Technical Forum 2012

Below, you can download the presentation of the 12th Annual Geohazards Impacting Transportation in the Appalachian Region Technical Forum.

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Abstracts

Opening Session: Innovation in Research  

• Determination of the Bearing Resistance of Rock in West Virginia, 2012 Update
  Scott D. Zang, P.E., Geotechnical Consultant, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
  Joe Carte, P.E., West Virginia Department of Transportation
• Landslide Inventory Database and Landslide Rating Research Project
  Lonnie Mills, West Virginia Department of Transportation
• Initial results in the determination of geotechnical scour numbers for foundation rock at fifteen West Virginia bridge sites
  William L. Niemann, Ph.D., P.G., E.I.T., Marshall University
• Alternate Slope Cut Profiles for Rock Fall Protection Research Project
  Aaron Wentz, West Virginia Department of Transportation

Session 2: Hydrogeology    

• Evaluating Pore Pressure in Slopes using Equivalent Uniform Sand Layer Procedures
  Richard Olsen, Ph.D., P.E., USACE ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL)
• Bedrock Dewatering for Construction of Marmet and Soo Lock Projects
  Michael Nield, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• Design Guidelines for Horizontal Drains used for Slope Stabilization
  Rosemary W.H. Carroll, Desert Research Institute
  Greg M. Pohll, Desert Research Institute
  Donald M. Reeves, Desert Research Institute
  Tom Badger, WSDOT
  Balasingam Muhunthan, Washington  State University
  Rishi Parashar, Desert Research Institute

Session 3: Landslides       

• The Keowee Creeper
  Daryl Wurster, Wurster Engineering and Construction
• Case Histories: Innovative Roadway Landslide Repair Technologies
  Colby Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher
  Nathan Beard, Soil Nail Launcher
• Analysis of the Geologic Context of Maintenance Costs for Rockfalls, Landslides, and
  Sinkholes in Kentucky: Project Summary
  B. L. Overfield,Kentucky Geological Survey
  D. I. Carey,Kentucky Geological Survey
  G.A. Weisenfluh, Kentucky Geological Survey
  R. Wang, Kentucky Geological Survey
• Using LiDAR to map landslides in Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky
  Matt Crawford,Kentucky Geological Survey

Session 4: Risk Assessment        

• The Great Impact of Geotechnical Features on System Performance ‐ and the Need for Management
  Scott A. Anderson, FHWA
  Benjamin S. Rivers, FHWA
• The Evolution of a Geohazard Management Program
  Kirk D. Beach, ODOT
• ODOT Rockfall Inventory – Impact of Rockfall on State Highways in Ohio
  Kirk Beach, ODOT
  Eric Kistner, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
• Rock Mass Indices as Tools for Management of Rockfall Risk
  Brian S. Bruckno, VDOT

Session 5: Investigation Methods in Hazard Prone Areas

• Monitoring of Subsidence Along SR2 Over Exisitng Gypsum Mines, Ottowa County, Ohio,
  Kevin O’Conner, GeoTDR, Inc.
  Doug A. Rogers, ODOT

Session 6: Karst      

• Listric Faulting and Karst Development Along The Yellow Sulphur Transverse fault Zone Near Blacksburg
  W.S. Henika, VPI
• Case Study:  Preliminary Geotechnical and Geohazards Investigation for South Knoxville Boulevard Extension
  Lori McDowell, PE, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Session 7: Emergency Response   

• Lessons Learned in the Repair of Failed Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) and Pile Walls in the Eastern United States
  Colby Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
  Matthew Birchmier, P.E. GeoStabilization, Inc.
  Nate Beard, P.E. Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
• Film: “In Katrina’s Wake: Norfolk Southern Responds and Recovers”, including fielding questions by NS Director – Research and Tests, Brad Kerchof, NSCorp
• Use of Grout Technology for Stabilization of Soft Ground and Sinkholes
  James Bass, Hayward-Baker Inc.

Session 8: Rockfalls       

• Design Guide for Rockfall Fences
  Ghislain Brunet, Maccaferri, Inc.
• Case Studies on Rockfall Mitigation and Rock Slope Stabilization in California, Tennessee, and Virginia
  Nathan Beard, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
  Justin Petersen, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
• Rockfall Protection System ‐ Highway Cut Embankment‐US 19‐Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia
  Roger Moore, Ameritech Slope Constructors, Inc.
  William Kane, Kane GeoTech, Inc.
• Digital Photogrammetry Component of an Experimental Project to Monitor Rock Slope Activity at Multiple Sites in the Valley and Ridge, Virginia
  William Niemann, Marshall University