| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
| Time |
Topic/Activity |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Registration |
| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
Call to Order / Introductions
Khamis Haramy, FHWA Central Federal Lands
|
| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM |
Welcome
Larry Smith, FHWA Central Federal Lands Mark Leonard, Colorado DOT
|
Session 1A: Unknown Bridge Foundations Technology and Characterization
Moderator: Kornel Kerenyi, FHWA R&D
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Evolution of the Unknown Foundations Problem
Jorge E. Pagán-Ortiz, FHWA Office of Bridge Technology
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Unknown Foundations and Their Impact on Retrofitting Bridges
Ian Friedland, FHWA R&D
|
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Unknown Foundations Synthesis Review
Scott A. Sabol, Consultant
|
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break
|
Session 1B: Unknown Bridge Foundations Technology
and Characterization (Continuation)
Moderator: John Woodroof, Oregon DOT
|
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Investigating Unknown Foundations in Carolina
Jerry Beard, North Carolina DOT, Committee on Unknown Foundations
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 Noon |
NDT of Unknown Foundations Bridge in Indiana
Athar Khan - Chief Geotechnical Engineer
Indiana DOT
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 Noon |
Experiences with Unknown Foundations Investigations at LADOTD
Steven Sibley, Bridge Maintenance Engineer Louisiana DOTD
|
| 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch
|
Session 1C: Unknown Bridge Foundation Technology and Characterization (Continuation)
Moderator: Frank Jalinoos, FHWA R&D
|
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
NDT and evaluation of 100 NCDOT Bridges
Larry Olson - Olson Engineering
|
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Dispersive Wave Propagation
Darrin Holt, FDH Engineering, Inc.
|
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
NDT Evaluation of Unknown Bridge Foundations for NCDOT
Ned Billington, Schnabel Engineering
|
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
NDT Technologies and Unknown Foundations
Phil Sirles, Zong Engineering
|
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break
|
Session 1D: Unknown Bridge Foundation Technology and Characterization (Continuation)
Moderator: Khamis Haramy, FHWA Central Federal Lands Division
|
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technologies for Today and Tomorrow
Open Discussion by Industry. Panelists: Larry Olson, Darrin Holt, Ned Billington, Phil Sirles, Ed Mercado |
| 5:00 PM -7:00 PM |
Evening Social Event
|
| Wednesday, November 16, 2005 |
Session 2A: Other Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Bridge Foundations
Moderator: Jorge E. Pagán-Ortiz, FHWA Office of Bridge Technology
|
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
NCHRP 24-25 - Risk Based Guidelines for Unknown Foundations
Stuart Stein - GKY and Associates
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
International Efforts on Unknown Foundations Investigations
Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Foundations
Kerry Petrasic PennDOT
|
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Foundations
Mohammed Mulla, North Carolina DOT, Committee on Unknown Foundations
|
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Break
|
Session 2B: Other Strategies for Dealing with Unknown Bridge Foundations
Moderator: Cynthia Nurmi, FHWA Resource Center
|
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon |
State DOT Concerns and Strategies for Dealing With Unknown Bridge Foundations
Open Discussion by DOTs. Panelists: Jerry Beard, Mohammed Mulla, Athar Kham, Steven Sibley, Kerry Petrasic
|
| 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch
|
Session 3: Where Do We Go From Here? -A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Larry O'Donnell, FHWA Resource Center
|
| 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM |
Where Do We Go From Here?
- Develop Strategies
- and Guidance
- Managing Risk
- Research Needs
- for Characterizing UFs
- Technology
- Needs for Characterizing Ufs
- Training Needs
- Federal/Bridge
- Owner/Industry Roles
Open Discussion by All. Panelists: Keith Ramsey, Kevin Flora, Jerry Beard, Stuart Stein, Scott Sabol, Jorge Pagán-Ortiz
|
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Where Do We Go From Here? (Continuation) |
| 4:30 PM |
Adjourn |
