The following is a list of the DFI Tunneling and Underground Committee Executives, Advisory Board members and the chairs and co-chairs of the Technical Groups who will identify and guide the committee efforts. DFI Tunneling and Underground Committee – Executives Co-Chair David R. Klug, president, David R. Klug & Associates Trustee Liaison Conrad Felice, president, C.W. Felice Co-Chair James Morrison, vice president, COWI North America Technical Director Brian Fulcher, principal & tunnel practice leader, McMillen Jacobs Associates Colin Lawrence, P.E., vice president, Mott MacDonald Engineers DFI Tunneling and Underground Committee – Advisory Group Frank Arland, P.E., partner, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Les Bradshaw, president/owner, Bradshaw Construction Corp. Rick Lovat, P.Eng., president and owner, Lovat Tunneling Solutions Matt Swinton, senior vice president - Underground District, Kiewit Infrastructure Co. Sanja Zlatanic, P.E., chairman - National Tunnel Practice, HNTB Steve Minassian, P.E., senior vice president, Parsons Co-Chair Shane Yanagisawa, project director, Lane Healy JV Mechanical Tunneling Technical Group Conventional Tunneling Technical Group Precast Tunnel Linings Technical Group Support of Excavation in Tunnel Construction Technical Group Chair Verya Nasri, vice president and global tunnel lead, AECOM Co-Chair Frank Arland, partner, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Co-Chair Jan Cermak, associate partner, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Tunnel Waterproofing Technical Group Chair Stefan Lemke, deputy CEO, Renesco/Marti Chair Paul Madsen, project manager, Kiewit Infrastructure Co. Shotcrete in Tunnels Technical Group Tunnel Construction Safety Technical Group Chair Gerry Anderson, project environmental & safety manager, Kiewit Infrastructure Co. Tunnel Industry Outreach, Training and Education Technical Group Chair Amanda Elioff, vice president and national practice lead tunnels, WSP Americas Co-Chair Richard McLane, chief mechanical engineer, Traylor Bros. Chair Robert Stier, area manager, Drill Tech COMMITTEE CHAIR CHRIS RAMSEY, P.E. Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization Committee Lastly, we are currently working jointly with the Anchored DFI’s Deep Foundations for Landslides and Slope Stabilization Committee is currently involved in a number of items. The most exciting is assisting in planning for S3: Slope – Support – Stabilization (see page 37). We have several committee members active in the planning process, along with members from other teaming committees. The conference takes place August 6-8, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minn., and opens with a with a fundraiser for the Women in Deep Foundations Fund at Target Field to see the Minnesota Twins play the Atlanta Braves. The technical program features a variety of compelling presentations. The conference, as in previous years, will continue to feature a software problem presentation with a panel discussion. The committee is working to put together a special issue of the DFI Journal to be published in 2020. The special issue will feature several technically-based papers as well as papers based on project case histories, all in the spirit of applications used to stabilize landslides or slopes. Earth Retention Committee to complete a deliverable for the Committee Project Fund (CPF). The project is for Developing Guidance for Factoring Structural Resistance for Landslide Stabilization and Excavation Support, led by Dr. Erik Loehr, P.E., and Andy Boeckmann, P.E., of the University of Missouri and Paul Axtell, P.E., of Dan Brown and Associates. The research takes a look at the problem where factoring structural resistance may increase cost associated with construction of structural elements for slope stabilization and excavation support as compared to alternative techniques. This exciting kind of research is the reason that the CPF was initiated. We are anxiously awaiting the results. We are happy to welcome new members to the committee. The next meeting for the committee will take place during the S3 Conference in August. Visit www.dfi.org/groups.asp?join for information to join the committee. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUNE 2019 • 69
