Conference Schedule* Day 2 – Thursday, June 7, 2018 8:30 - 9:00 am Breakfast in Exhibitor’s Area & Registration 9:00 - 9:10 am Introduction and Presentation Theresa Engler, DFI Executive Director and Prof. Massimo Grisolia, Conference Chair 9:10 - 9:40 am John Mitchell Lecture: Geophysical to Geotechnical Design | Prof. M. Jamiolkowski 9:40 - 10:10 am Invited Lecture: USACE Mega Challenge – Dams and Levee Rehabilitation World Wide | David B. Paul, P.E., Lead Civil Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 10:10 - 10:40 am Invited Lecture: Water Infrastructure Challenges in Italy | Giovanni Ruggeri, Dr. Ing., ICOLD Italy, and Vincenzo Chieppa, Manager, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport 10:40 - 11:00 am Q&A Panel and Open Discussion 11:00 - 11:20 am Coffee Break in Exhibitor’s Area 11:20 - 11:50 am PLENARY SESSION: MAIN HALL Young Professionals and Students Mentoring Forum 11:50 - 1:35 pm Deep Foundations Technologies: Diaphragm Walls KEYNOTE LECTURE Artificial Ground Freezing in Underground Construction: Engineering Challenges and Research, Giulia Viggiani, Ph.D,Cambridge University 1:35 - 2:40 pm 2:40 - 5:25 pm Lunch in Exhibitor’s Area Deep Foundations Technologies: Deep Foundations Behavior and Testing Project Information Management System (PIMS) and BIM KEYNOTE LECTURE Data Management Systems and Project Visualization with Extended Reality Devices and Holographic Projections, Massimo Mucci, Bencor Global, Inc. 5:25 - 5:45 pm Closing Statements Post Conference Schedule* Day, Friday, June 8, 2018 (All visits are optional and require a separate registration fee) 9:00 - 1:00 pm Technical Visit (Foundations of the Roman Catacombs) 9:00 - 1:00 pm Technical Visit (Rome Metro C) 9:00 - 6:00 pm Technical Visit (Civita di Bagnoregio Tour) *Program Subject to Change Contracts and Geotechnical Investigation KEYNOTE LECTURE Specification, Procurement, Quality Control and Certification of Bottom-Feed Stone Columns, Giovanni Vaciago, Studio Geotechnico Italiano, Italy Design and Modeling Criteria: Other Techniques and Panel Discussion/Q&A KEYNOTE LECTURE The Sochi Case: The First Real Comparison Between NATM and ADECO-RS, G. Lunardi, Tre Esse Engineering srl Rocksoil sp Ground Modification Technologies: Grouting and Panel Discussion/Q&A KEYNOTE LECTURE Challenges in the Design of Jet Grouted Structures, Alessandro Flora, Ph.D, University of Napoli Federico II DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2018 • 33
