• Investigating possibilities of joint seminars with ASCE Soil Improvement Committee (Chair: Prof. Kyle Rollins, Brigham Young) • Possible collaboration with FHWA to promote SHRP2 implementation • Guidance for design and maintenance of safe working platforms for equipment Helical Piles and Tiebacks Committee Chair: Gary Seider, P.E. Hubbell Power Systems/Chance [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Alan Roach Berkel & Company Contractors [email protected] • State-of-practice study on helical piles (Researchers: Profs. Alan Lutenegger, University of Massachusetts and Sam Clemence, Syracuse University) • Published standard specifications for helical anchors and compression piles • Developing standard specifications for helical soil nails • Developing committee-endorsed engineering instruction/ training program for helical designers • Annual topical seminars • Developing Helical Pile Design Guide • Conducting Helical Seismic Research Study including literature review, laboratory and model testing and full-scale field testing (Researcher: Prof. Amy Cerato, University of Oklahoma) Landslides/Slope Stabilization Chair: Vernon Schaefer, Ph.D., P.E. Iowa State University [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E. University of Missouri Columbia [email protected] • Developing dedicated journal issue on pile stabilized slopes covering analysis and design issues, construction issues and performance through case history papers • Topical seminar with Tiebacks and Soil Nails Committee, August 2016 • Conducting study to compare limit equilibrium and advanced numerical methods for slopes reinforced with stabilizing piles • Preparing literature study and modeling to compare strain wedge and GROUP procedures to define simplified analytical steps for A-Wall systems Manufacturers Suppliers and Service Providers Committee Chair: Mark Bryant, EIT MacLean Power Systems [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Gianfranco Di Cicco GDConsulting LLC [email protected] • Inaugural meeting introducing committee leadership team • Developing “expo” sessions for commercial presentations at the 2015 annual conference • Organizing sessions on good business practices for 2015 annual conference • Developing monthly showcase emails outlining MSSP members and services Marine Foundations Committee Chair: Rick Ellman, P.E. Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers [email protected] Trustee Liaison: Robert Bittner, P.E. Bittner-Shen Consulting Engineers [email protected] • Topical seminars (Midtown Tunnel - Immersed Tube Tunnel, Norfolk ,Va.; Cape Wind Windfarm, Cape Fear, Mass.) • Planning possible update to Marine Foundations Manual with current projects • Preparing proposal for new DFI funded research project on “The use of geopolymer concrete for marine structures” (Researchers: Carlos Montes and Jorge Arroyo from Louisiana Tech University) • Completing DFI funded study of comparison of impact versus vibratory driven piles with a focus on soil-structure interaction (Researcher: Dr. Paul Doherty, University College Dublin). Joint project with Driven Pile Committee • Nomination of annual Ben C. Gerwick award recipient • Exploring possibility of developing a Marine Foundations Committee in Australasia DEEP FOUNDATIONS • NOV/DEC 2015 • 107
