2024 Meeting

Presentations PDFs

The folder linked above contains all presentations organized by session number.

• Session 2: Case Histories of Roadside Rockfall Barrier Applications_Lucas Martins
• Session 3: Preliminary Results of Recent Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Albemarle and Nelson Counties, Virginia_Anne Witt
• Session 4: Overview of the Final Geohazards, Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Resilience Manual_Khalid Mohammed
• Session 5: The Road to Improving Transportation Resilience_Ben Rivers
• Session 6: Eye in the Sky_Stuart Edwards
• Session 7: Evolution of a System-Wide Landslide Monitoring Program for Pipelines Located in the Appalachian Region of the US_Christopher Markley
• Session 8: Using High Resolution Topographic Data for Automated Mapping of Geohazards in the Valley and Ridge province_Yonathan Admassu
• Session 9: Remote Ground Monitoring of Soil Slope Hazards Along Highways with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)_Brian Forstshoff
• Session 10: Optical and Acoustic Televiewer Logging in Competent and Unstable Rock_ Nicholas Rebman
• Session 11: The Move from Observations to Active Monitoring: The PROQIO Platform and Modern Data Synthesis_Ritvick Bhalla
• Session 12: Slope Instability Forecasting System Based on Precipitation Data_Atieh Hosseinizadeh
• Session 13: Regional Lidar Change Detection in Western Washington_Alex Brown
• Session 14: Landslide Repair on Top of a Bluff:Reverview Dr._ Jeff Segar
• Session 15: The Multi-team Approach - Site Characterization and Conceptual Mitigation Design for a Landslide on SR32, Cocke County, Tennessee_Jennifer Bauer
• Session 16: Landslide Susceptible Slopes and Tree Ring Pattern, a Case Study from East Tennessee_Megan Palmer
• Session 17: Probabilistic Rock Slope Hazard Assessment in Acid-Producing Roadway Corridors_ Arpita Nandi
• Session 18: US-340 Rockfall Mitigation Project – Wedged between 3 States, the Potomac River and the Blue Ridge Mountains_Bryan Radabaugh
• Session 19: State Route 46 Knowlton Township, New Jersey, and the Manunka Chunk Tunnels: Mitigating a Historic and Recent Mass Movement_Christine Comuso
• Session 20: Geosetta_Ross Cutts
• Session 21: Leveraging Geophysics for Data Driven Decision-making: Geohazard Risk Assessment, Design-build, and Budgeting _ Evan W. Filion
• Session 22: A Multi-Stage Field and Modeling Approach for Inventory and Monitoring of Active Soil Slope Geotechnical Assets Along Tennessee Highways_Robert McSweeney
• Session 23: The Development of ASTM D8512-23, “Standard Practice for Preliminary Karst Terrain Assessment for Land Development” _Robert K. Denton Jr.
• Session 24: Identifying and Mitigating Subsidence Risk to Infrastructure from Abandoned, Underground Coal Mines_ Joshua Zimmermann
• Session 25: Special Session: The Geology of Natural Bridge and Its Unique Engineering Challenges_ Skip Watts

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Presentation PDFs (divided by date): 

• Day 1: April 12 Presentations are organized in folder by presenter's last name.
  • Jennifer Bauer; Breaking Down Silos: Understanding Landslide Mapping For Use in Transportation and Emergency Planning
  • Mike Bivens; Landslide Stabilization – Elder Mountain Road
  • Sue Buchanon; A Multifaceted Approach for Assessing Risks And Managing Aging Transportation Assets
  • David Carpenter; Reducing Risk from Geologic Hazards: Geophysical Application Case Studies
  • Robert Denton; The Use of Morphologic Character Analysis to Determine Sinkhole Risk for Solar Site Development
  • John Klotz and Corey Mislinski; Foundational Resiliency of Electric Infrastructure – Identification And Mitigation of Karst Geohazards
  • Hudson Koch; Recent Advances in Landslide Susceptibility and Risk Modeling at The Kentucky Geological Survey
  • Bob Lyne; Shallow Landslides Characteristics and Solutions
  • Dru Miller; Innovative, Emergency Response to Geohazard Mitigation Methods and Technologies
  • Ryan Tinsley; Maintaining Route 199 Infrastructure: Aging Sheet Pile Walls, High Traffic Volumes, and Utilities – No Problem
  • Aaron Wallace; Us 421 in Harlan County Kentucky, Slope Stabilization on Pine Mountain Using a Tieback Wall
  • Shawn Coombs; Lessons in Culvert and Drainage System Resiliency, Why Some Roadways Washout and Others Resist Major Flooding [PDF of Presentation Unavailable]. 

• Day 2: April 13 Presentations are organized in folder by presenter's last name.
  • Darren Beckstrand; Decision Support Tools For a Geotechnical Asset Management Program
  • Kendra Bolen; Rock Mass Characterization of Road Cuts of Corridor H Between MP 97.5 and 96.0 Near Forman, WV Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Ross Cutts; Geosetta: The Importance of Extracting Value From Our Historic Geotechnical Data
  • Patrick Finnerty; Developing a Geologic Map Database of Karst Geology Along a Portion of the I-81 Corridor, Virginia
  • Brian Forsthoff; Automated Slope Monitoring for Highways and Other Critical Infrastructure
  • Matt Heller; Geologic Resources for Geohazards Investigations in Virginia
  • Kate McKinley; The Challenges of Large Scale Terrain Conductivity Mapping and Inversion for Shallow Bedrock Determination.
  • Ben Rivers; Characterizing Geohazards: Bring Your A-GaME!
  • Jesus Treto; Erosion-Induced Mountain Road Slope Stabilization
  • Brent Waters; Keys To Successfully Using Geophysics to Detect Mine Voids and Covered Sinkholes
  • James Young; Mapping Corridor H Between MP 105.3 and 102.6 Near Moorefield, West Virginia Using Unmanned Aerial Systems

Opening Session: Environmental Issues

Chair: Eric Dougherty, Maryland State Highway Administration
( PDF 880 KB)

• The Remediation and Subsequent Redevelopment of a Chromium Processing Site with Extensive Chromium Contamination of Groundwater and Soil
  Edward M. Dexter, P.G., Administrator, Solid Waste Program, Maryland Department of the Environment
  (PDF 17.3 MB)
• Characterization of Acid Sulfate Soils Along the I-95 Corridor in Northern Virginia
  Jesse N. Darden, P.E., Geotechnical Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  (PDF 3.0 MB)
• Road Salt Impacts on Groundwater Quality in the Maryland Piedmont
  Donald Koch, P.E., Gannett Fleming Inc. Joyce Rebar, Maryland Transportation Authority
  (PDF 950 KB)

Session 2: Lessons Learned ‐ Case Studies

Chair: Ann Beaver, Tennessee Department of Transportation

• Addressing Uncertainty in Geohazard Mitigation
  Roch S. V. Player, PE, PMP, Chief Engineer, GeoStabilization International
• U.S. Route 11/15 Rock Slope Safety Improvement Project, Marysville, Pennsylvania
  Jonathan Relyea, P.G., American Engineers Group
  ( PDF 27.5 MB)
• Update Ground Motion Parameters in the State of South Carolina
  Emad Gheibi, Ph.D., Geotechnical Professional, South Carolina Department of Transportation
• The Development of a Karst Assessment and Mitigation Standard Practice for the State of Virginia.
  Robert Denton Jr., K. C.P.G., LPSS, Senior Geologist, Terracon
  ( PDF 12.6 MB)

Session 3. Instrumentation

Chair: Brian Bruckno, Virginia Department of Transportation

• Landslide and Rockery Wall Monitoring System for Residential Area
  Laura Y. Coiffe, Staff Engineer, KANE GeoTech, Inc.
  William F. Kane, Principal Engineer, KANE GeoTech, Inc.
  ( PDF 24 MB)
• Automated Sentinel 1 InSAR Monitoring Maryland’s Geohazards Online
  Carl Pucci, Datel AS
  Eric Dougherty, Deputy Director Material Engineering MDOT
  ( PPSX 207 MB)
• When is Karst not Karst? Geophysical Explorations Examining Pavement Settlement in Southeastern Tennessee.
  Marie A. Maher, P.G., Regional Exploration Manager,Terracon Consultants, Inc.
  ( PDF 2.7 MB)
• Variable Piedmont rock conditions in a Washington, DC Water Shaft
  Steve Mogilnicki, WRA
  ( PDF 3.1 MB)
• Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME): Enhanced, Effective Site Characterization
  Ben Rivers, The Federal Highway Administration

Session 4: UAV Applications

Chair: Alan Johnson, Norfolk Southern

• Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Platforms in the Landslide Repair Process
  Matthew Reihl, PE, Southeastern Regional Director, GeoStabilization International
• Inventorying Geohazards of Ohio’s first Public-Private Partnership Roadway Project
  Stewart Abrams, G.I.T.; Field Geologist, Terracon
  ( PDF 4.8 MB)
• UAS Technology for Rock Slope Characterization and Remediation
  Krystle Pelham, Engineering Geologist, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  ( PDF 7 MB)
• Natural Bridge, Virginia: UAV and Terrestrial Optical Data Collection
  Brian S. Bruckno, Ph.D., P.G., Virginia Department of Transportation
  ( PDF 7 MB)
• Unmanned Aerial System Data Collection – An Increasingly Valuable Tool
  Ryan Preston, Peter Ingraham, and Alex Brown; Golder

Session 5: Issues Impacting Transportation Infrastructure

Chair: Ben Rivers, Federal Highway Administration

• Colluvium in the Appalachian Plateau Physiographic Province
  Richard E. Gray, PG, Principal Consultant, Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences
  ( PDF 1.9 MB)
• Effects of Drainage on Landslide Movement at Interstate 40 across the Cumberland Plateau Escarpment
  Courtney Vissman, PE, Senior Project Engineer, Golder Associates Inc.
  W. Randall Sullivan, PE, Principal and Senior Practice Leader, Golder Associates Inc.
  ( PDF 8.1 MB)
• Coastal Area Dynamics: The Movement Trend Table, Velocity and Inverse Velocity Levels of Slope Risk Matrix -- Supporting Operations and Creating Sectoral Change.
  John S. Metzger, IDS GeoRadar NA, Inc.
  ( PDF 11 MB)
• Yeager Airport, Completion of the Dismantling of a 240 feet High Reinforced Slope and Restoring the RSA
  Allen Cadden, PE, D.GE, Principal, Schnabel Engineering LLC
  ( PDF 7.8 MB)

Session 6: Rock Slopes

Chair: Kirk Beach, Terracon

• Reducing Rockfall Hazard at the I-68 Sideling Hill Road Cut, Hancock, Maryland
  Brian K. Banks, PG, Principal, Schnabel Engineering, LLC
  ( PDF 8 MB, Video 210 MB)
• Rock Slope Investigation Along US 340, Near Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
  Lawrence J. Artman, II, P.G., Geotechnical Section Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  ( PDF 17.6 MB)
• Emergency Rock Slope Remediation – US 52 Lawrence County, Ohio
  Ryan S. Tinsley, P.G., Geotechnical Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
  ( PDF 23 MB)
• Working Against Gravity: Mitigating Rock Slopes and Landslides in Westernport, MD
  Matthew B. Morris, P.G., Gannett Fleming, Inc.
  ( PDF 6.6 MB)

Opening Session: Slope Stability

Chair: Brian Bruckno, Virginia Department of Transportation

• Rock Slope Stability Analysis of the Smart Road Rock Cut in Blacksburg, Virginia
  Robin E. Reed, Project Geologist, Schnabel Engineering
• Low Energy Cost Effective Rockfall Solutions
  Bob Lyne, Regional Manager, SE USA, Geobrugg North America LLC
• Design Built Semi-Rigid Rock Fall Fence on SR 11 in Perry County, Pennsylvania
  Petersen, William K., Schnabel Engineering
  Lucas Maben, J.D Eckman Inc.
  Giorgio Giacchetti, OFFICINE MACCAFERRI S.p.A.
  Ghislain Brunet, Maccaferri, Inc.

Session 2: UAVs and Remote Sensing

Chair: Alan Johnson, Norfolk Southern Railway Company

• Planning and Executing UAS Missions for Geohazards Investigations and Emergency Response
  Chester Watts, Radford University Geohazards Research Center
  Stephenson, George, Radford University Geohazards Research Center
  Robert Huber, GeoStabilization International & South Dakota School Mines
  Ethan Truman, Draper Aden Associates
• Rockfall and Geohazard Site Characterization Using UAV Photogrammetry and LiDAR.
  Randy Post, Golder Associates Inc, Tucson AZ
  Ryan Preston, Golder Associates Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
• Detect, Monitor, React – Practical Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Geohazard
  CAPT David A. Culler, Jr. USN (ret), CEO
  Edward T. Hine, Director of Drone Capability Development
• Monitoring of I-77 Slopes Using Satellite Remote Sensing.
  Edward Hoppe, Virginia Department of Transportation

Session 3. GIS Applications

Chair: Brian Bruckno, Virginia Department of Transportation

• How to Create a GIS Rock Slope Inventory Without Ever Leaving Your Office (Almost).
  Brian Bruckno, Virginia Department of Transportation
• Using LAHARZ to determine potential inundation associated with a surface mining-related debris flow in the Appalachian coalfields of southwestern Virginia
  Anne Carter Witt, Geohazards Geologist, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, & Energy
• USGS National Geospatial Program Activities Related to Geological Hazards
  Craig Neidig, U.S. Geological Survey
• Geohazards as Assets that Must Be Managed
  Robert Bachus, Geosyntec Consultants
  Jerry DiMaggio, Applied Research Associates

Session 4: Panel Discussion

Title: Integrating Geohazard, Asset and Highway System Performance Management
Chair: Benjamin Rivers, Federal Highway Administration

Panel Participants:

• Scott Anderson, BGC Engineering (slides)
• Khalid Mohamed, FHWA (slides)
• Ann Beaver, Tennessee DOT
• Bob Bachus, Geosyntec
• Erik Loehr, University of Missouri

Session 5: Geo-Technology

Chair: Ann Beaver, Tennessee Department of Transportation.

• Aquastowing - An effective means of choking down large karstic inflows.
  Eric Smith, Engineer, Sub-Technical Inc.
• Geophysical Applications to Subsurface Investigations
  Warren T. “Ted” Dean, Draper Aden Associates
• Innovations in Rehabilitation of Aging Bridge Abutments
  Justin Anderson, Senior Product Development Engineer, GeoStabilization International
• Mine Closures in New Jersey
  Joseph J. Fischer, Joseph A. Fischer, Geoscience Services

Session 6: Rock Reinforcement

Chair: Steve Brewster, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Large Landslide Repair in an Area of Limited Data
  Jonathan Brown, Geotechnical Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation
• Route 220 Rockfall Mitigation Project: Mitigation of a Rock Slope that Leads to a 5-star Resort
  Martin J. Woodard, Rockfall Division Engineer GeoStabilization International
  Brian Bruckno, Staunton District Geologist, Virginia Department of Transportation
• Condition Assessment, Durability and Corrosion of Rock Reinforcements
  Ken Fishman, President, Earth Reinforcement Testing, Inc.
• Informing of Expected Geotechnical Conditions Before We Get On Site
  Benjamin W. Taylor, P., Senior Associate, Terracon

Opening Session: UAVs and Remote Sensing

• An introduction to the use of unmanned vehicle systems for mapping geohazards: background, capabilities and regulations
  Skip Watts, Ph.D., PG, Radford University
• The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and Structure-From-Motion (SFM) Software for Geohazard Mapping and Kinematic Analysis.
  Ethan T. Truman, ATS International, Inc.
• Automated Use of InSAR for Transportation Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance
  Brian S. Bruckno, P.G., Ph.D., Virginia Department of Transportation

Session 2: Rockfalls

• Use of Polyurethane Resin to Mitigate Rockfall
  Ann Beaver, EI, Transportation Project Specialist, TDOT
  Dr. Martin Woodard, PhD PG PE, Rockfall Division Engineer, Geostabilization International
  Scott Embry, PE, Regional Engineer, Geostabilization International
  Matt Birchmier, ME PE, Eastern Division Deputy Director, Geostabilization Internationa
• Blockslide/Rockfall on I-75 in Campbell County, Tennessee
  David Barker, PE, Civil Engineering Manager, Geotechnical Engineering Section, TDOT
• Emergency Response to Rockfall on Tennessee’s Interstate 75
  Marty Woodard, PhD, PG, PE, Rockfall Division Engineer, GeoStabilization International
  Bob Lyne, Regional Sales Manager, Geobrugg North America.
• Attenuators for controlling rockfall: first results of a state-of-the-art full-scale testing program
  Tim Shevlin, PG Geobrugg North America, LLC

Session 3: Protecting Railroad Assets       

• Three Geology-Based Approaches to Repairing Rock Slopes Along A Rail Corridor
  Peter C. Ingraham, PE, Senior Geological Engineer and Principal, Golder Associates Inc.
• Stabilization of Slopes along Railroad Tracks Using the Soil Nailing Method
  Daryl Wurster, PE, President, Wurster Engineering & Construction Inc.
• Mt. Washington Landslide, Emergency Response Engineering, and Design
  Trey Walker, PE, Geo‐Structural Engineer, Amec Foster Wheeler
• Anchored Reaction Blocks Stabilize Double Mainline Tracks above the Scioto River
  Neill A. Belk, PhD, PE, Project Engineer, Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
  Alan Johnson, PE, Asst. Chief Engineer, Norfolk Southern Railway

Session 4: Resilience in Design

• The Innovative Use of Compaction Grouting For Ground Improvement and Structure Rehabilitation
  Tom Szynakiewicz, PE, D.GE, Director, Grouting & Foundation Division, GeoStabilization International
• Stormwater Culvert and Manhole Repairs Using High Density Polyurethane
  Andy Derenski, P.E., Region Manager, Ground Works Solutions, Inc.l
• Steeper is Cheaper, ‘Danger Falling Rock’!
  Eric B. Rehwoldt, PE, PG; Principal/Executive Vice President; Schnabel Engineering, Inc.
• Interstate 20 Improvements near Birmingham, Alabama.  A Case History in Innovative Teamwork, Project Safety and Final Results.   
  Peter C. Ingraham, Golder Associates Inc.

Session 5: Forensics 

• Dismantling the Tallest Reinforced Fill in North America The Observational Method Applied at Yeager Airport
  Gary T. Brill, PE, Senior Associate, Schnabel Engineering, LLC
• Dealing with Construction over Subsidence‐Prone Karst Terrain
  Gennaro G. Marino, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, President, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Emergency Landslide Mitigation and Restoration of US Highway 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  Mohammed Elias PE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, FHWA‐EFLHD
• Measuring While Drilling (MWD)
  Benjamin S. Rivers, P.E., Geotechnical Engineer, FHWA Resource Center

Session 6: Acid Producing Rocks

• Trace-metal concentrations from seeps and springs from acid‐producing rocks at road cuts in Tennessee
  Michael Bradley, Tom Byl, and Scott Worland, U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Water Science Center
• Kinetic Testing Results of Variable Alkaline Addition Rates in Preventing Acid Generation from Pyritic Materials
  Ronald H. Mullennex, CPG, CGWP, Senior Principal – Practice Leader, Geology and Hydrogeology Cardno, Inc.
• Challenges During A Top Down Design And Construction Approach To Meet Foothills Parkway Bridge No. 8 Requirements
  Khalid Mohamed, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, FHWA, Washington, DC

Session 7: Instrumentation   

• Monitoring the threat of sinkhole formation under a portion of US 18 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
  Kevin M. O’Connor, P.E., GeoTDR, Inc.
• Geophysical and Geotechnical Field Correlations of an Active Landslide in Kentucky 
  M.M. Crawford, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey
• Fiber Optic Applications for Deformation Monitoring
  Polly L. Brown, Southeastern US Business Development, Roctest Ltd
• Rockfall Event: Field Deployment Under Urgent and Emergent Conditions – DOT Support for Scaling Team and Basic Alert Management, the Case of Glenwood Canyon (I-70)   February, 2016
  John S. Metzger, Business Development Technologist, IDSNA, Golden, CO.

Session 8: Geophysics   

• Geophysics in Transportation Engineering: Varying Scales, Methods, Applications and Timing
  Timothy D. Bechtel, PhD, PG, Principal Geophysicist, Enviroscan, Professor of Geophysics, Franklin & Marshall College
• Applications of ground improvement for mitigation of geohazards on transportation/infrastructure projects
  Doug Chappell, PE, Vice President, Wurster Engineering & Construction Inc.
• Sinkholes:  Recognition, Remediation, and The Latest Technology   
  Matthew A. Dettman, P.E., The James D. Scott Chair of Civil Engineering, Western Kentucky University
• Use of Geophysical Methods to Aid in Horizontal Directional Drilling Projects
  Warren T. “Ted” Dean, ATS International, Inc.

Plenary Opening Session: Innovative Landslide/Rockfall Mitigation

• Design Matrix for Emergency Landslides
  Joe Carte, WVDOT
• Santa Clara Pueblo: Challenges in the Design and Installation of Debris Flow Barriers in a Post-Wildfire Landscape
  Bill Nieman, Marshall University
• High Tensile Ringnet Canopies and the Behavior to „self-cleaning“ Effects Together with Alternative Systems
  Bob Lyne, Geobrugg North America
• Introduction to Geohazard Standard Specification for Simple Drapery
  Ghislain Brunet, Maccaferri, Inc.

Session 2: Transportation Infrastructure

• Innovations in Design, Construction, and Scour Protection for Single-Span Bridges
  Scott Embry, GeoStabilization International
• Resourceful Bidding: Cherokee County Emergency Bridge Underpinning
  Joseph Church, P.E., Uretek Mid-Atlantic
• Tipping the Balance: Case Studies in Long-Term Performance of Deep Slope Stability Repair
  Daryl Wurster, Wurster Engineering & Construction, Inc.
• Assessing Transportation Infrastructure: Foundations and Geotechnical Features
  Benjamin S. Rivers, PE, FHWA

Session 3: Impacts of Mining, Oil and Gas     

• Profits and Pitfalls of Using of Geophysical Methods for Abandoned Mine Mapping
  Kate McKinley, THG Geophysics
• Roadway and Bridge Design and Construction Practices Used to Mitigate the Presence of Mine Voids
  George Chappell, WVDOT-DOH
• Response of Petro Pipelines to Longwall Subsidence
  Gennaro Marino, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Hydrological Impacts on the Stability of an Old Abandoned Coal Mine
  Gennaro Marino, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.

Session 4: Problem Soils and Soils Improvement

• A Brief Update of FHWA Highway Geohazards Program and Case History for Stabilizing 20-Acres Remote Sliding Material
  Khalid Mohamed, FHWA
• Limited Equilibrium Analysis including Shear Capacity for Launched Soil Nails
  Matt Birchmier, GeoStabilization International
• Slope Failure Due to Manmade Causes
  John W. Fowler, WVDOH
• The Use of Compaction Grouting for Ground Improvement; Karst and Beyond
  Tom Szynakiewicz, GeoStabilization International

Session 5: Geohazards Mapping

• Conceptual Framework for Development of a Multiple Geohazard GIS for West Virginia
  Jane S. McColloch, WVGES
• USGS National Geospatial Program Activities related to Geological Hazards
  Craig Neidig, USGS
• The Kentucky Geological Survey Landslide Program: An Overview
  Matt Crawford, KGS
• Lessons Learned: Development of a GIS based Landslide Hazard Management System
  Paulus Wahjudi, Marshall University

Session 6: Modelling    

• Rock Slope Improvement Project: Kinematic Analysis, Construction Challenges, and Value Engineering Proposals
  Martin Woodard, GeoStabilization International
• Winfield Locks & Dam: Left Abutment Internal Erosion and Cutoff Wall Remediation
  Kevin Butler, Andrew Keffer, Michael Spoor, Alex Neal, Erich Guy, Sean Carter, USACE
• Geotechnical Site Characterization – The Essential Start to Every Geotechnical Project
  Kirk Beach, Terracon
• Sinkhole Mapping & Void Detection in Karst – Electrical Resistivity Case Studies at Carlsbad Caverns and in Tennessee
  Eric Cross, Pyramid Environmental & Engineering

Plenary Opening Session  

• Geohazards in Kentucky
  Bart Asher, P.E., Branch Manager, Kentucky Department of Highways, Division of Structural Design, Geotechnical Branch
• 2013 IC 63 ‘Ohio’s Geology in Core and Outcrop - A Field Guide for Citizen and Environmental and Geotechnical Investigators
  Brian E. Mott, P.G., Senior Geologist/Environmental Scientist, DLZ
• Legacy Geotechnical Data at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – Applications for Research
  Jerry Weisenfluh, Kentucky Geological Survey
• The March 22, 2014, Oso Landslide: An Overview of the GEER Response
  Jeffrey Keaton, AMEC Associates

Session 1: Scour, Scour Mitigation & Stream Restoration

• Evaluations of Bridge Foundations using Non-destructive Testing Methods to Assess the Scour Potential of Bridges with Unknown Foundations in North Carolina
  James Whitt, P.G., Schnabel Engineering
  Parker Sprinkle II, Geo Solutions Ltd., Inc.  
  Brian Radakovic, P.E., North Carolina DOT, Hydraulics Unit
• Stream Power and Scour of Weak Rock and Cemented Earth Materials – an Update
  Jeffrey R Keaton, Principal Engineering Geologist, AMEC Americas
• Assessment of Rock Scour at West Virginia Bridges
  William Niemann, Department of Geology, Marshall University
• Load Rating of Pile-Supported Bridges Susceptible to Scour
  Sayed M. Sayed, P.E., M. ASCE, Principal and Director of Engineering, GCI Inc.  
  Hisham N. Sunna, P.E., M. ASCE, Vice President, Ayres Associates
  Pamela R. Moore, P.E., Senior Project Manager, GCI Inc.
• Implications of Sampling Methodology on Contraction Scour Depths in Armored Stream Channels at Bridge Foundations
  Anthony Sirna, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session 2: Impacts of Mining

• Non-invasive Methods for Characterization of Subsurface Karst Features and Mine Voids
  Joel Daniel, Schnabel Engineering
• Carbon monoxide emissions from the Truman Shepard coal fire
  Madison M. Hood, Dunbar High School & University of Kentucky (presenter)
  James C. Hower, University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research
  Amirhossein Bagherieh, Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Underground Mine Exploration and Void Mapping along I-70 in Muskingum County, Ohio
  Kevin M. Ernst, Terracon Consultants, Inc.
• Non-conventional Surface Ground Behavior Induced by Underground Mining in Pennsylvania
  Bruce Hebblewhite, School of Mining Engineering, University of NSW, Australia
  Dick Gray, DiGioia Gray & Associates

Session 3: Design Considerations

• Rock Anchors for Permanent Cut Slope Support, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing
  Stan A. Harris, Principal, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
  Charles A. Stone, Lead Tunnel Engineer, Jacobs Engineering
• Group Behavior of a Deep Foundation in Swelling Rock
  Gennaro G. Marino, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
  Bill Armaghani, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
  Gabriel F. Posluszny, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Evaluating Acid Rock Drainage from Road Cuts in Tennessee
  Michael Bradley, U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Water Science Center (presenter)
  Tom Byl, U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Water Science Center
  Scott Worland, U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Water Science Center
• Morphometric Comparison of Karst Depression Catalogues from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky with Implications for Transportation Corridors
  John Wall, Dr. DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl & Dr. Karl Wegmann, North Carolina State
  University, Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Session 4: Geophysical, Geotechnical Techniques & Instrumentation

• An Application of Interferometric Synthetic Aperature Radar in a Railroad Corridor
  Bouali, El Hachemi1; Oommen, Thomas; Escobar-Wolf, Rudiger; Douglas, Samuel C.
• Proactive Assessment of Retaining Walls along Transportation Corridors using Optical Remote Sensing
  Daniel Cerminaro, Thomas Oommen, Rudiger Escobar, Stan Vitton, Richard Dobson, Colin Brooks and Richard Endres
• Instrumentation Systems for Strategic Infrastructure Protection
  Ashlen T. McGinnis, KANE GeoTech, Inc.; William F. Kane, KANE GeoTech, Inc.
• Electrical Resistivity: A Versatile Tool for Non-Invasive Geologic Characterization
  Ted Dean, ATS International, Inc.
• Seismicity and Seismic Hazards in the South-Central Appalachians
  Seth Carpenter, Seismologist and Zhenming Wang, Seismologist, Kentucky Geological Survey
  Edward W. Woolery, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky

Session 5: Innovative Landslide Mitigation & Correction

• Innovative Slide Repair Techniques – A Guidebook for Missouri and Beyond
  Michael Lambert, Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
• Reverse Battered Piles Use to Stabilize a Slide
  Joe Carte, WVDOT
• That Could Leave a Mark! Collaborative Design-built Approaches to Roadway Landslide Repair While Minimizing Impact
  Doug Chappell, Wurster Engineer
• Major Roadway Landslide Repair Along the Rolling Fork River in West-Central Kentucky
  Nate Beard, GeoStabilization International.

Session 6: Tunnel Design Aspects

• Geohazards Impacting Design of the Ohio River Bridges, East End Crossing, Section 4 Northbound and Southbound Tunnels
  Matthew Grzelak, M. Brethel, Lachel & Associates, Inc.
• Fiber Reinforced Concrete to Mitigate Hazards of Tunnel Linings
  Kaushal Das, Marco Invernizzi, Maccaferri Inc.
• Mining of the OSIS Augmentation and Relief Sewer (OARS) Tunnel
  Brian Mott, DLZ.
• Liberty University Vehicular Tunnel Project, Lynchburg, Virginia
  Jeremiah Jezerski, Brierly Associates.

Session 7: Rock Slope Stabilization

• Slope Stabilization with H-Piles
  Kessi Zicko, Paul Lewis, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
• Design Theory of Simple Drapery Software for Rockfall Protection
  Giorgio Giacchetti, Ghislain Brunet, Maccaferri, Inc.
• The Full Scale Mechanics of Slope Stabilization
  Bob Lyne, Geobrugg North America.
• Using New and Old Technologies for an Economical Approach to Rock Stabilization on TN I-75
  Saieb Haddad, Tennessee Department of Transportation
  Daniel Journeaux, Geostabilization International
  Frank Amend, Geostabilization International

Plenary Session I  

• Bringing Innovation to Transportation in Virginia-VDOT’s Research Program
  Jose Gomez, VA Center for Transportation Research
• Virginia’s Reclamation of Abandoned Mine Lands
  Richard Davis, VA Department of Abandoned Underground Mines
• The Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Mines (ITGAUM) – Past, Present and Future
  Thomas Lefchik, ODOT

Geohazards
Session 1: Slip-Slide and Rock-n-Roll

• Influence of Weak Pennsylvania System Shales on Appalachian Transportation System
  Richard Williams, Eric Kristner, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
• Restorations and Rehabilitation of the Big Slackwater Section of the Historic C&O Canal along the Potomac River
  Martin Woodard, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
• Application of Integrated Vessel-based LIDAR, Multibeam Bathymetry, and Geophysical Surveys for Geohazard Assessments and Site Characterization
  James Fisher, Engineering Geologist, Fugro Consultants, Inc.
  Todd, Mitchell, Survey Manager, Fugro Pelagos
• Prioritization of Aging Rock Slope on I-77 in Southwestern Virginia
  Ryan Tinsley, HDR Engineering Inc.
  Lawrence Artman, HDR Engineering Inc.
  David Lee,HDR Engineering Inc.
  Wade Pence, HDR Engineering Inc
  Travis Higgs, HDR Engineering Inc.

Geohazards
Session 2: Landslides

• A Final Cost Effective and Context Sensitive Design for Stabilization of a 40 Years Old Landslide on the Blue Ridge Parkway
  Kahlid Mohamed, FHWA
• Development of West Virginia Integrated Landslide Hazard Management System
  Wael Zatar, Marshall University
  Paulus Wahjudi, Marshall University
  Lawrence Douglas, WVDOT
  Hussain Elkhansa, WVDOT
• WV I-77 Rockfall
  Aaron Wentz, WVDOT
• Kinematics of the Slumgullion Landslide Revealed by Ground-based InSAR Surveys
  Giorgio Barsacchi, IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi

Geohazards
Session 3: Analysis and Design in Geohazards

• Lateral Squeeze
  Joe Carte WVDOT
• Effect of Slope Stability Evaluation on Highway Bridge Design
  Shanzhi Shu, KCI Technologies Inc.
• Analysis, Design, and Construction of Flexible Debris Flow Barriers in a Narrow Canyon
  Simon Boone, William Wade, KANE GeoTech, Inc.
• Innovative Methods of Measuring Discontinuities: Utilizing LiDAR and Smartphone
  Applications for Rock Slope Stability on Price Mountain, VA
  Nicholas Farny, Fisher and Strickler Rock Engineering, LLC.

Geohazards
Session 4: Geohazards, Solutions and Highway System Performance

• The FHWA Geotechnical Hazards Program
  Khalid Mohamed, Benjamin Rivers, FHWA
• Assessing Maryland’s Largest Highway Rock Cut: Sideling Hill Rock Slope Hazard Study
  Brian Banks, Schnabel Engineering
• State Route 28 – Cut Slope Performance in Landslide-Rockfall Prone Pennsylvania Age units – A 20+ Year History
  Robert Dodson, Russel Kanith, James Sheahan, HDR Engineering, Inc.
• Case Studies in Emergency Geohazard Mitigation in Vermount, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
  California
  Nathan Beard, Colby Barrett, Matt Birchmier, GeoStabilization International.
• Innovative and Simple Design Theory for Secured Drapery
  Ghislain Brunet and Giorgio Giacchetti, Gruppo Industriale Maccaferri

Geohazards
Session 5: Geologic and Geohazard Mapping

• Geospatial tools and techniques for Geologic Mapping in West Virginia Plateaus
  Gayle McColloch, Jane McColloch, WVGS.
• Development of a landslide hazard mapping project in Page County, Virginia: Preliminary results and methods
  Anne Witt, DMME, VA
• An Evaluation of Automated GIS Tools for Delineating Karst Sinkhole and Closed Depressions From 1 Meter LIDAR-Derived Digital Elevation Data
  Daniel Doctor, John Young, USGS
• The National Geologic Map Database – A Resource for Science and Societal Issues
  Davis Soller, Nancy Stamm, USGS

Geohazards
Session 6: Integration of Field Methods, Remote Sensing and Digital Mapping.

• Digital Mapping Methods: Modern Technology From Outcrop to Publication
  Steven Whitmeyer
• Lessons Learned from Application of Ground-based Digital Photogrammetry to Small-scale
  Movement on Unstable Rock Slopes: A Case Study from Virginia’s Valley & Ridge
  William Niemann, Marshall University, WV
• Use of LIDAR for Evaluating Geological Structure Related to Rock Slope Stability and Safety
  C. F. Watts, Radford University, VA.
• Monitoring the Transportation Infrastructure with Satellite-Based Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR)
  Andrea Vaccari, University of Virginia, VA

ITGAUM
Session 1

• Abandoned Underground Mines – Three Problem Areas for Future Highway Construction
  in Eastern Kansas
  Richard Ryan, Kansas DOT
• Issues During the Nelsonville Bypass Project and an update on ODOT’s Underground Mine
  Remediation Projects
  Brian Logston, ODOT

ITGAUM
Session 2

• Ottawa Co., Ohio State Route 2 Pilot Project for the Stabilization of Abandoned Gypsum
  Mines
  Patrick Gallagher, CTL Engineering
• Underground Void Inventory and Risk Assessment (UVIRA)
  Kirk Beach, ODOT, David Nicklaus, ODOT, Rick Ruegsegger.

ITGAUM
Session 3

• Historical and Recent Abandoned Underground Mine Roadway Mitigation in Maryland
  Eric Dougherty, Maryland State Highway Administration

ITGAUM
Session 4

• Case Histories of Mine Shaft Subsidence of Abandoned Coal Mines in the Richmond
  Triassic Basin, Richmond, Virginia
  Steven Pond, Schnabel Engineering Consultants, Inc.
• Mine Stability and Subsidence of a Retirement Facility
  Gennaro Marino, Gabriel Posluszny, Bill Armaghani, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Stability Analyses and Remediation of Two Mined-Out Coal Seams Adjacent to a Building
  Gennaro Marino, Bill Armaghani, Biraj Gautam, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.

Geohazards
Plenary Session II  

• Mitigation of Abandoned Mine Entries at Swanbank Enterprise Development, Ipswich,
  Australia
  David Knott, Coffey, Ken Grubb, Moreton Geotechnical Services, Ltd, Hugh Taylor,
  Taylor Mining Services, John Deans, Investa Property Group, Matthew, Coffey, Australia
• Monitoring and Characterization ofthe Meadowview Lane Landslide, Boyd Co.
  Kentucky
  Matt Crawford, Kentucky Geological Survey

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

Opening Session: Rockfalls and Rock Reinforcement

• Recent Developments in Rockfall Barrier Applications and Testing
  Pete Ingraham, Golder
• SPIDER Rock Protection System
  Joseph Bigger, Geobrugg
• Response to Rock Slope Failure at Ocoee#2 diversion Flume
  Lindsay Cooper, ARCADIS US, Inc.
• Repair of the SR 115 (US 129, Tail of the Dragon) Rockslide, near Maryville, Tennessee
  David Barker, TDOT

Session 2: Mines and AMD Issues - Part 1.

• Hazardous Highwalls- Ground Control for Surface Mines
  Patrick E. Gallagher, P.E., CPGS, President of CTL Engineering of WV, Inc.
• Mine Subsidence Engineering: An Overview
  Gennaro G. Marino, Ph.D., P.E. of Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Engineering Geophysical Applications to Mine Subsidence Risk Assessment
  Kanaan Hanna, Steve Hodges and Jim Pfeiffer of Zapata Incorporated, Blackhawk Division Keith Heasley of West Virginia University

Session 3: Geohazards and Infrastructure

• Mitigation of Shallow Plane Slope Failures and Severe Erosion of Slopes Using Geosynthetic System Technology
  Melanie Furman, P.E., and Michael F. Clements of Huesker
• An Innovative Approach to Characterizing, Permitting, and Constructing Landfills in Karst Geologic Settings
  Robert Bachus,, Ph.D., P.E., Geosyntec Richard B. Tedder, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Railroads vs. Earthquakes
  John R. Tomlin, P.E., Engineer ‐ Geotechnical Services, Norfolk Southern Railway Company
• Heartland Corridor Clearance Improvement Project - Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Walton, Virginia to Columbus, Ohio
  Randy Zeiger, P.E, AMEC
  Steven A. Riggs, P.E., AMEC

Lunch Speakers: Chester Sutherland; Wes Hughen

Session 4: Flood Inundation Prediction

• Using Geographic Information System Methods to Map and Predict Flood Inundation in Tennessee
  David E. Ladd, Hydrologist, USGS Tennessee Water Science Center, Nashville, Tennessee
• Inundation Information on the Internet--Flood Forecasting Everybody Can Use
  S.G. (Jerry) Gilbert, P.E., DEE., CFM, Engineering Perfection, PLLC, South Charleston, West Virginia John D. Rains, Engineering Perfection, PLLC, South Charleston, West Virginia
• A Partnered Flood Inundation Mapping Initiative
  Scott E. Morlock, Deputy Director, USGS, Indiana Water Science Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Forecast-Flood Inundation Maps Using Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling: A Pilot Study for the Snoqualmie River, Washington
  Joseph L. Jones, Hydrologist, USGS Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, Washington

Session 5: Karst Issues

• Geotechnical Roadway Design for Karst Environments
  Walter G. Kutschke, PhD, PE, URS Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
• Case Histories of Sinkhole Remediation Using Cap and Compaction Grouting
  Michael Bivens, P.E., Rembco Geotechnical Contractors, Inc., Knoxville, TN
• Karst Geohazards Along Highways In East Tennessee, Identification and Mitigation
  Harry Moore, Golder Associates, Atlanta, GA
• Geo-Design Applications In Karst Environments
  William D. Spencer, P.G., AMEC Earth & Environmental, Nashville, TN Jaye Richardson, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Nashville, TN Christopher Ramsey, PE, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Nashville, TN

Session 6: Mines and AMD Issues‐Part 2.

• Pandora’s Box: The Skytop Section of Route I-99, Centre County, Pennsylania
  David (Duff) P. Gold, P.G., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University Arnold G. Doden, P.G. of Geologic Mapping and Resource Evaluation, Inc. Lawrence A. Beck, P.E., P.G.
• IHI Underground Coal Mine Fire Mitigation: Geophysical Geotechnical Evaluation / Excavation and Quenching Project
  Kanaan Hanna, Zapata Incorporated, Blackhawk Division, Golden, CO Steve Hodges, Zapata Incorporated, Blackhawk Division, Golden, CO Jim Pfeiffer, Zapata Incorporated, Blackhawk Division, Golden, CO Adolph Amundson, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Denver, CO Tara Tafi, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Denver, CO Steve Renner, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Denver, CO
• Conceptual Alternative Study for the Remediation of Existing Gypsum Mines under SR-2
  Andrew Wolpert, P.E. of CH2M HILL Lynn Yuhr P.G. of Technos, Inc. Pat Gallagher, P.E., P.S.,CPGS of CTL Engineering of WV, Inc. Warren Whittaker of Workhorse Technologies, LLC.

Session 7: Instrumentation and Monitoring

• Instrumentation of the I-40 Slide near Rockwood, Tennessee
  Lori McDowell, TNDOT
• Monitoring of Geohazards Impacting Highway Projects using TDR
  Dr. Kevin O'Connor, P.E., Ph.D. of GeoTDR, Inc.
• Soo Locks Construction Instrumentation
  Ronald J. (Jeff) Rakes U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• Instrumentation as a Construction Monitoring Tool and the use of Controlled Response Communications
  William (Bill) Walker, and Michael Zoccola, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District

Session 8: Geotech Structures

• CSXT Emergency Response for Flood Repairs
  Christopher Ramsey, AMEC Earth& Environmental
• Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation: An Update on Construction Progress and Associated Lessons Learned
  Joshua Bomar, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
• Navigation Lock Foundation Design in Complex Karst Geology at Chickamauga Dam
  Mark Elson, US Army Corps of Engineers Juan Payne, US Army Corps of Engineers Dewayne Ponds, US Army Corps of Engineers
• Influence of Weak Pennsylvanian System Shales in OH and KY on Transportation Projects
  Rich Williams, Stantec

Session 9: Failures and Forensic Geology

• Defining a Role for Geology and Forensic Geology in Site Characterization for LRFD
  Robert C. Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA Naresh Samtani, Ph.D., P.E., NCS Consultants, Tucson, AZ
• Do’s and Don’ts for Geotechnical Investigations in Appalachian Karst
  Joseph A. Fischer, P.E., PhD, President Geoscience Service
• Digital Photos and 3D Models for Documentation and Visualization of Failed Slopes
  Jeffrey R. Keaton, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Los Angeles, CA John C. Mason, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Knoxville, TN Carl D. Tockstein, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Knoxville, TN Stanley L. Hite, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Richmond, VA
• A Rock Stress Release Failure and Quarry Flooding Attributed to the May 2010 Nashville Flood
  John D. Godfrey, Jr., P.E. (Presenter), K.S. Ware & Associates, LLC Gregory W. Brubaker, P.E, K.S. Ware & Associates, LLC

Session 10: Information Technology and Data Delivery

• Displaying Joint Data via the Kentucky Geological Survey’s Online Map Service
  Steven L. Martin, Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, KY
• Analysis of the Geologic Context of Maintenance Costs for Rockfalls, Landslides, and Sinkholes in Kentucky: Phase II 
  Overfield, B.L., Weisenfluh, G.A., Carey, D.I., and Wang, Rebecca. of Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Tennessee's Geohazard Management Program:  Moving from Disaster Recovery towards Asset Management
  Vanessa Bateman, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District
• Using Geographic Information System Techniques to Identify and Delineate Karst Features in Tennessee
  David E. Ladd, Hydrologist, USGS Tennessee Water Science Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Session 11: Landslides

• Mapping Landslide Hazards Using Lessons from Earthquake Insurance
  Jeffrey R. Keaton, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Los Angeles, CA Richard J. Roth, Jr., Consulting Actuary, Huntington Beach, CA
• Stabilization of a Large Wedge Failure Utilizing a Passive Anchor System, Interstate 40, North Carolina, Pigeon River Gorge   Jody C. Kuhne, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Asheville, NC
• Slope Failure and Underlying Geologic/Manmade Causes 
  Joseph D. Carte, West Virginia Division of Highways, Charleston, WV George A. Chappell Sr., West Virginia Division of Highways, Charleston, WV
• Coupled Use of Instrumentation and Geologic History to Assess Movement, Performance, and Stabilization of Large Landslide in Western Pennsylvania 
  Robert C. Bachus, Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA Jill Simons, Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA Leslie Griffin, Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA

Opening Session: Surface and Underground Mines

• The Influence of Softening on the Mine Floor Bearing Capacity; A Case History
  Gennaro G. Marino, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE
  Abdolreza Osouli, Ph.D., M. ASCE
• Abandoned Underground Mine Inventory and Risk Assessment (AUMIRA)
  Jim Swindler, Project Engineer, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
  Eric Kistner, Project Manager, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
• MINE REMEDIATION OPTIONS FOR A NEW HIGHWAY CORRIDOR
  Kirk Beach, Ohio Department of Transportationand
  Alan Craig,Ohio Department of Transportation
• REAL TIME MONITORING OF SUBSIDENCE ALONG INTERSTATE I-70, MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO
  Kevin O' Connor, PE, Ph.D., GeoTDR
  Nikunj Kadakia, PE, Ohio DOT, District 5
  Kirk Beach, Office of Geotechnical Engineering, Ohio DOT
  Charles Dowding, PE, Ph.D., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University

Session 2: Slope Management Systems

• Dendrogeomorphology – A Means to Assess Past, Present, and Future Landslide Activity
  William M. Kappel, Hydrogeologist, USGS-New York Water Science Center
• Integrated Geologic Hazard Management System
  Kirk D. Beach, Geology Program Manager, Office of Geotechnical Engineering, Ohio DOT
• GeoLIMS: A LABORATORY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SOIL, ROCK AND WATER
  Kirk D. Beach, Geology Program Manager, Office of Geotechnical Engineering, Ohio DOT
  Sean Mulligan, PE, Geotechnical Lab Manager,Ohio DOT
  Robert Liang, PE, Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Akron
  Frank Feng, President, Acetek Ltd.
• GEOTECHNICAL RISKS AND SLOPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: AN FHWA PERSPECTIVE
  Silas C. Nichols, PE, Senior Bridge Engineer - Geotechnical, Federal Highway
  Benjamin S. Rivers, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Resource Center,

Lunch Speaker: Pat Gallagher, CTL Engineering

Session 3: Flood Hazards in Appalachia

• An Overview of Appalachian Flooding
  Dr. Kevin Law, West Virginia State Climatologist, Department of Geography, Marshall University.
• Determining and Predicting Flood Magnitudes and Frequencies
  Jeff Wiley, USGS West Virginia Water Science Center, Surface Water Specialist
• A New USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Initiative
  Dr. William Guertal, Director, USGS Indiana and Kentucky Water Science Centers
• Flood Alerts and Warnings
  John Sikora, National Weather Service, Charleston Forecast Office, Senior Service Hydrologist

Session 4: Karst Issues

• Augmented Karst Mapping in Ohio
  Douglas L.Shrake, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey
  Donovan M. Powers, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey
• Mapping of Karst Hazards Using Remote Sensor Technology
  Ronald Green, Institute Scientist Southwest, Research Institute
  Ben Abbott, Institute Engineer Southwest, Research Institute
  Greg Willden, Senior Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute
  Donald Poole, Research Engineer, Southwest Research Institute
• Center Hill Seepage and Remediation
  Robert Brimm, Geologist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville Resident Engineer’s Office
• Follow-up on the Morristown, TN “Land-Bridge” at milepost 96.1-A
  John R. Tomlin, PE Engineer – Geotechnical Services Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Session 5: Rock Mechanics Aspects

• Tunneling in the Pine Mountain Overthrust, Harlan, Kent
  John L. Stanton, Chief Geology Section, Nashville District Corps of Engineers
• “Layer Cake Geology” not that simple in Central Ohio for OARS Tunnel
  A. James Siebert
• Assessing the Slaking Behavior of Clay-Bearing Rocks
  Abdul Shakoor,Department of Geology, Kent State University
  Tej Gautam, Department of Geology, Kent State University
• Using Close-Range Terrestrial Photogrammetry for Geohazard Evaluation on the US 460 Connector Project, Southwestern Virginia
  Dr. Jeffery Keaton, P.E., P.G., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
  Brian D. Owens, P.E., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
  Timothy P. Quigley, P.E., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.

Session 6: Structures

• Scour at Bridge Foundations on Rock: Status of NCHRP Project 24-29
  Jeffery Keaton P.E., P.G. MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
  Dr. Su K. Mishra, P.E. HDR, Inc.
• A GIS application to collect in-house geologic information for evaluating mine subsidence
  James McDonald, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey
  Lawrence H. Wickstrom, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey
  Michael P. Angle, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey
• Slope Stabilization using Drilled Shafts: Design and Long-Term Monitoring
  Jamal Nusairat, Ph.D., P.E., E.L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company
  Izzaldin M. Al Mohd, Ph.D., PE., Huesker Synthetic GmbH
• Earthquake Disaster Prevention - Lessons From Recent Earthquakes
  Zhenming Wang, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky

Session 7: Rockfall Mitigation Measures

• Construction of Slope Repairs to the I-40 Landslide Haywood County, North Carolina
  Daniel Journeaux, President, Janod Contractors Inc.
  Jody Kuhne, LG, PE, Project Geological Engineer, NCDOT
  Noel Philippon, North American Operations Director, Janod Contractors Inc.
  Jeffrey Lloyd, EIT,Staff Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates Inc
  Peter Ingraham, PE, Staff Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates Inc
• Rock Slope Stabilization Utilizing Polyurethane Resin Grout
  Dean Dibert, Project Manager, Coastal Drilling East. LLC
  Nathan Zeni, Project Manager, Coastal Drilling East, LLC
• Evaluating Rock Fall Hazards for the US 460 Connector Project, Southwestern Virginia
  Dr. Jeffery Keaton, P.E., P.G., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
  Brian D. Owens, P.E., MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
  Philip W. Kim, MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
• The Use of Wire Mesh/Cable Net Drapes to Control Rockfall: Case Study and Guidelines
  Martin J. Woodard, PhD, PG, Senior Engineering Geologist HALEY & ALDRICH, INC.

Session 8: The Kettle

• How DIGGS Can Help You
  Thomas Lefchik, P.E., Structural and Materials Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Ohio Division Office
• Ohio DOT’s Geotechnical Data Management System: Drilling Request to GIS
  Scot D. Weaver, VP and Co-Founder, EarthSoft, Inc. MINE SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF MEDICAL CENTER AND REMEDIAL MEASURES TAKEN
  Gennaro G. Marino Ph.D., P.E., Marino Engineering Associates,Inc.
  Biraj Gautam, M.S.C.E, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
• Emergency Slope Repairs as a Result of the May 2010 Nashville Area Floods
  Vanessa Bateman, P.G., P.E., Tennessee DOT, Geotechnical Engineering Section

Session 9: Landslides

• Case Studies in Shallow Landslide Repair and Severe Erosion Mitigation along Roadway Networks in Appalachia
  Colby E. Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
  Cameron A. Lobato, GeoStabilization, Inc.
  Nathan R. Beard, GeoStabilization, Inc.
• LANDSLIDES IN THE NORWOOD TUFF AND THEIR IMPACT ON HIGHWAYS IN WEBER AND MORGAN COUNTIES, NORTHERN UTAH
  Francis X. Ashland, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
• Geotechnical Aspects of the Rocky Road Embankment Failure and Repair
  April Lashley Brenneman, P.E., MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
  Gary W. Rhodes, P.E., F. ASCE, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
• Analysis of the geologic context of maintenance costs for rockfalls and landslides in Kentucky
  G.A. Weisenfluh, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky,
  Wang Rebecca, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky,

Opening Session: Landslides

• Implementation of the ODOT Landslide Hazard Rating Matrix
  Randy Daub
• Seismic Refraction Survey near Wolf Creek Pass Along US 160, South Fork, Colorado
  Jim Pfeiffer and Kanaan Hanna
• Secondary Toppling and Rock Slope Failures in Tennessee
  Vanessa Bateman
• Tied-back Grade Beams for Stabilization of Route 7 in Jefferson Co. Ohio
  Stan A. Harris

Session 2: Seismic Issues: Earthquake Damage Response and Mitigation

• Ground deformation in New Madrid seismic zone great earthquakes: past and future
  Roy Van Arsdale
• Seismic Hazard and the Kentucky Seismic Strong Motion Network (KSSMN)
  Jonathan McIntyre, Zhenming Wang, and Edward W. Woolery
• Seismic Hazard Mitigation of Transportation Structures
  Issam E. Harik

Lunch Speaker: Dave Harris, Kentucky Geological Survey

Session 3: Instrumentation

• Embankment Load Tests On a Coal Ash Basin
  Tom Pace
• Wolf Creek and Center Hill Dams: Case Studies in the Value of Instrumentation
  Dewayne Ponds
• Instrumentation for Transportation Applications
  Kenneth M. Berry

Session 4: Mapping and Information Technology

• Incorporation of Seismic and Geotechnical Data Into a 3D Geologic Model of the Ohio River Valley Near Henderson, KY.
  William M Andrews Jr.
• Building an Enterprise Database of Geotechnical Drillhole Records For Future Planning and Engineering Studies
  Gerald A. Weisenfluh and Bill Broyles
• GIS Tools and Information Sources to Help Assess the Potential For Geohazards to Transportation
  Demetrio Zourarakis
• Geology Along Kentucky’s Roads and Parkways
  Dan Carey

Session 5: Other Geotechnical Issues in Transportation

• Foundation Problems and Pyrite Oxidation In the Chattanooga Shale, Estill Co. Kentucky
  Warren Anderson
• Passive Treatment of Metal-Bearing Runoff/Seepage 101: An Overview of the Technologies
  James J. Gusek
• Problems with Pyrite or All that Glitters is not GOLD
  Dan Hurst and William Spencer
• Remediation of Pyritic Rock For the Interstate-99 Highway Project In Centre County
  Archie Filshill
• Practical Solution for a Cave Located on a School Campus in Central Kentucky
  Richard Wilson

Session 6: Mine Subsidence

• Investigation of the Long Term Stability of Abandoned Room and Pillar Coal Mines
  Gennaro G. Marino
• Applied Mine Grouting Technologies
  Paul Painter and Kirk Beach
• Subsidence Misconceptions and Myths
  Richard E. Gray, Robert W. Bruhn, and David L. Knott
• Engineering-Geophysical Investigation of Abandoned Coal Mines Along Planned US-69 Pittsburg Bypass, Pittsburg, Kansas
  Kanaan Hanna and Jim Pfeiffer

Session 7: Water Issues

• I-40 Toe Scour Protection System
  Joseph Bigger
• Correlation of Rock Quality Designation and Rock Scour Around Bridge Piers and Abutments Founded on Rock
  Tommy C. Hopkins and Tony L. Beckham
• Investigations of Karst Hydrogeology as a Technique to Minimize Karst Geohazards Transportation Corridors
  Jim Currens
• An Un-Natural Disaster – Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir Breach
  Nicholas G. Schmitt

Session 8: Rockfalls

• Falling Rocks
  Dexter Newman
• Rockfall Hazard Rating System for Railroads
  Neal McCulloch and Roberto Guardia
• Case Study: Widening Dead Man’s Gap
  John Tomlin

Opening Session: Hydrological Investigations.

• In the Age of Great Innovation, a Great Oversight: Water and its Control
  Benjamin S. Rivers, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
• Details on How Pore Pressures are Generated in Slopes and Cause Landslides
  Richard S. Olsen, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) at ERDC, USCE.
• Problems with Acid Rock Drainage at the Skytop Interstate-99 site in Central Pennsylvania
  Arthur W. Rose, Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State University, PA

Session 2: Site Characterization for Transportation Infrastructure.

• Regional curves for bankfull stream characteristics in the Appalachian Plateaus, West Virginia
  Terence Messinger, U.S. Geological Survey West Virginia Water Science Center
• Landslide Problems on Appalachian Colluvial Slopes
  Richard Gray, DiGioia, Gray & Associates
• Generalized Skews for Calculating Peak Flows of Rural, Unregulated Streams in West Virginia
  John T. Atkins, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey West Virginia Water Science Center
• Use of Acoustic Televiewer for Exploration,
  Pete Ingraham, Golder Associates

Lunch Speaker: Tom Smith, Division Administrator, WV, FHWA

Session 3: Remote Sensing.

• Using LiDAR to Map Sinkholes in Jefferson County, WV
  John A. Young, US Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Leetown, WV
• Image-Object Analysis for Sinkhole Inventory
  Lee Stocks, WVGS.
• LiDAR for Flood Mapping, Hydraulic Modeling and Stream Restoration Design
  Ed Watson, Hydrologist, Canaan Valley Institute, WV
• LiDAR, GIS, and Multivariate Statistical Analysis to Assess Landslide Risk, Horseshoe Run Watershed, West Virginia
  Kory M. Konsoer, Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University

Session 4: Extreme Geotechnical Construction.

• Pittsburgh Light Rail Project, North Shore Connector, Tunnels and Station Shell
  Paul Zick, P.E., North shore Contractors, Obayashi/Trumbull
• Marmet Lock Replacement: Geotechnical Design and Construction Challenges
  Sean Carter, USACE.
• Hydrochemical Cause of Pavement Subsidence in the Cumberland Gap: Tunnel Kentucky & Tennessee
  James Dinger, James Currens, Randy Paylor, R. Stephen Fisher, Kentucky Geological Survey
• Geotechnical Challenges of the Lewistown Narrows Reconstruction
  Brent J. Basom and Daniel S. Ramer GTSTech

Session 5: River Processes & Influence on Geohazards.

• Minersville Riverbank Stabilization A Case History
  Lisa Gatens, and Seth Lyle, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• Effects of Land Use Changes and Channelization on the Stability of Streams: A Case Study from the Shawnee Hill Country of Southern Illinois
  L. Scott Eaton, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University

Session 6: Subsurface Investigation Innovations.

• Cone Penetrometer Testing
  Mike Bailey, USACE-SAS
• Sonic Drilling for Geotechnical Investigation & Construction
  Steve Bratton, Boart Longyear Environment and Infrastructure.
• Potential Concrete Growth Resulting from Adverse Reaction Between Cementing Material and Aggregates in Concrete
  Melanie Leslie, USACE.
• Long-Term Movements of Highway Bridge Approach Embankments and Pavements
  Tommy C. Hopkins, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky

Session 7: Modeling and Simulation

• Landslide Mapping and Research at the Kentucky Geological Survey
  Matthew M. Crawford and William M. Andrews Jr, Geologic Mapping Section, Kentucky Geological Survey.
• Soil Modeling & Slope Design using PSS Slope
  Mohamed A. Ashour Ph. D., PE WVU Tech, Joe Carte PE WVDOT, Larry Douglas PG WVDOT.
• 3D Laser Scanning for Modeling/Monitoring Geohazards
  Tom Rayburn, E.L. Robinson

Session 8: Seismic Hazard, Risk Assessment & Transportation Infrastructure Management

• Liquefaction Under Embankment Dams: Back-of-the-Envelope Predictions of Deformation
  Alan F. Rauch, PhD, PE, Stantec Consulting
• Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessments for Bridges and Highways in Kentucky
  Zhenming Wang, Issam E. Harik, Edward W. Woolery
• May 12, 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake Reconnaissance
  Zhenming Wang
• Risk Management in Geotechnical Decision Making
  Benjamin S. Rivers, PE, Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Opening Session: Geotechnical Case Studies of North Carolina.

• Big Slow Movers: A Look At Weathered-Rock Slides in Western North Carolina
  Rebecca S. Latham, Richard M. Wooten, Anne C. Witt, Kenneth A. Gillon, Thomas J. Douglas, Stephen J. Fuemmeler, Jennifer B. Bauer, North Carolina Geological Survey
• Geohazard and Transportation Aspects of Sulfidic Rock (Acid Rock) in North Carolina
  Thomas J. Douglas, Richard M. Wooten, Kenneth A. Gillon, Jennifer B. Bauer, Jody C. Kuhne, Rebecca S. Latham, Anne C. Witt, Stephen J. Fuemmeler: North Carolina Geological Survey;orth Carolina Department of Transportation.
• A Brief History of Horizontal Drains in Western North Carolina
  Michael Hager, North Carolina Department of Transportation.
• 2D MASW Surveys To Evaluate Subsurface Stiffness: Investigations of the 2004 I-40 Landslide and Other Projects
  Ned Billington, Jeremy Strohmeyer, Alex Rutledge, Schnabel Engineering, Greensboro, NC.

Session 2: Landslides: Past, Present & Future.

• An Integrated Landslide Management System for Highway Applications
  Kirk Beach and Gene Geiger, ODOT; Robert Liang, University of Akron, Akron Ohio
• A Remediation Cost Database and Web-Based Application for Geologic Hazards
  Kirk Beach, ODOT; Patrick Fox and Paul Sivilotti, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• Drilled Shafts for Bridge Foundation Stability Improvement Ohio 833 Bridge over the Ohio River Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio: An Update
  Stan A. Harris, P.E., Geotechnical Program Manager and Eric M. Kistner, P.E., Senior Project Engineer; Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May Engineers, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio
• Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Data Exchange
  Scot D. Weaver, EarthSoft, Inc.; Thomas Lefchik, FHWA

Lunch Speaker : Chester Watts, Radford University.

Session 3: Cost Benefits of Geoscience Information.

• Valuation of Services from Natural Systems in Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Changes in the Appalachian Development Highway System: The Role of USGS Data
  Gregory A. Bischak, Senior Economist, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington DC
• The Value of Geologic Maps for Transportation Planning in Kentucky
  James C. Cobb, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Integrating Geoscience and Socioeconomic Information Reduces Uncertainty in Societal Decision Making
  Carl Shapiro, USGS, Geography Discipline, Reston, VA and Richard Bernknopf, USGS, Western Geographic Science Center, Menlo Park, CA.

Session 4: Economic Impact of Geological Hazards.

• Perceived Risk Versus Cost In Karst Remediation A Case History
  Sam Vance, AMEC, Nashville, TN
• West Virginia Route 2 Rock Fall Hazards at “The Narrows” Using a Rock Fence Catchment System for Remediation
  Aaron L. Wentz, West Virginia DOT
• Wolf Creek Dam, Balancing Extreme Consequences of Failure and Extreme Economic Impacts in the Uncertain World of Karst
  Jody Stanton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville, TN
• Current Results of Landslides Hazard Mapping in Western Carolina
  Kenneth Gillion, Richard Wooten; Rebecca Latham, Anne Witt, Thomas Douglas, Stephen Fuemmeler, Jennifer Bauer; John Nickerson, North Carolina Geological Survey.

Session 5: Geological Mapping

• Geohazards in the Kope Formation, Northern Kentucky
  John Kiefer, Warren Anderson, Kentucky Geological Survey
• Geological Maps for Land-Use Planning
  Daniel I. Carey, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
• New Geologic mapping for Landslide Mitigation in Eastern Kentucky
  William M. Andrews Jr., John D. Kiefer, Matthew M. Crawford, Kentucky Geological Survey
• Foundation Problems and Pyrite Oxidation in the Chattanooga (Ohio) Shale Estill County, Kentucky
  John Kiefer, Warren H. Anderson, Kentucky Geological Survey

Session 6: Innovations in Real-Time Monitoring

• Design of Instrumentation Systems for Monitoring Geo-Hazards in Transportation
  Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., Christopher Consultants, Roswell, GA
• Advancements and Innovations in Instrumentation Systems for Real-Time Monitoring of Geo- Hazards in Transportation
  W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., Geocomp Corporation, Boxborough, MA; Thomas A Tye, P.E., Geocomp Corporation, Atlanta, GA
• Value of Instrumentation Systems and Real-Time Monitoring: An Owner’s Perspective
  Silas C. Nichols, P.E., Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, GA

Session 7: Rock Slope Problems and Stabilization

• Slope Stabilization at the Canon Del Pato Hydroelectric Project, Peru. Part 1: Background and Site Studies
  Malcolm Schaefer, Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC
• Slope Stabilization at the Canon Del Pato Hydroelectric Project, Peru. Part 2: Design and Construction
  Malcolm Schaefer, Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC
• Emergency Project Maui DOT
  Renee Reccord, Janod of Companies, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC
• Slope Stabilization with High Tensile Wire Mesh
  Frank Ahmend, Geobrugg

Session 8: Karst and Mine subsidence Hazards in Transportation

• On the Time-Frame of Cover Collapse Sinkhole Development
  Barry F. Beck and Wanfang Zhou, P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN.
• The Nelsonville Bypass: A Hitchhiker’s Journey through the Galaxy of Mine Hazards
  Stan A. Harris, Eric M. Kistner, Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May Engineers, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio; Alan Craig, P.E., Ohio Department of Transportation, District 10, Marietta, Ohio
• Ohio’s Underground Mine Hazards—Getting Out of the Pits
  Christopher P. Gordon, ODNR, Division of Geological Survey; Tim Jackson, ODNR, Division of Mineral Resources Management

Opening Session: Mapping Utilizing GIS & GPS

• Cataloging Geotechnical Projects Information on the Web
  Williams Broyles (KTC)
• Accessing Geotechnical Information for Geotechnical Studies in Kentucky
  Matt Crawford (KGS)
• Karst Potential and Development indices: Tools for mapping Karst Hazard Regions Using GIS
  Randy Paylor, James Currens, Mathew Crawford (KGS)
• Using Digital Technology to Collect, Manage, Interpret and Deliver Geologic Mapping Data in Kentucky
  W.Andrews, Jr., S. Martin, R. Counts, M. Crawford, G. Weisenfluh (KGS)

Session 1: Geotechnical Databases

• Development of an XML Schema for Geo-data
  Marc Hoit (University of Florida)
• How DIGGS May Benefit Geotechnical Data Collection and Use Efforts
  Scot D. Weaver (Earthsoft)
• Practical Considerations in Working with Data Interchange Standards(presentation,paper)
  S. Caronna (gINT Software)
• Resource and Asset Management through Web-Enabled GIS Database System
  Robert Liang (University of Akron); Gene Geiger; Kirk Beach (ODOT).

Session 2: Water Issues

• Avoiding Geohazards in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands by Using ‘Natural Stream’ Principles
  Steve Kite (WVU), Neal Carte (DOH), William Harman (Buck Eng.), Donald Gray (WVU)
• Debris Flow Hazards in Western North Carolina – Some Geological, Meteorlogic and Hydrologic Survey
  Richard Wooten, R. Latham, A. Witt (NCGS)
• U.S. Geological Survey Field Investigations of Bridge Scour
  Dave Mueller, Stephen T. Benedict (USGS)
• Stream Gages: An Essential Tool for Avoiding Transportation Hazards
  Doug Kirk (WVDOH)

Session 3: Landslides: Prediction, Prevention and Remediation

• A Sinkhole Induced Landslide Along SR 111, Dunlap Tennessee: A Case Study
  V. Bateman, Len Oliver (TDOT)
• Slope Stability Along the North Carolina Section of the Blue Ridge Parkway
  Rebecca Latham, R. Wooten (NCGS)
• Innovations in Landslide and Erosion Repair
  Bob Barrett (Soil Nail Launcher)
• Characterization and Remediation of a Creeping Slope
  Todd Swackhamer (McMahon & Mann); Donald McMahon; James Zimmerman (NS Corp)

Session 4: Rock Reinforcement & Anchoring

• Engineering Geology Challenges During Design and Construction of the Marmet Lock Project
  Michael Nield (USACE)
• WV 2 Follansbee to Weirton Road: Evaluation of Rockfall Protection Measures and Design of Landslide Correction Measures
  Robert L. Dodson (HDR)
• Hurricane Related Landslide Repair on the Blue Ridge Parkway
  Don W. Dotson (AMEC); Chris Ramsey (Richard Geottle, Inc)

Session 5: Risk & Reliability Assessment

• Engineering Risk and Reliability: Application to Civil Works Infrastructure
  Robert Patev (USACE)
• That Slope Shouldn’t Have Failed
  Pete Nix (DLZ)
• Managing Risk and Reliability of an Inventory of Large and, Potentially Dangerous Civil Works Projects
  Jeffrey Schaefer, Andy Harkness (USACE)

Session 6: Site Caracterization: Over Karst & AML

• Replacement of Rt. 33 Bridges in Active sinkhole Environment
  Silas Nichols (FHWA)
• An Overview of Geophysics Use in Transportation Projects, and Geophysical Choices Specifically for Karst and Mine Investigations
  Rick Hoover (SAIC)
• The Maple Ridge Wind Farm Access road Design Over Unstable Soils on the Tug Hill Plateau
  Martin Derby (Malcolm Pirnie); Patrick O’Rourke (Contech)
• Geophysical Manual: A Practical Engineering Solution for Highway Related Problems
  Khamis Haramy (FHWA); Kanaan Hanna
• Delineation of Karst Groundwater Basins Along the Proposed I-66 Corridor, Pulaski County
  James C. Currens, Randall Paylor (KGS)

Opening Speakers

• Kentucky Geohazards In Transportation
  Sam Beverage, Katrina Bradley: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Opening Session

• GIS-Based Coal Resources Maps as Infrastructure Development Planning Tools
  Nick Fedorko, WV Geological and Economic Survey
• Surficial Geologic Maps for Geotechnical Audiences
  William M. Andrews, Kentucky Geological Survey

Session 1

• Difficulties and Suggestions When Drilling And Blasting In A KARST Environment
  James T. Ludwiczak, Blasting and Mining Consultants
• A New Era of Tunnel Blasting: Electronic Initiators and Geohazard Reduction
  Doug Anderson: Parsons Brinckerhoff

Session 2

• Geotechnical Management Systems: Data Standards
  Thomas Leftchik, FHWA; Kirk Beach
• Geohazard Assessment for Highway Planning: The Karst Factor
  Dominick Amari, AGE Designs, Inc.; Daniel Hurst, AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc,; Harry Moore, TDOT
• Rockfall Hazard Inventory Development and Maintenance: A 20 year Perspective
  Michael Vierling, New York State Thruway Authority; Richard Cross & Peter Ingram, Golder Associates, Inc
• Development of Landslide Susceptibility Map for the County of Summit, OH
  Joseph Troxell, Michael Krokonko, Gannett Fleming; David Gilbert, Geodecisions

Session 3

• The Earthquake Hazard in Kentucky: the Problems, Research, Current Assessment, and On-line Seismic Readings from the KSSMN
  John Kiefer and Zhenming Wang, Geologic Hazards Section Kentucky Geological Survey
• Soft Ground Tunneling through Contaminated Groundwater
  Nasri Munfah and Subal Sarkar, Parsons Brinckeroff

Session 4

• Glenwood Canyon Rockfall
  Barry D. Siel, FHWA
• Public-Private partnerships: The WV Experience
  Yuvonne Cantrell, Henry Compton & Ron Krofcheck, FHWA
• Old Mines Require New Thinking
  Thomas E. Leftchik, FHWA

Session 5

• Use of Launched Soil Nails to Stabilize Landslides in Summit County, OH
  Mitchell Weber, Gannet Fleming Engineers and Architects; Greg Bachman, Summit County; Robert Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.
• Landslide Stabilization Using Micropiles, State Route 837 in Washington County, PA.
  James R. James, Gannet Fleming, Inc.
• A Design Model for Pile Walls Used to Stabilized Landslides
  Tia Maria Richardson, Fairmont State University, WV

Session 6

• The Industrial Parkway: So You Want to Build a Road in Mine Spoils
  Scott Murray & Mark Litkenhus, Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott & May Engineers, Inc.
• Geotechnical Design and Construction of the Pittsburgh Mills Interchange: Ancient Landslides, Rock Bolts, Soil Nails, and Geogrids, Oh My!
  Paul Hale, Brian Heinzl, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
• Drilled Shafts for Bridge Foundation Drilled Shafts for Bridge Foundation Stability Improvement: Ohio 833 Stability Improvement: Ohio 833 Bridge over the Ohio River
  Stan Harris, Eric Kistner: Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May Engineers,Inc.
• Abutment Site Evaluation for Proposed Corridor H Bridge
  Kamal Shaar, Bob Barclay, Doug Voegele, James Wang: H.C. Nutting Company

Abstracts
Brochure

Session 1

• Bachus GeoSyntec
• Berg OGS

Session 2

• Weaver Earthsoft
• Williams BBC&M

Session 3

• Banks OGS
• Bennet ODOT
• Davies Intergraph

Session 4

• Carey KGS
• Ferguson CoE
• Fisher WVDOT
• WeberGannet

Session 5

• Aparicio FullerMSM
• Graham ODOT
• Narsavage DLZ
• Pohana Cincinnati

Abstracts
Brochure

Session 1

• Chester Watts
• Edward Woolery
• Michael May

Session 2

• Jobes Henderson
• Martin Woodard
• Michael Nield

Session 3

• John Charlton
• Loren Turner
• Rick Ruesegger
• Steve Spagna
• Tommy hopkins

Program
Brochure

• George Hall.pdf
• George Webb.pdf
• Thomas Lefchik.pdf
• James Currens.pdf