Samantha Schardein
ORVSS LIII Committee Chair
Phone: 502-817-8500
Email: samantha.l.schardein@usace.army.mil
KENTUCKY GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING GROUP
53RD ANNUAL OHIO RIVER VALLEY SOILS SEMINAR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
GHEENS FOUNDATION LODGE - BECKLEY CREEK PARK
1421 BECKLEY CREEK PARKWAY
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40245
The 53rd Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar (ORVSS LIII) hosted by the Kentucky Geotechnical Engineering Group (KGEG) will present current topics in the geotechnical profession as they impact the Ohio River Valley region. Presentations will include current projects in the region, new ideas within the profession, and lessons learned.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
7:00-7:45 am Registration
7:45-8:00 am Welcome Remarks
8:00-9:00 am Peak, Fully Softened, and Residual Shear Strengths for Slope Stability Analyses [Tim Stark, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
9:00-9:50 am Rough River – Phase 2 [Steven Shifflett, US Army Corps of Engineers]
9:50-10:10 am Break
10:10-11:00 am Geotechnical 2.0: The Rise of A.I. [Enrique Farfan, HDR]
11:00-11:50 am Landslide Hazards for Pipeline Construction in Appalachia [Mickey Dial, US Army Corps of Engineers]
11:50 am -1:05 pm Lunch
1:05-2:05 pm Drilled Pier Discussion Panel: The State of Drilled Pier Evaluations
2:05-2:55 pm Earthquake Ground-Motion Site Effect in Central US – Issue and Progress [Zhenming Wang, Kentucky Geological Survey]
2:55-3:15 pm Break
3:15-4:00 pm Covington, Kentucky Levee System – Section C – Historical Slope Movements [Samantha Schardein, US Army Corps of Engineers]
4:00-4:45 pm Just Hold That Toe MSD Nightingale [Abdul Amir Alhelu, RAM Engineering and Construction / EKU]
4:45-5:00 pm Concluding Remarks and Door Prize Drawing