 1D
Ground Response Analysis in
Probabilistic Assessments of
Ground Shaking Potential
O Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., P.E.;
Christine Goulet & Rebecca
Claassen
University of California, Los
Angeles, CA, USA
O Paolo Bazzurro
AIR Worldwide Corporation, San
Francisco, CA, USA
Treatment of Propagation of
Uncertainty in Liquefaction
Analysis
O Eric J. Parker; Chiara Maria
Traverso & Marco Pedemonte
D’Appolonia S.p.A., Genova, Italy
Spatial Variability of Soil
Properties in Forward and
Inverse Site Response
Analyses
O Dominic Assimaki, Sc.D.,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA, USA
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NUMERICAL MODELING SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES/
AND ANALYSIS
Modeling of Complex Deep
Foundation Systems
Room: Greenbriar
Moderator: Paul W. Mayne,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Estimation of the Capacity
of Pile-raft Foundations by
Three-Dimensional Non-
linear Finite Element Analysis
O Luis Gonzalo Vasquez, Ph. D.;
Shin-Tower Wang, Ph.D., P.E. &
William Isenhower, Ph.D., P.E.
Ensoft Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Finite-Element-Modelling of
Large Diameter Monopiles
for Offshore Wind Energy
Converters
O Kerstin Lesny & Jens Wiemann
University of Duisburg-Essen,
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany
Analysis of Large Group of Piles
Under Axial and Lateral Loading
O Shin-Tower Wang, Ph.D., P.E.;
Luis Gonzalo Vasquez, Ph.D. &
Lymon C. Reese, Ph.D.
Ensoft, Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Viscohypoplastic Model
Applied to the Case History
of Piled Raft Foundation
O Francisco Garcia & Arcesio
Lizcano
Universidad de los Andes,
Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
O Oliver Reul
CDMAG, Alsbach, Germany
Three-dimensional Nonlinear
Finite-difference Analysis
for Seismic Soil-Micropile-
Structure Interaction; Effects
of Nonlinearity of Soil and
Micropile-Soil
O Hassan Alsaleh & Isam Shahrour
Université des Sciences et
Technologies de Lille,
Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Modeling and Characterization
of Deep Soil Cement Room: Fairlie
Moderator: Ali Porbaha,
California State University
Numerical Modeling of Deep
Soil Mixing Excavation Support
O Cassandra J. Rutherford; Giovanna
Biscontin & Jean-Louis Briaud
Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX, USA
O Demetrious Koutsoftas
Ove Arup and Partners, San
Francisco, CA, USA
Reliability of Deep Mixing
Method Columns for
Embankment Support
O Michael P. Navin & George Filz
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
In-Situ Solidification of River
Sediments using Cement Deep
Soil Mixing (CDSM)
O Ali Maher, Ph.D. & Farhad Jafari
Rutgers University, Piscataway,
NJ, USA
O W. Scott Douglas
New Jersey Department of Trans-
portation, Trenton, NJ, USA
O David Yang
Raito, Inc., San Leonardo, CA, USA
In-Situ Soil Strength after Deep
Mixed Columns Installation
O Yongfeng Deng, Ph.D; Songyu Liu,
Ph.D & Zhen-shun Hong, M. Sci
Soueast University, Nanjing,
Jiangsu, China
Two and Three-Dimensional
Modeling of DM Columns
under Embankments
O Jie Huang & Jie Han
University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS, USA
O Ali Porbaha
California State University,
Sacramento, CA, USA
Analysis of Geotextile
Reinforced Embankment
Over Deep Mixed Soil
Columns: Using Numerical
and Analytical Tools
O Raja Sekhar Madhyannapu;
Anand Puppala; Sahadat Hossain
University of Texas at Arlington,
Arlington, TX, USA
O Jie Han
University of Kansas, Lawrence,
KS, USA
O Ali Porbaha
California State University,
Sacramento, CA, USA
DATA SYNTHESIS AND MANAGEMENT
Innovations in Retaining
Structure Construction
Room: Baker
Moderator: Hubert J Deaton III,
Schnabel Foundation Co
Use of New Technologies for
Tracking Excavation Progress
O Youssef M. A. Hashash, Ph.D.,
P.E.; Liang Liu, Ph.D.; Yun-Yi Su
& Hwayeon Song
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Real-Time and Remote
Instrumentation Monitoring
at the Virginia State Capitol
O Nasser Massoudi, Ph.D.
URS Corporation, Gaithersburg,
MD, USA
Application Study of Real-Time
Acoustic Monitoring System
for Pre-Stresses Anchor
System at Taiwan
O C.H. Wang; Wei F. Lee & Yu-
Sheng Chen
Taiwan Construction Research
Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
O Jack Lai
PAA International Engineering
Corp., Taichung, Taiwan
Current Design Approaches
for Two Tier Geosynthetic
Reinforced Modular Block
Wall – A Comparative Study
O Chungsik Yoo & Hye-Young
Jung, Ph.D.
Sungkyunkwan University, Su-
won, Kyong-Gi Do, South Korea
The Innovative CSM – Cutter
Soil Mixing for Constructing Re-
taining Walls and Cut-Off Walls
O Wolfgang G. Brunner; Renato Fiorotto;
Erwin Stötzer & Manfred Schöpf
BAUER Maschinen GmbH,
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Integrating Tools to Predict,
Monitor and Control Defor-
mation Due to Excavations
O Richard Joseph Finno, Ph.D., P.E.
Northwestern Univ, Evanston,
IL, USA
O Youssef M. A. Hassash, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Illinois at Urbana
Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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GeoCongress2006 ATLANTA 1919
2006ATLANTA

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
Applications of X-ray
Computed Tomography
Room: Cairo
Analysis of Open Crack in
Wednesday March 1

Rock by X-ray CT
O Akira Sato, Ph.D.; Daisuke
Fukahori & Katsuhiko Sugawara
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto,
Japan
O Atsuji Takebe & Atsushi Sawada
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development
Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan
Application of X-ray CT on
Boundary Value Problems
in Geotechnical Engineering
- Research on Ground Failure
due to Lateral Pile Loadings
O Khoa Dang Pham, Ph.D.; Jun
Otani & Yoichi Watanabe
Kumamoto University, Kurokami,
Kumamoto, Japan
O Toshifumi Mukunoki
Queen’s University, Canada

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday March 1

SENSING METHODS AND SENSING METHODS AND

DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Data Management
Systems and Applica-
tions Room: Kennesaw
Moderator: Robert
Bachus, GeoSyntec
Consultants, Inc.
Geotechnical Data
Management Iniatives
at Caltrans
O Loren Turner; Craig Han-
nenian & Steve Mahnke
California Department of
Transportation, Sacra-
mento, CA, USA
NUMERICAL MODELING NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS
Engineered Earth Modeling of Soil
Structures Room: Greenbriar Improvement
Moderator: Richard Finno, Room: Fairlie
Northwestern University Moderators: George
Michael Filz, Virginia Tech;
Numerical Models for
Vernon R. Schaefer, Iowa
Seismic Response of
State University
“El Buey” Dam
Artificial Ground Freez-
O José Puentes: Lucia
Rodríguez & Edgar ing at Sophiaspoor-
Rodríguez tunnel (Netherlands).
Ingenieria y Georiesgos, Freezing Parameters:
Bogota, Cundinamarca,
Columbia Data Acquisition and
Processing.
O Carlo Crippa & Vittorio
Manassero
Trevi S.p.A., Casalmaiocco
(LO), Italy
SIMULATION AND
VISUAL ANALYSIS
Imaging Based
Qualification
Room: Hong Kong
Moderator: Susan E. Burns,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Semiautomatic Rock
Mass Discontinuity Detec-
tion using Digital Images
O Alfred Antony & Joseph
Dove, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA, USA
Image-based Sensing
of 3-D Displacements
for Enhanced Soil
Model Calibration
O Zenon Medina-Cetina,
Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD, USA
O Amy L. Rechenmacher,
University of Southern CA,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
DEVICES/NUMERICAL
MODELING AND ANALYSIS
Analysis and Uncer-
tainty in Geophysical
Testing Room: Cairo
Moderators: Glenn J.
Rix, Georgia Institute of
Technology; Dennis R.
Hiltunen, University of
Florida; Xiong (Bill) Yu,
Case Western Reserve
University
Comparison of Rayleigh
Wave Dispersion Relations
from Three Surface Wave
Measurements in a
Complex-layered System
O Xiaohui Jin; Barbara Luke
Ph.D., P.E. & John Louie
University of Nevada Reno,
Reno, NV, USA
DEVICES/DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Sensing and Data
Management Tools for
Pavement Systems
Room: Baker
Moderator: Erol Tutumluer,
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Use of Data and
Device Integration for
Evaluation of Pavement
Systems
O Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D.,
P.E. & Imad Abdallah
MSCE
University of Texas at El
Paso, El Paso, TX, USA

20 FINAL PROGRAM
PROGRAM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Data Management
Systems and Applica-
tions Room: Kennesaw
Mn/DOT’s ‘On-Line’
Geo-Spatial Borehole/
Sounding Database
Development
O Derrick D Dasenbrock,
P.E.
Minnesota Department
of Transportation, Maple-
wood, MN, USA
Development of Web-
based Analysis and
Design System for Geo-
technical Engineering
O Tian-yu Wang, M.E.;
Shih-Hsun Hung, M.S.;
Chih-Hao Tan, Ph.D.;
Shu-Yeong Chi, Ph. D. &
Jin-Ching Chern, Ph. D.
Sinotech Engineering
Consultant, INC., Taipei,
Taiwan
Automated Soil Boring
Data Collection and
Wednesday March 1
Real-Time Analysis
O Mitra Fattahipour &
Richard M Pawlowicz
Bechtel National, Inc., San
Diego, CA, USA
An IT Architecture for
Web-Based Geotechni-
cal Monitoring
O Zachary S. Morris &
Stephen P. Farrington, P.E.
Applied Research Associ-
ates, Inc., South Royalton,
VT, USA
The Comparative Value of
Geotechnical Databases
vs. Reportbases
O Salvatore Caronna
gINT Software, Windsor,
CA, USA
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Engineered Earth
Structures Room: Greenbriar
Earth Dam Liquefaction
and Deformation
Analysis Using
Numerical Modeling
O Risheng Piao, P.E.
Shannon & Wilson,
Portland, OR, USA
O Arlan H Rippe, P.E.
Kleinfelder, Portland, OR,
USA
O Barry Myers, P.E.
Engineered Monitoring
Solutions, Sherwood,
OR, USA
O Kim Lane
Puget Sound Energy,
Bellevue, WA, USA
Stability Analysis of
Sacramento River
Setback Levee
O Rebecca Money & Ali
Porbaha, Ph.D., P.E.
California State University -
Sacramento, Sacramento,
CA, USA
Analysis and Behaviour
of Embankments on Soft
Soils of Marine Origen
O A. Alarcón-Guzman; E. E.
Rodriguez-Granados & I.
Pinzón-Bedoya
National University of
Columbia, Bogota,
Cundinamarca, Columbia
Seismic Performance
Modeling of Geosynthet-
ic Reinforced Slopes
O Wei Lee
Taiwan Construction Research
Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
O Jing-Wen Chen
National Cheng-Kung
University, Tainan, Taiwan
O San-Shyan Lin
National Taiwan Ocean
University, Keelung, Taiwan
O Yi-Ming Huang
University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Modeling of Soil
Improvement
Room: Fairlie
Ground Improvement at
the Henry Ford Avenue
Grade Separation
O Allen M. Yourman Jr, P.E.,
G.E.; Christopher M. Diaz,
P.E. & Gary K Gilbert, P.E.
Diaz Yourman & Associ-
ates, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Numerical Investigation of
the Efficiency of Vertical
Drainage Systems
O Xueyan Liu Ph.D., M.Sc,
B.Sc & Tom Scarpas
Ph.D., M.Sc, B.Sc
Delft University of Technol-
ogy, Delft, Zuid Holland,
Netherlands
O C. Zwanenburg & F.B.J.
Barends
GeoDelft, Delft, Netherlands
Consolidation Character-
istics of SCP-Reinforced
Composite Ground
O Yun-Tae Kim
Pukyong National Univer-
sity, Busan, South Korea
O Hyun-Il Park
Samsung Corporation,
Seoul, South Korea
Back Analysis of
Parameters for
Construction Garbage
as Road Fill
O Jingchun Wang &
Weihong Hou
Shijiazhuang Railway
Institute, Shijiazhuang,
Hebei Province, China
O Riqing Xu
Zhejiang University, Hang-
zhou, Zhejiang Province,
China
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SIMULATION AND
VISUAL ANALYSIS
Imaging Based
Qualification
Room: Hong Kong
Evolution of Sand-
Structure Interface
Response During Mono-
tonic Shear Using Par-
ticle Image Velocimetry
O Zachary Westgate, Ph.D.
ARUP, Houston, TX, USA
O Jason DeJong, Ph.D.
University of California,
Davis, CA, USA
Synthesis of Sand
Particles from 3-D
Shape Descriptors
Using Tomographic
Reconstruction
Techniques
O Daniel Barrot; Patrick
Giordano, Jr.; Shreekanth
Mandayam & Beena
Sukumaran
Rowan University, Glass-
boro, NJ, USA
Soil Image Processing –
Single Grains to Particle
Assemblies
O Roman D. Hryciw Ph.D.;
Seungcheol Shin &
Yongsulo Jung
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Liquid Head on Landfill
Liners Due to Leachate
Recirculation
O Milind Vishnu Khire, Ph.D.,
P.E.; Mazen Haydar &
Moumita Mukherjee
Michigan State University,
E. Lansing, MI, USA
Use of Digital Imaging
Technique for Studying
Strain Localizations
O Ajanta Sachan, Ph.D.;
Dayakar Penumadu Ph.D.
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN, USA
O Han Lin, Ph.D.
ANSYS Corporation,
Guangzhou, P.R. China,
SENSING METHODS AND
DEVICES/NUMERICAL
MODELING AND ANALYSIS
Analysis and Uncer-
tainty in Geophysical
Testing Room: Cairo
The Effects of the
Temperature and the
Humidity on the Proper-
ties of the Elastic Wave
Propagation in Granite
O Yoshitaka Nara &
Katsuhiko Kaneko
Hokkaido University, Sap-
poro, Hokkaido, Japan
Underwater Surface
Wave Measurements
Using an Impact Source
O Brent L. Rosenblad, Ph.D.
& Matt Hollrah
University of Missouri-
Columbia, Columbia,
MO, USA
Cross-hole and Seismic
CPT Tests in a Tropical
Soil Site
O Heraldo Giacheti & Anna
Peixoto
Unesp, Bauru, SP, Brazil
O Giuliano De Mio
Golder Associates Brasil
and EESC-USP, São Car-
los, SP, Brasil
Methodologies
to Assess SASW
Shear Wave Velocity
Uncertainty
O Dennis R. Hiltunen, Ph.D.
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL, USA
O Karen T. Marosi
Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, PA, USA
O Jason M. Gardner
Gannett Fleming, Inc.,
Harrisburg, PA, USA
SENSING METHODS AND
DEVICES/DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Sensing and Data
Management Tools for
Pavement Systems
Room: Baker
WiscLEACH: A Model for
Predicting Ground Water
Impacts from Fly-Ash Sta-
bilized Layers in Roadways
O Lin Li
Jackson State University,
Jackson, MS, USA
O Craig H. Benson; Tuncer
B. Edil & Bulent Hatipoglu
University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Performance Monitoring
of Drainable Bases un-
der Asphalt Pavement
O Robert Y. Liang, Ph.D., P.E.
& Samer Rahab’ah
University of Akron, Akron,
OH, USA
O Khaled Al-Akhras
Ohio Concrete Construc-
tion Association, Colum-
bus, OH, USA
Mechanical Response
of Asphalt-pavements
Under Static and
Moving Wheel-load
O Carlo Rabaiotti; Markus
Caprez
Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology, Zurich,
Switzerland
Development of Sea-
sonal Variation Models
of Pavement Properties
Using Seismic Nonde-
structive Testing (NDT)
Techniques
O Nenad Gucunski; Ali
Maher; Rambod Hadidi &
Parisa Shokouhi
Rutgers University, Piscat-
away, NJ, USA
O Sameh Zaghloul
Stantec Consulting,
Amherst, NY, USA

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Data Management
Systems and Applica-
Wednesday March 1
tions Room: Kennesaw
Foundation
Investigation at Hickory
Log Creek Dam,
Canton, GA, USA
O Gary D. Rogers, P.G.
Schnabel Engineering,
Greensboro, NC, USA
O Chuck Kahler, P.E.
Schnabel Engineering,
Alpharetta, GA, USA
O Scott Deaton, Ph.D.
dataforensics, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Management and Syn-
thesis of Road Tunnel
Information in Greece
O Paraskevi Yiouta-Mitra
M.Sc. & Alexandros I
Sofianos, Ph.D.
National Technical Uni-
versity of Athens, Athens,
Greece
O Dimitrios I. Georgiou
Hellenic Ministry for Environ-
ment, Athens, Greece
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Heroes & Awards Luncheon in Centennial 1
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Engineered Earth
Structures Room: Greenbriar
Load Reduction by
Geofoam for Culvert
Extension: Numerical
Analysis
O Liecheng Sun, P.E.; Tommy
Hopkins, P.E., MSCE &
Tony Beckham, P.G., BS
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
Modeling of Landfill
Stability with Vertical
Barrier Walls: A
Practical Example Using
Limit Equilibrium and
Numerical Methods
O Michael J. Burlingame, P.E.
New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection,
Trenton, NJ, USA
O Ahmed M. Fouda, Ph.D., P.E.
Pulte Homes Corporation,
Bernardsville, NJ, USA
O Roger D. Hart, Ph.D., P.E.
Itasca Consulting Group,
Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Selected Factors
Affecting Water-
Balance Predictions
for Alternative Covers
Using Unsaturated Flow
Models
O Charles Duane Shackel-
ford, P.E.
Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO, USA
O Craig Benson
University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI,
USA
HEROES & AWARDS LUNCHEON
PLATINUM SPONSOR
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Modeling of Soil
Improvement
Room: Fairlie
FE Analysis Evaluation
on Lateral Pressure
and Deformation of
Lightweight Backfill
O Sarandulam Dashdorj;
Seiichi Miura
Hokkaido University, Sap-
poro, Hokkaido, Japan
Numerical Analysis of Jet
Grout Elements for Braced
Excavation in Soft Clay
O Chu Eu Ho, P.E. & Shuang Hu
ARUP, New York, NY, USA
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Peck Lecture in Centennial 1
GeoCongress
GeoCongress2006 ATLANTA 2121
2006ATLANTA
SENSING METHODS AND SENSING METHODS AND
DEVICES/NUMERICAL DEVICES/DATA SYNTHESIS
MODELING AND ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Analysis and Uncer- Sensing and Data
tainty in Geophysical Management Tools for
Testing Room: Cairo Pavement Systems
Room: Baker
Joint Inversion for Appar-
ent Phase Velocities of Interactive GIS Map-
Rayleigh and Love Waves based Decision Support
O Sung-Ho Joh, Ph.D. &
Program on Multiyear
Tae-Ho Kang Ph.D. Pavement Needs
Chung-Ang University, Analysis
AnSeong, GyeongGi-Do,
South Korea O Bo Gao, Ph.D.
Golder Associates Inc.,
O Kenneth H. Stokoe II,
Ph.D, P.E. Atlanta, GA, USA
University of Texas at O Yiching Wu, Ms; Yichang
(James) Tsai, Ph.D. &
Austin, Austin, TX, USA
James S. Lai, Ph.D.
O Il-Wha Lee, Ph.D.
Korea Railroad Research Georgia Institute of Tech-
Institute, Uiwang-City, nology, Atlanta, GA, USA
GyeongGi-Do, South Effect of the Crack
Korea
Prevention of Asphalt
O Brent Rosenblad
University of Missouri- Pavement Using
Columbia, Columbia, Geosynthetics
MO, USA
O Sam-Deok Cho & Dae-
O James Bay Young Lee
Utah State University,
Korea Institute of
Logan, UT, USA
Construction Technology,
Forward and Inverse Goyang-Si, South Korea
Modeling of Uncertainty O Nam-Ho Kim
Korea University of
in Surface Wave Technology and Education,
Propagation ChonAn, Chung Nam,
O Carlo Giovanni Lai,
South Korea
EUCENTRE, Pavia, Italy Design of Impact Test
O Sebastiano Foti, System for Pavement
Politecnico di Torino,
Subgrade Evaluation
Torino, Italy
O Glenn J. Rix, O Xiong Yu, Ph.D., P.E.
Georgia Institute of Tech- Case Western Reserve
nology, Atlanta, GA, USA University, Cleveland, Ohio
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PROGRAM
POSTER SESSION
Monday, February 27, 2006 / 5:30 - 7:00pm, Exhibit Hall - Grand Hall West
SENSING METHODS
AND DEVICES
How to Take a Truly Representative
Environmental Sample
O John P. Jent, BS, MS
US Army Corps of Engrs, Louisville, KY,
USA
O Richard Callahan & Roy Levenger
MKM Engineers, Inc., Ravenna, OH, USA
O Eric Ellis
Uniontown, OH, USA
High Frequency Data Acquisition
System for Field Measurement of
Hydraulic Conductivity in a Sand
Aquifer
O Phil Dunaj, BSCE; Don J DeGroot Sc.D.,
P.E. & David W Ostendorf Sc.D., P.E.
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Amherst, MA, USA
Estimation of Bare Soil Evaporation
Using Fuzzy Modeling
O Dylan Charles Harp, P.E.; John Stormont;
Mahmoud Reda Taha; Enrique Farfan &
Julie Coonrod
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM, USA
Hydraulic Conductivity: Comparison
Between Field Testing and Indirect
Techniques
O Amina A. El-Daly, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Golden Consultations, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
O Nasr O. Farag, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Housing and Building Research Center,
Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Static Cone Penetration Resistance
of Cemented Sands: A Laboratory
Investigation
O Waddah Akili, P.E.; Geotechnical
Engineering, Ames, IA, USA
Improved Soil Property
Classification Through Automated
Triaxial Stress Path Testing
O Derrick D. Dasenbrock, P.E.
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation,
Maplewood, MN, USA
O Rachid Hankour, Ph.D
Geocomp Corporation, Boxborough,
MA, USA
Processing, Soil Profiling and Pile
Capacity Analysis From CPTu Data
By “UNICONE”
O Abolfazl Eslami
University of Gilan, Rasht, Gilan, Iran
O Bengt H. Fellenius
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spatial Distribution of Electric Cone
Tip Resistance Measurements with
Depth for a Burleson Clay Site
O James B. Nevels Jr, Ph.D., P.E.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation,
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Hybrid Penetration for Geotechnical
Site Investigation
O Stephen P. Farrington, P.E. & James D
Shinn II, P.E.
Applied Research Associates, Inc., South
Royalton, VT, USA
Subsurface Investigation Using
an Unique Hydraulically Operated
Jackhammer and a Flow Through
Sampler
O Arvind Phukan, Ph.D., P.E.
Phukan Inc., Anchorage, AK, USA
Evaluation of Static Liquefaction
Susceptibility of Sands With Triaxial
Test
O Selim Altun, Ph.D., Burak Ahmet Goktepe
Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
A Multi Piezo Friction Attachment
for Penetration Testing
O Gregory Hebeler, Ph.D
Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
O David Frost Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng.
Georgia Tech Savannah, Savannah, GA, USA
Advanced Processing of Time
Domain Reflectometry for Improved
Slope Stability Monitoring
O Stephen Farrington, P.E.
Applied Research Associates, Inc., South
Royalton, VT, USA
O Shad M. Sargand, Ph.D., P.E.
Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
Ground Motion Detection in Rural
Areas Using Satellite Interferometry
O Chris Duffell, B.Sc., CEng, MICE
Highways Agency, Manchester, UK
O Matthew Willis & Mark Rudrum, BEng,
M.Sc., DIC, CEng, MICE, MAPM
Arup, London, UK
O Mark Haynes
Nigel Press Associates, Edenbridge,
Kent, UK
Opportunities and Impediments to
the Use of Three-dimensional Laser
Scanning for Adjacent Excavations
O Debra F. Laefer, Ph.D.; Hamish Carr &
Sean Morrish
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
O Erol Kalkan
University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Geophysical Surveying & Data
Simulation Application to
Geotechnical Investigations - A Cost
Effective Approach for Developing
Economical Foundation Engineering
Design Criteria
O Amin A. Tomeh, P.E.; Sam Alyateem, P.E.,
MS & Hameed Malik, Ph.D., P.E.
Matrix Engineering Group, Inc., Norcross,
GA, USA
O Billy Malone
Dekalb County, Georgia, Decatur, GA,
USA
Underwater Application of Spectral
Analysis of Surface Waves
O Lorenzo Paoletti & Margherita Maraschini
D’Appolonia S.p.A., Genova, Italy
O Edouard Mouton
SismOcean S.A.S., Sete, France
Implementation of Artificial Neural
Networks to Automate SASW
Inversion
O Hamid Shirazi
Applied Research Associates, Ellicott City,
MD, USA
O Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., P.E. & Imad
Abdallah
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso,
TX, USA
DATA SYNTHESIS
AND MANAGEMENT
Benefits of On-Line Geotechnical
Database
O Zorica Markovic
MEG Consulting Ltd, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
O Dejan Lekic
Agency for Enviromental Protection of
Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia,
Yugoslavia
Landslide Hazard Rating System in
Ohio DOT
O Robert Y. Liang, Ph.D., P.E. & Gridsana
Pensomboon
University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
O Gene Geiger & Kirk Beach
Ohio Department of Transportation,
Columbus, OH, USA
Geographic Information System
(GIS) Use in Geotechnical
Engineering
O Roch S. V. Player, P.E.
CH2M HILL, Everett, WA, USA
GIS Visualization of Complex
Geoscientific Data from the Björkö
Structure
O Tzu-chun Chuang
Taiwan Construction Research Institute,
Taipei, Taiwan
O Herbert Henkel
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm,
Sweden
The Development and Application of
The Slope Management System
O W. F. Lee & C. Y. Wei
Taiwan Construction Research Institute,
Taipei, Taiwan
O H. J. Liao & R. H. Chen
National Taiwan University of Science and
Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
O Y. M. Huang
University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
USA
Parameter Estimation Using a
Counterpropagation Artificial Neural
Network with Multiple Types of Data
O Lance Besaw, M.S. & Donna M. Rizzo
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Interpolation Methods and Neural
Networks Applied to Geotechnical
Mapping of a Brazilian Port Site
O Andrea Sell Dyminski, Ph.D.; Alessander
Morales Kormann, Ph.D. & Eduardo
Parente Ribeiro
Federal University of Parana, Curitiba,
PR, Brazil
O Dawn Shuttle & John Howie
University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Bootstrap Estimation of Sample
Autocorrelation Functions
O Kok-Kwang Phoon, Ph.D.
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Some Observations on Assessment
of Gaussianity for Correlated
Profiles
O Marco Uzielli, Ph.D.
Firenze, Italy
O Kok-Kwang Phoon
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
A Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for
Downhole Seismogram Inversion:
Theory and Applications
O Dominic Assimaki, Sc.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
O Jamison Steidl, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara,
CA, USA

System Reliability of Cantilever
Retaining Walls with Correlated
Failure Modes
O Ioannis E. Zevgolis & Philippe L.
Bourdeau, P.E.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Advanced Monitoring Systems: A
Tale of Trains and an Egyptian Wall
O Allen Cadden, P.E.; Jesus Gomez, Ph.D.,
P.E. & Carlos Englert
Schnabel Engineering, Inc., West Chester,
PA, USA
The Role of Cω in Geo Informatics
Systems
O N. O. Nawari, Ph.D, PE
Kent State University, Kent,
OH, USA
The Collection and Management of
Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental
Data
O Stephen Walthall, Cgeol
Bechtel Corporation, Warrington,
Cheshire, UK
O Matthew K. Waterman, B.Sc.
Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA,
USA
Improving Geotechnical Laboratory
Performance with Technology
O Gary T. Torosian & W. Allen Marr, P.E.
GeoTesting Express, Boxborough, MA,
USA
Web Based Environmental Data
Analysis
O Richard M. Pawlowicz & Mitra Fattahipour,
Ph.D.
Bechtel National, Inc., San Diego, CA,
O Alex Richardson; Trevor Rowe & Roelof
Versteeg
Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls,
ID, USA
Design of Instrumentation for the
Siah Bishe Concrete Face Rockfill
Dams
O Hamid Fallah
Kayson Company, Tehran, Iran
O Haji Hassani
Iran Water & Power Resources
Development Company, Tehran, Iran
O R. Peter Brenner
Electrowatt-Ekono, Ltd., ZURICH, Kanton
Zurich, Switzerland
Constructing and Maintaining the Port
of NY and NJ, USA: Operational and
Management Challenges in Moving
from Disposal to Beneficial Use
O W. Scott Douglas
NJDOT, Trenton, NJ, USA
O Peter Dunlop
Gahagan and Bryant Associates, Inc.,
Wilmington, DE, USA
O Farhad Jafari
Soilteknik, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
Optimized Dredging Plans for an
Open Water Disposal Site Using NLP
O Haleh Valian; Trefor Williams & Mohsen
Jafari
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Permanent and Resilient
Deformations of a Dry Sand Under
Repeated Compressive Stress
O Waddah Akili, Ph.D., P.E.
Geotechnical Engineering, Ames, IA, USA
Application of the Empirical Mode
Decomposition to Pavement Profile
Analysis
O Nii O. Attoh-Okine; Albert Y Ayenu-Prah,
Jr. & Stephen A. Mensah
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
NUMERICAL MODELING
AND ANALYSIS
Symmetric Indefinite
Preconditioners for FE Solution of
Biot’s Consolidation Problem
O Chen Xi, Ph.D.; Kok-Kwang Phoon &
Kim-Chuan Toh
National University of Singapore,
Singapore
Three-dimensional Modeling of
Excavation Sequences
O Richard Finno
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,
USA
O Tanner Blackburn
Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX, USA
Large Scale Numerical
Simulation via Parallelization
and Reconfigurable Computing
Hardware
O Erfan Nezami; Dawei Zhao; Youssef
Hashash; Gregory Bauer; David Raila &
Jamshid Ghaboussi
University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Finite Element Modeling Approach
for Flexible Pavements with
Geosynthetics
O Isaac Howard
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR,
USA
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O Kimberly Anne Warren
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
Charlotte, NC, USA
An Energy-based Constitutive
Framework for Modeling of Asphalt
Concrete: Theoretical, Experimental
and Numerical Aspects
O Tom Scarpas, Ph.D.; Cor Kasbergen,
M.Sc.
Delft University of Technology, Delft, Zuid-
Holland, Netherlands
Spatial Clustering for Determining
Economical Highway Pavement Let
Projects
O Yichang (James) Tsai, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
O Chien-Tai Yang Ph.D.
Earth Mechanics, Inc, Fountain Valley,
CA, USA
O Zhaohua Wang, Ph.D.
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
Validation of Numerical Evaluation
of Dynamic Response of Lumped
Parameter Systems Using Runge-
Kutta-Nyström (R-K-N) Method
O Essam F. Tawfik, P.E.
Schnabel Engineering, Leesburg, VA, USA
Modeling of Strain Rate Effects on
Clay in Simple Shear
O Byoung Chan Jung & Giovanna Biscontin
Texas A&M, College Station, TX, USA
Some Stability Characteristics of
Three-Invariant Plasticity Models
O K. Medji Sama, Ph.D.
Exponent Failure Analysis Assocs, Los
Angeles, CA, USA
Anisotropic Properties of MSE Geo-
composite
O Nien-Yin Chang Ph.D., P.E. & Mohammad
Abu-Hassan
University of Colorado at Denver and
Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
Characterizing Shear Moduli
Reduction in Soils Cyclic Behavior
O Muhsin Elie Rahhal, Ph.D.
Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
O Guy Lefebvre
Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke,
Quebec, Canada
Time Rate of Heave Prediction for
Expansive Soils
O Daniel D Overton, P.E. & Kuo-Chieh Chao
P.E.; MFG, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, USA
O John D. Nelson
Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO, USA
Quantification of the Erosive
Capacity of Water
O George William Annandale, P.E.
Engineering and Hydrosystems Inc.,
Littleton, Colorado, USA
Meander Migration: Some
Experimental Results
O P. –H. Yeh; N. Park; W. Wang; K. –A.
Chang;
H. –C. Chen; & Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D.,
P.E.
Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX, USA
A Probabilistic Analysis System for
Determing Internal/Interface Shear
Strength
O Bo Gao, Ph.D.; Rafael Ospina, P.E.; Henry
Mock & Claudia Moeller, P.E.
Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Numerical Modeling and Analysis of
a Large Mat Foundation Supported
Above a Varved Silt and Clay
Formation of New York City
O Hiren J Shah, P.E.; Siang-Huat Goh &
Hugh S Lacy, P.E.
Mueser Rutledge Cons. Engrs., New York,
NY, USA
O Donald Kellogg
Hazen & Sawyer, New York, NY, USA
Parametric Study on the Resilient
Response of Ballasted Railway
Track Substructure Using Numerical
Modeling
O Mohamed Amin Shahin & Buddhima
Indraratna; University of Wollongong,
Wollongong City, NSW, Australia
Numerical Modeling of Seismic
Soil-Structure Interaction for the
Cut-and-Cover Structure BART
Warm Spring Extension
O Jean Habimana, Ph.D., P.E.
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc, San Francisco,
CA, USA
O Ariyaputhirar Balakrishnan, Ph.D., P.E. &
Shahriar Vahdani, Ph.D., P.E.
Fugro West, Inc., Oakland, CA, USA
Foundation Load-Displacement
Response from Small-Strain
Stiffness
O Amr Elhakim
Tensar Corporation, Atlanta, GA, USA
O Paul W. Mayne, Ph.D., P.E.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
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POSTER SESSION
Monday, February 27, 2006 / 5:30 - 7:00pm, Exhibit Hall - Grand Hall West
Does the Output Mean Anything?
Developing and Checking Soil
Structure Interaction Models
O Kevin Joseph DiRocco P.E. & Mike Peter
Walker P.E.
GEI Consultants Inc, Winchester, MA, USA
An Internet Application for
Frequency Domain Level Ground
Amplification Studies
O Alfredo Urzua & David Rose
Prototype Engineering, Inc., Winchester,
MA, USA
O John T. Christian
Waban, MA, USA
Representing Internal Bracing
Systems in 3-D Models of Deep
Excavations
O J. Tanner Blackburn; Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX, USA
O Richard J. Finno, Ph.D., P.E.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,
USA
Numerical Modeling and
Performance of a Retention System
at the Virginia State Capitol
O Nasser Massoudi, Ph.D.
URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Dynamic And Economic Design of
Rigid Retaining Wall
O Y. Wu
Geotechnology, Overland Park, KS, USA
O Shamsher Prakash
University of Missouri, Rolla, MO, USA
O V. K. Puri
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
IL, USA
Comparison of 2D and 3D Seepage
Model Results for Excavation Near
Levee Toe
O Rebecca L. Money P.E.
Kleinfelder, Inc., Sacramento, CA, USA
A 3D FEM Model for Laterally
Loaded Drilled Shafts in Rock
O Ke Yang & Robert Liang
University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
Prediction of Lateral Response of
Nonlinear Soil-Pile group Interaction
O Hossein Tahghighi & Kazuo Konagai
Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Finite Element Model of Dynamic
Pile Test Using Embedded
Transducers
O Gyimah Kasali, Ph.D., P.E., G.E.,
Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco,
CA, USA
O John Lemke, P.E., G.E., Geodaq, Inc.,
Sacramento, CA, USA
O Rami Jabakhanji, P.E. & Mounir Mabsout,
Ph.D.
American University of Beirut, Riad El-
Solh, Beirut, Lebanon
Bearing Capacity of Shallow and
Deep Foundations from Cone Point
Resistance–A Scale Effect Approach
O Abolfazl Eslami, University of Gilan, Rasht,
Gilan, Iran
Monte Carlo Simulation and
Serviceability Resistance Factors
for Micropile Pullout
O Anil Misra, Ph.D. & Chih-Hung Chen
University of Missouri - Kansas City,
Kansas City, MO, USA
O Lance Roberts, TranSystems Corporation,
Lenexa, KS, USA
O Rajesh Oberoi, California Department of
Transportation, Oakland, CA, USA
Application of Data Acquired
During Drilled Displacement Pile
Installation
O Willie M. NeSmith, P.E., Berkel & Co.
Contractors, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
O W. Morgan NeSmith, Berkel & Co.
Contractors, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Kinematic Seismic Response of
Piles- Importance and Modeling
O Ahmad Irshad & Naeem Khan Akhtar
University of Engineering and Technology,
Peshawar, Pakistan
Instrumentation, Monitoring, and
FEM Evaluation of Long-Term
Stability of a Bridge Abutment Slope
O Robert Y. Liang Ph.D., P.E. & Shuyu Liu
University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
Reactive Permeable Blankets for
Cleanup of Contaminated Liquids
O Milind Vishnu Khire, Ph.D., P.E. &
Emmanuel Pepprah
Michigan State University, E. Lansing,
MI, USA
Effects of Loading Sequences on
Embankment Settlement and Its
Prediction
O Chuang Yu; Songyu Liu & Zhenshun
Hong
Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Jet Grouted Settlement Isolation
Wall at the Henry Ford Avenue
Grade Separation
O Allen M. Yourman Jr, P.E., G.E.;
Christopher M Diaz, P.E. & Gary K Gilbert,
P.E.
Diaz Yourman & Associates, Santa Ana,
CA, USA
Numerical Simulation of Soil Use of Digital Photography to
Densification Using Vibro-Stone Analyze Foil Strain Gages on
Columns Geosynthetics
O Thevachandran Shenthan & O Kimberly Anne Warren
Sabanayagam Thevanayagam University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, Charlotte, NC, USA
USA O Isaac Howard
O Geoffrey R Martin University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR,
University of Southern CA, Los Angeles, USA
CA, USA O Jeremy Brooks
On Modeling Isolated Footings on Garver Engineers, Little Rock, AR, USA
Reinforced Sand
O F. M. Abdrabbo; H. M. Abouseeda; K. E.
Gaaver & A. Z. Elwakil
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Composite Modulus of Composite
Foundation under Embankment
O Ding-Wen Zhang; Song-Yu Liu, Ph.D.;
Zhen-Shun Hong, Ph.D & Yong-Feng
Deng
Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Improvement of Soft Clays Using
Vacuum-assisted Consolidation
Method
O Cholachat Rujikaitkamjorn & Buddhima
Indraratna
University of Wollongong, Wollongong
City, NSW, Australia
Modeling of Multi Layer Extensible
Geosynthetic-Reinforced Granular
Fill over Soft Soil
O Kousik Deb, ME; Sarvesh Chandra, Ph.D
& Prabir K. Basudhar, Ph.D.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur, India
Model-Based Uncertainty in Surface
Wave Inversion
O Glenn J. Rix
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
O Carlo G. Lai
EUCENTRE, Pavia, Italy
SIMULATION AND
VISUAL ANALYSIS
Grow - A Digital Library for
Geotechnical Resources and a New
Learning Environment for Education
O Muniram Budhu, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Physical and Numerical Modeling of
Rock Joints and Slope Stability
O Sherif A. Elfass, Ph.D., P.E.; Reka Aczel:
Gary M. Norris, Ph.D., P.E. & Ellen
Jacobson, MBA
University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
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Visit the ASCE Bookstore 441 Freedom Parkway
with sidewalk cafes, lively
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Speakers’ Preparation Room will be open Sunday, February
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for developments hours for courses, and other methods of earning
$16 one-way and $28 round-trip. credit in that state. ASCE and the G-I strongly recommend
MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) - that individuals regularly check with their state registration
$1.75 per ride. The Hyatt is connected to Peachtree boards for specific continuing education requirements in their
Center Train Station via the Peachtree Center Mall. jurisdictions that affect professional engineering licensure and
Taxi - The cost of a taxi from the airport to the hotel the ability to renew licensure.
will be at least $25.
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EXHIBIT HALL HOURS EXHIBITOR LIST

Sunday, February 26, 2006 Layne Geoconstruction Booth 505 North American Green Booth(s) 215, Dataforensics Booth 311
Hayward Baker Inc Booth 404 (quad Booth) 217, 114, 116 Pile Dynamics Booth 317
Set Up 12:00pm-5:00pm
Geokon Booth 406 GEO-SLOPE International Ltd. Booth(s) 208, 210 Strata Systems, Inc Booth 212
Exhibitor Meeting Nilex Construction LLC Booth 407 Lachel Felice and Associates Booth 307 Roctest Booth 113
(Hong Kong Room) 3:30pm-4:00pm Durham Geoslope Indicator Booth 304 ENSOFT, Incorporated Booth 109 GeoTAC Booth 216
Welcome Reception 6:30pm-8:00pm Geocomp Corporation/Geo Nicholson Constuction Company Booth 206 ConeTec, Inc. Booth 315
Testing Express Booth(s) 204, 305 A.P. Van den Berg, Inc. Booth 504 Taylor and Francis Booth 117
Monday, February 27, 2006
Boart Longyear Company Booth 205 gINT Software Booth 309 Densification Inc. Booth 214
Refreshment Break 9:30am-10:00am
Soil Vision Systems, Ltd. Booth 207 Geosoft SP. z o.o. Booth 306 Geoprobe Systems Booth(s) 416, 517
Buffet Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm Rocscience Inc. Booth 104 RST Instruments, Ltd. Booth 316 Gilson Company, Inc Booth 310
Refreshment Break 3:00pm-3:30pm AGI Advanced Geosciences, Inc.
Booth 106 Applied Foundation Testing Booth 108 Wurster Engineering &
Wine & Cheese Schnabel Foundation Company Booth 105 Propex Fabrics Booth 209 Construction Inc Booth 213
Reception with Posters 5:30pm-7:00pm Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.
Booth 107 Brayman Construction Booth 115 Timber Piling Council Booth 111
Tensar Earth Technologies Booth(s) 215, Expanded Shale, Clay Triggs Technologies Inc Booth 412
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 217, 114, 116 & Slate Institute Booth 405 Berkel & Company
Refreshment Break 9:30am-10:00am Mesa Retaining Wall Systems Booth(s) 215, Deep Excavation LLC Booth 211 Contractors Inc Booth 409
Box Lunch 12:00pm-1:30pm 217, 114, 116 GAEA Technologies Ltd. Booth 110 A.P. Van den Berg Booth 504
Refreshment Break 3:00pm-3:30pm Geopier (quad Booth) Booth(s) 215, Lock and Load Retaining Walls Booth 417 Adobe Booth 313
Teardown 3:30pm-8:30pm 217, 114, 116 Loadtest, Inc. Booth 408 Geotechnics Booth 308
Announcement and Call for Papers,
Sessions, Short Courses, Workshops
ASCE Geo-Institute’s Geo-Denver 2007
Congress will offer short courses, workshops,
plenary lectures, mini-symposia, panel
discussions, and technical sessions in
all fields pertaining to the geo-industry.
The 2007 Congress will be broad in
scope with direct participation from all
Technical Committees in the development
of the program and technical activities.
Collaborative proposals among Technical
Committees is strongly encouraged. Congress
Easy, on-line submission is required at www.geocongress.org
planning includes extensive exhibits, diverse
field demonstrations and pre- and/or post-
congress events including field trips. The
Congress will involve consulting engineers,
general contractors, sub-contractors,
owners, as well as educators, researchers
and students. The Congress will provide
professionals and students in all specialty
fields with information about innovative and
emerging technologies needed to advance the
geotechnical profession.