Morning Session

Moderator: Mike Wigger, Coordinator: Chadi El-Mohtar

8:00 AM Welcome by Darcy Bullock, Assistant Head for Graduate Studies, School of Civil Engineering

8:15 AM New Orleans Levees in Hurricane Katrina, Thomas F. Wolff, Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

9:15 AM Emergency Geotechnical Investigations of Failed Highway Embankments Resulting from Ohio River Lock Damage, Richard L. Williams, P.E., BBC&M, Inc., Dublin, OH

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Geologic History and Resulting Unstable Slopes in the Cuyahoga River Valley, Steve Pasternack, President, BBC&M, Inc., Dublin, OH

10:30 AM It's in the Details: 3 Case Studies and a Letter [Note: This is a restricted presentation. Not available for viewing.], Joseph Cibor, President, Fugro Consultants, Houston, TX

11:00 AM An Argument for Project Risk Evaluation Programs, Daniel L. Harpstead, Powell-Harpstead, Inc., West Chester, PA

11:30 AM Building on Faults: the 1999 Turkey Earthquake, Antonio Bobet, Purdue School of Civil Engineering

Lunch Session

12:00 PM Lunch (Second Floor, Bowen Lab) and tour of the Bowen Lab guided by Dr. Michael Kreger, Director of the Bowen Lab

Afternoon Session

Moderator: Vincent P. Drnevich, Coordinator: Asha Sreekrishnavilasam

1:10 PM Construction Failure or Flaw, the Role of Engineering Judgment in Decision Making, Conrad W. Felice, President, LACHEL FELICE & Associates, Inc.

2:10 PM Recent Trends in the Use of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Bridge Abutments, Alex Abraham, The Reinforced Earth Company, Aurora, IL

2:40 PM Division of Liability in MSE Construction, Eugene Lamberson, Consultant, Monticello, IN

3:00 PM Mindsets to Prevent Disasters, C.W. Lovell, Prof. Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Facilitator in Organization and Career Development with Purdue University Human Resources Services

3:20 PM Break for travel to Stewart Center for G.A. Leonards Lecture (Parking is available in the Ross Ade Stadium Parking Lot and bus transportation will be provided to Stewart Center for the lecture and back to Ross Ade Pavilion afterwards for the reception and dinner.)

4:20 PM Reconvene at 218 Stewart Center, Purdue University

Welcome from Sigma Xi at Purdue:Connie Weaver, President

4:30 PM Fourth G. A. Leonards Lecture
Introduction of the G.A. Leonards Lecturer: Marika Santagata, Purdue University
SAFEGUARDING THE CITY OF VENICE FROM HIGH TIDES
Michele (Mike) Jamiolkowski, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Torino, Torino, Italy and Chairman of the Engineering Company Studio Geotecnico Italiano


6:30 PM Reception, Ross Ade Suites, Ross Ade Stadium, Purdue University


7:00 PM Dinner and Meeting of the PGS, Ross Ade Suites, Ross Ade Stadium, Purdue University


The Purdue Geotechnical Society gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance from:
The Purdue Sigma Xi Chapter, W. Lafayette, IN, http://www.purdue.edu/research/sigmaxi/
BBC&M Engineering, Inc. Dublin, OH, http://www.bbcm.com/
Earth Exploration, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, http://www.earthengr.com/
Fugro Consultants, LP, Houston, TX, http://www.fugrosouth.com
Golder Associates Inc., Atlanta, GA, http://www.golder.com/
Haley and Aldrich, Inc., Boston, MA http://www.haleyaldrich.com/

Purdue Geotechnical Society Program Committee:
Vincent P. Drnevich, Antonio Bobet, Philippe Bourdeau, Marika Santagata, Aaron Evans, Chadi El-Mohtar, Sochan Jung, Asha Sreekrishnavilasam of Purdue, and Mike Wigger of Earth Exploration, Inc.

Purdue Conference and Continuing Education Staff:
Kathryn R. Walters kw@purdue.edu