Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop Program

Friday April 19, 2013

East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Theme: Soilmakers - Engineering Soil for Geoenvironmental Applications

7:30 a.m. Breakfast: coffee, juice, rolls, fruit, etc.

8:00 a.m. Opening of Workshop : Philippe L. Bourdeau, Purdue University

Welcome: Melba Crawford, Purdue University

MORNING SESSION

Moderator: Antonio Bobet, Purdue University; Coordinator: Leila Sadeghi, Purdue University

8:20 a.m. Keynote: USE OF BIOCHAR IN LANDFILL COVER SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE METHANE OXIDATION

Krishna R. REDDY, University of Illinois at Chicago

9:10 a.m. Selected BioEngineering Case Studies

Donald H. GRAY, University of Michigan

9:30 a.m. The Coupled Hydro-thermo-mechanical Process in Soils and its Implications for Emerging Geotechnical Engineering Practice

Xiong (Bill) YU, Case Western Reserve University

9:50 a.m. The Use of Tire Shred in Geotechnical Applications

Malek SMADI, Geotill, Inc.

10:10 a.m. BREAK

10:40 a.m. Results From the New Indiana Geothermal Monitoring Network: Implications for How and Where Soil Modifications Can Improve the Performance and Affordability of Geothermal Heat Pumps

Kevin ELLETT, Indiana Geological Survey

11:00 a.m. Study of Geoenvironmental Influences on Raman Spectroscopy Monitoring of Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvent

Chike MONWUBA, Purdue University

11:20 a.m. Incorporating Sustainability in Remediation of Indian Ridge Marsh Site, Chicago, IL

Erin YARGICOGLU, University of Illinois at Chicago

11:40 a.m. GROUP PHOTO, PMU STEPS

12:00 p.m. LUNCH - West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union

AFTERNOON SESSION

Moderator: Michael S. Wigger, Earth Exploration, Inc.; Coordinator: Sriram Valavala, Purdue University

1:10 p.m. Keynote: CLOSURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTAMINATED SOFT SLUDGE LAGOONS: A TALE OF INNOVATION, POOR FIELD EXECUTION AND FINAL REDEMPTION

R. David ESPINOZA, Geosyntec consultants

2:00 p.m. Underground Injection and Sequestration and Underground Sources of Drinking Water (Protecting Valuable Resources)

Richard T. BROWN, Subsurface Technology, Inc.

2:20 p.m. Important Role of Filters in Hydraulic Soil Structures - Design and Construction, Evaluation, and Case Histories from Embankment Dams

Hamid FALLAH, Purdue University

2:40 p.m. The Design of Permeable Reaction Barriers (PRBs) for the Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes

John A. MUNDELL, Mundell & Associates

3:00 p.m. BREAK

3:20 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Vincent P. Drnevich, Purdue University

Panelists: Craig H. BENSON, R. David ESPINOZA, Krishna R. REDDY, John A. MUNDELL

4:00 p.m. WORKSHOP CLOSURE