DFI’s Seismic & Lateral Loads and Marine Foundations Technical Committees teamed up to produce a seminar on practical aspects of deep foundation design and construction in North Charleston, S.C. on May 3-4, 2017. The program was led by the chairs of the respective committees, Kwabena Ofori-Awuah of KCI Technologies and Rick Ellman of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers. Leaders from industry and academia presented state-of-the- practice information on the following design topics, challenging and innovative case histories, and technological advancements: • Seismic Design Overview, Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E., D.GE, ENV SP, KCI Technologies • Drilled Shaft Foundations of Transmission Line Structures – Current Design Practices Under Lateral and Moment Loads, Prasad Yenumula, Ph.D., Duke Energy • Liquefaction Induced Pile Downdrag from Blast Liquefaction Testing, Kyle Rollins, Ph.D., P.E., Brigham Young University • Challenges for the Pile Designer in Seismic Areas, Tim Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, Dan Brown and Associates • Practical Implications of Kinematic Pile-Soil Interaction for Deep Foundation Projects, Benjamin Turner, Ph.D., P.E., Dan Brown and Associates • Design of Pile Foundations for the Combination of Inertia and Kinematics, Prof. Arash Khosravifar, Ph.D., P.E., Portland State University • Overview of the New NRC Report: State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of Earthquake-Induced Soil Liquefaction and Its Consequences, Edward Kavazanjian, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, Arizona State University • Design and Construction of New VDOT Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel, Roderick Ellman, P.E., Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers • Geotechnical and Structural Design Challenges in the High- Seismic, Soft-Ground Environment of the Port Access Road Project, Michael Ulmer, P.E., S&ME Seminar speakers • Craney Island Eastward Expansion - Case Study: Hydraulically Constructed Dikes on Soft Clay Foundation, Ira Brotman, P.E., Moffat & Nichol • Assessment of Seismic and Lateral Load Effect on Hanahan Water Treatment Plant using Geographic Information System (GIS), Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E., D.GE, ENV SP, KCI Technologies • Noise Attenuation Effectiveness and Driveability of New Double-Walled Pile Technology, Per Reinhall, Ph.D., University of Washington • Cast-in-Place Ground Improvement Elements for Liquefaction Mitigation, Willie NeSmith, P.E., Berkel and Company Contractors • Design and Construction of Woodrow Wilson Bridge Vessel, Collision Structure, Roderick Ellman, P.E., Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers DFI is grateful for the involvement of all of the speakers, exhibitors and sponsors. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2017 • 33
