Geotechnical Risk Assessment

and Management
June 26 28, 2011
InterContinental Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta, GA

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Sunday, June 26, 2011 WELCOME TO GEORISK 2011


7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Short Courses
FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-in
12:00 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome you to GeoRisk 2011,
5:00 7:00 p.m. Ice Breaker Reception & the first Geo-Institute Conference on Geotechnical Risk Assessment and
Exhibits Open Management.
7:00 10:00 p.m. Committee Meetings
Recent natural and man-made hazards such as the 2005 hurricane-induced levee
failures and inundation in New Orleans, and earlier this year the 2011 earth-
Monday, June 27, 2011 quake-induced tsunami and nuclear power plant disasters in Japan demand a
7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration concerted effort by the engineering profession to better assess and manage risk
7:30 8:15 a.m. Coffee, Tea & Juice of failure. The theme of the GeoRisk Conference is assessing and managing
7:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Exhibits Open risk in geotechnical engineering. This Conference brings together geotechnical
8:15 8:30 a.m. Opening Session researchers, engineers, project managers, construction managers, contractors,
8:30 9:30 a.m. Keynote Lectures educators and students, and policy and decision makers from around the world
9:30 10:00 a.m. Break to discuss risk assessment and management. The Conference provides an op-
10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussions & portunity for participants to learn more about how to explicitly consider risk and
Technical Sessions uncertainty in order to improve the value and scope of their services and to better
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Presentation serve the public.
1:00 2:00 p.m. Keynote Lectures
2:00 2:30 p.m. Break The Conference program includes more than 120 presentations, four expert
2:30 4:00 p.m. Panel Discussions & panel discussions, three pre-conference short courses, and eight plenary
Technical Sessions
keynote lectures. The expert panels will discuss important issues such as
4:00 4:30 p.m. Break
Geotechnical Business Risk, Future of Risk, Reliability, and Probabilistic
4:30 6:00 p.m. Technical Sessions
Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, and Impact of Public Policy on Risk.
We are delighted that world-class experts including Erik Vanmarcke, Wilson
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Tang, John Christian, Gregory Baecher, Suzanne Lacasse, Farrokh Nadim, Bill
Brumund, and Gregg Scott are the Conference Keynote Speakers. In addition,
7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration
technical committee meetings including the first joint GI-RAM and ISSMGE
7:45 8:30 a.m. Coffee, Tea, Juice
TC304 meeting on Sunday evening are open to conference attendees.
7:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Exhibits Open
8:30 9:30 a.m. Keynote Lectures
Conference attendees can earn up to 19.5 professional development hours
9:30 10:00 a.m. Break
(PDHs) by attending the entire technical program and the pre-conference short
10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussions &
Technical Sessions courses.
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 2:00 p.m. Keynote Lectures Finally, we hope you will attend the Welcome Reception on Sunday evening
2:00 2:30 p.m. Break and the Conference Banquet Dinner at the Atlanta History Center on Tuesday
2:30 4:00 p.m. Technical Sessions evening to network with other conference attendees. Enjoy your visit to Atlanta,
2:30 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-out one of Americas most vibrant cities.
4:00 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 6:00 p.m. Technical Sessions
7:00 10:00 p.m. Conference Banquet Welcome to Atlanta!
Atlanta History Center
Conference Chair: Conference Co-Chairs:

2011 Conference Organizing Committee

Members: Geo-Institute & ASCE Staff:
Gordon A. Fenton, Dalhousie University Robert Schweinfurth, Director, Geo-
Robert Gilbert, University of Texas at Institute
Austin Helen E. Cook, Board and Program
Russell A. Green, Virginia Tech Specialist, Geo-Institute
D.V. Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines Elaine V. Watson, Manager,
Anand Puppala, University of Texas at Conferences & Meeting Services
Arlington
C. Hsein Juang, Kok-Kwang Glenn J. Rix,
Edward Glynn, Villanova University
Xiong Bill Yu, Case Western Reserve Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Phoon, Ph.D., Ph.D., M.ASCE,
University Clemson University P.E., F.ASCE, Georgia Institute of
National University of Technology
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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011
(You must purchase a separate ticket for the short courses.
This is not included in your conference registration.)
ESTIMATION OF SOIL PROPERTIES FOR
FOUNDATION DESIGN
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hope 2
Soil property estimation is fundamental to all of geotechnical design. On large
projects with relatively generous budgets, all of the required field and laboratory
tests can be conducted to evaluate the necessary geotechnical properties for
design. For all other projects, testing will be more limited, and some proper-
ties will have to be estimated using correlations. Under the sponsorship of EPRI
(Electric Power Research Institute) and other funding agencies, significant research
has been conducted at Cornell to assess soil property correlations in a realistic
manner, including the uncertainty in each correlation. However, the results of these
efforts are not yet available in traditional types of reference sources such as texts
and manuals.
In this short course, much of this technology is presented within a consistent,
coherent, and practical framework. The general topics covered include the
following: soil property evaluation strategy, geologic inference in property
assessment, comparative evaluation of in-situ tests, relative density assessment,
in-situ stress evaluation, soil strength evaluation, and deformability estimation.
This course is a much-expanded version of the well-known Manual on
Estimating Soil Properties for Foundation Design by Kulhawy and Mayne.
It has been given to many engineering and geologic professionals at sites
around the world.
Instructor: F.H. Kulhawy, Professor, Cornell University
PDHs: 6.5
Fees: Member: $295
Non-Member: $345
Student: $99
RISK ASSESSMENT IN GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hope 1
Soils and rocks are among the most variable of all engineering materials and are,
therefore, highly amenable to a probabilistic treatment. The application of statisti-
cal and probabilistic concepts to geotechnical analysis is a rapidly growing area
of interest for engineers, but the course content and delivery will assume no more
than an introductory understanding of probability and statistics on the part of the
participants. The goal however, is to present a user-friendly training on modern
probabilistic techniques applied to classical geotechnical engineering problems
such as seepage, settlement, bearing capacity and slope stability.
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SHORT COURSES
Topics covered include: discussion of potential benefits of probabilistic ap-
proaches as opposed to the classical Factor of Safety methods; review of
sources of uncertainty in geotechnical analysis; review of some simple statistical
theories needed to develop the methodologies and how to interpret the results of
probabilistic analyses; theory behind current geotechnical Load and Resistance
Factor Design (LRFD) implementations and how LRFD differs from traditional de-
sign, and future directions in geotechnical LRFD; examples of established proba-
bilistic methods of analysis in geotechnical engineering, such as the First Order
Second Moment (FOSM) method, and First Order Reliability Method (FORM);
introduction to the state-of-the art in probabilistic geotechnical analysis based
on the Random Finite Element Method (RFEM). All participants will be
given free software to start performing their own probabilistic
geotechnical analyses.
Instructors: Gordon A. Fenton, Professor, Dalhousie University;
D.V. Griffiths, Professor, Colorado School of Mines
PDHs: 6
Fees: Member: $295
Non-Member: $345
Student: $99
RISK AND RELIABILITY OF LEVEES AND DAMS
8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hope 3
The course starts with a description of the basic framework used in analyzing
risk for the large and complex systems that constitute dams and levees. Topics
will include uncertainty, probability theory, fault and event trees, hazard curves,
fragility curves, expected consequences and decision making. Detailed tech-
niques will be presented to characterize natural hazards, including floods, hur-
ricane surges and earthquakes, to represent failure modes, including seepage,
overtopping, static stability and seismic stability, and to integrate the available
information together to assess risk. Finally, results from two recent risk analyses
of major levee systems, the New Orleans Hurricane Protection System and
the California Delta Levee System, will be presented and discussed. Practical,
real-world examples will be used throughout the course to illustrate the major
principles and ideas. An emphasis will be placed on how to interpret and use
the results from a risk analysis as much as on how to assess risk.
Instructors: Greg Baecher, Professor, University of Maryland; Robert
B. Gilbert, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin; Marty McCann,
Jr., Ph.D., Jack R. Benjamin & Associates, Inc.
PDHs: 6
Fees: Member: $295
Non-Member: $345
Student: $99
 SPECIAL EVENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
Ice Breaker Reception/Exhibits Open LUNCH
5:00 7:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Location: Windsor Prefunction Location: Venetian

Meet and mingle with old and new colleagues at the Ice Breaker Reception. Join us for this informal business Risk Q&A session.
Meander through the exhibits and learn about exciting new developments for Moderator: Todd Rees, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, Golder Associates
prediction and evaluation of natural and man-made risks.
Sponsored by:
Joint Geo-Institute and ISSMGE Committee
Meeting Conference Banquet
7:00 10:00 p.m. 7:00 10:00 p.m.
Location: Barclay Location: Atlanta History Center
Fee: $25
Come find out whats on the horizon for the Geo-Institutes Risk Assessment
and Management (RAM) Committee, and ISSMGEs Engineering Join us at the Atlanta History Center for an evening of good food, conversation,
Practice of Risk Assessment and Management (TC304) Com- and exploration of Atlantas history.
mittee.
(Note: Bus departs at 6:30 p.m. adjacent to Venetian Ballroom Prefunction area.)

In 1926, fourteen civic-minded Atlantans chartered the Atlanta Historical So-

MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011 ciety to help preserve the citys history. These founding members met at each
others homes, collected early manuscripts and photographs, and published
Lunch research bulletins all to arouse in the citizens and friends of Atlanta an interest
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. in its history.
Location: Venetian
Over the past 82 years, the organization has grown substantially in both
Presentation by Larry Jedele, The Academy of Geo-Professionals scope and size, and in 1990, the Atlanta Historical Society and all of its hold-
(AGP) ings officially became the Atlanta History Center. Now located on 33 acres in
Remarks by Bryan Watts, Canadian Geotechnical Society (CSG) historic Buckhead, the Atlanta History Center strives to connect people, history,
President and culture through one of the countrys premier History Centers.
Moderator: Robert Schweinfurth, Director, Geo-Institute The Atlanta History Center is a unique campus that houses the Atlanta His-
tory Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, Swan House, Tullie Smith
Farm, six historic gardens, and the Kenan Research Center. The Atlanta His-
tory Center also includes the Margaret Mitchell House, located off-site at the
Midtown campus.
(You must purchase a separate ticket. This is not included
in your conference registration.)

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 TechNical Program
Sunday, June 26, 2011
7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Location: Windsor Prefunction
8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Short Course Short Course Short Course
RISK ASSESSMENT ESTIMATION OF SOIL RISK AND RELIABILITY OF
IN GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES FOR LEVEES AND DAMS
ENGINEERING FOUNDATION DESIGN Location: Hope 3
Location: Hope 1 Location: Hope 2
Gregory Baecher, University of
Gordon A. Fenton, Dalhousie Fred H. Kulhawy, Cornell Maryland, Robert B. Gilbert,
University and D.V. Griffiths, University The University of Texas at Austin
Colorado School of Mines and Marty McCann, Jr., Jack R.
(Note: Starts at 8:00 a.m.) Benjamin & Associates, Inc.
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set Up Location: Windsor Prefunction
5:00 7:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION Location: Windsor Prefunction
7:00 10:00 p.m. Joint Geo-Institute RAM and ISSMGE TC304 Committee Meetings Location: Barclay

Monday, June 27, 2011

7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration Location: Windsor Prefunction
7:30 8:15 a.m. Coffee, Tea, and Juice Location: Windsor Prefunction
8:15 8:30 a.m. Opening session Location: Windsor C
8:30 9:30 a.m. KEYNOTE LECTURES Location: Windsor C
8:30 9:00 a.m.
Risk of Limit Equilibrium Failure of Long Earth Slopes: How it Depends on Length
Erik Vanmarcke, Princeton University
Moderator: Gordon Fenton
9:00 9:30 a.m.
Development of a Risk-based Landslide Warning System: Wilson Tang and Limin Zhang,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Moderator: Robert B. Gilbert
9:30 10:00 a.m. BREAK Location: Windsor Prefunction
10:00 11:30 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: Impact of Public Policy on Risk
Moderator: Robert B. Gilbert, The University of Texas at Austin
Panelists: Joe D. Manous, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Marty McCann,
Jr., Ph.D., Jack R. Benjamin & Associates, Inc.; Brian Pallasch, Government Relations, ASCE
Location: Windsor C

TECHNICAL SESSION: Characterization and Modeling of Variability of

Soils Across Scales
Moderator: Louis Ge
Location: Windsor A

Note: All authors in a given
paper are grouped and listed
by affiliation
Random Field Model Parameters for Columbia River Silt: Armin Stuedlein, Oregon State
University
Reliability-based Design for Allowable Bearing Capacity by Considering Differential
Settlement on Highly Fractured Rock Masses: Jianye Ching and Yu-Gang Hu, National Taiwan
University; Zon-Yee Yang, Tamkang University and Jang-Quang Shiau, SJQ Geotechnical Professional
Engineers Office
Assessment of Levee Site Variability as a Function of the Number of Explorations:
Christopher Groves, Kyle Tabor and Hollie Ellis, Shannon & Wilson
Influence of Geotechnical Dataset on the Range of Influence of Undrained Shear
Strength: Site Onyejekwe and Louis Ge, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Reliability-based Approach to Quantify Mineral Montmorillonite in Expansive Clays:
Bhaskar Chittoori and Anand Puppala, University of Texas at Arlington
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Monday, June 27, 2011 (cont.)
10:00 11:30 a.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Probabilistic/Simulation Methods
Moderator: Kallol Sett and Nadarajah Ravichandran
Location: Windsor B

Subset Simulation and its Application to a Spatially Random Soil: Ashraf Ahmed and
Abdul-Hamid Soubra, University of Nantes
Probabilistic Analysis of Basal Heave in Deep Excavation: Yu-Geng Tang, Hwa-Hsia Institute
of Technology and Gordon Tung-Chin Kung, National Cheng Kung University
Influence of the Scale of Fluctuation of the Friction Angle on the Face Stability of a
Pressurized Tunnel in Sands: Guilhem Mollon, and Daniel Dias, INSA Lyon, Universit de Lyon,
Kok-Kwang Phoon, National University of Singapore and Abdul-Hamid Soubra, University of Nantes
Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of a Raft Foundation Supported by Drilled Shafts in
Karst: D.V. Griffiths, and Jinsong Huang, Colorado School of Mines and Don Dotson, AMEC
Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis as a Supplement to a Deterministic Study: Nishant
Dayal, Rafael A. Prieto, David R. Scherer and Paul J. Lewis, Gannett Fleming, Inc

Liquefaction Probability by Probabilistic Version of Robertson and Wride Model:

Chih Sheng Ku, I-SHOU University, C. Hsein Juang, Clemson University, Jianye Ching, National
Taiwan University and Der Her Lee, National Cheng Kung University

TECHNICAL SESSION: Uncertainty Modeling

Moderator: Shadi Najjar
Location: Windsor D

Design Criteria for the Differential Settlement of Landfill Foundations Modeled Using
Random Fields: Kevin Foye and Xianda Zhao, CTI and Associates, Inc.
Bayesian Updating of Load Settlement Curves for Footings on Cohesionless Soil: Shadi
Najjar, A.m.erican University of Beirut and Michel Saad, American University of Beirut
Stochastic vs. Deterministic Analysis of Consolidation Problems in Natural Alluvial
Deposits: Pouya Pishgah Gilani and Reza Jamshidi Chenari, Guilan University
Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Spatially Random Soils Using Sparse Polynomial
Chaos Expansion: Tamara Al-Bittar and Abdul-Hamid Soubra, University of Nantes
Spatial Variability of Aperture in a Rough-Walled Crack in Surface Soil:
Lisa J.H. Li, and Z. F. Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen and Limin Zhang, Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology
Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis Incorporating Engineering Judgment by
Bayesian Inversion: Chih-Ping Lin and Yin-Chun Hung, National Chiao Tung University

11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. LUNCH Location: Venetian

1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE LECTURE
Moderators: Vaughan Griffiths and Anand Puppala
Location: Windsor C

Unresolved Problems in Geotechnical Risk and Reliability: John Christian, Consulting

Engineer, and Gregory Baecher, University of Maryland
2:00 2:30 p.m. BREAK Location: Windsor C

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2:30 4:00 p.m.
Note: All authors in a given
paper are grouped and listed
by affiliation
TechNical Program
Monday, June 27, 2011 (cont.)
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Risk, Reliability, and Probabilistic
Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
Moderator: John Christian, Consulting Engineer
Panelists: Gregory B. Baecher, University of Maryland; William Roberds, Golder Associates;
Robert C. Patev, US Army Corps of Engineering
Location: Windsor C
TECHNICAL SESSION: Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics I
Moderators: Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Russell A. Green, and Ronald Andrus
Location: Windsor A
Site Response Effects on Partially Ergodic PSHA: Gonzalo Montalva, Universidad de
Concepcion, and Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Virginia Tech
A Case Study of Alternative Site Response Explanatory Variables in Parkfield, California:
Eric Thompson, Laurie Baise, Eugene Morgan and James Kaklamanos, Tufts University and
Robert Kayen, U.S. Geological Survey
Estimating Repair Cost and Downtime Due to Earthquake-induced Damage at Container
Ports: Lindsay Ivey, Glenn Rix, and Alan Erera, Georgia Institute of Technology and Stuart
Werner, Seismic Systems and Engineering Consultants
Effect of Fabric Anisotropy on Seismic Response of Strip Foundations:
Xiangwu Zeng, Bo Li and Hao Yu, Case Western Reserve University
Seismic Response of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls: Is PGA-based Design Adequate?
Kianoosh Hatami and Jean-Baptiste Varnier, University of Oklahoma
Performance-based Assessment of Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on Seismic
Response of Building Frames: Behzad Fatahi, Hamid Reza Tabatabaiefar and Bijan
Samali, University of Technology Sydney
TECHNICAL SESSION: Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization and
Design for Risk Management I
Moderators: Xiong Yu and Mingjiang Tao
Location: Windsor B
Effects of Slenderness Ratio on Seismic Behavior of Vertical Micropiles:
Gholamreza Saghaee, Universit de Sherbrooke and Reza Noorzad, Nooshirvani University of
Technology
Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) at the National Geotechnical
Experimentation Site at Texas A&M University (NGES/TAMU): Richard Williams and
Dayakar Penumadu, University of Tennessee
Probabilistic Compressible Soil Thickness from Field Settlement Data: Sangho Lee and
Masud Alam, GESTRA Engineering Inc
A Novel Application of Risk Analysis Methods to Evaluate the Future Viability of Two
Large Concrete Stormwater Detention Tanks: Malcolm Eddleston and Peter Mason, MWH
Risk Management for Large-Scale Foundation Design and Construction in Challenging
Karst Geology: John Yao, Jacobs Associates and Emad Farouz, CH2M HILL
Effect of Spatial Variability and Model Uncertainty on the Design of Sockets in Weak
Carbonate Rocks: Khaled Charif, Fugro Middle East and Shadi Najjar, American University of Beirut
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Monday, June 27, 2011 (cont.)
2:30 4:00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Engineering Geology and Site Characterization
Moderators: Anand Puppala and Jeff Keaton
Location: Windsor D

CPT-Based Probabilistic Characterization of Effective Friction Angle of Sand:

Zijun Cao, Yu Wang and Siu-Kui Au, City University of Hong Kong
Prediction of Embankment Settlement from PCPT Measurements: A Case Study at
Courtableau Bridge: Xinbao Yu and Murad Abu-Farsakh, Louisiana State University
Geochemical and Geotechnical Features of Terra Rossa in Karst Areas of Southern
Appalachians: Arpita Nandi and Jessica Moore, East Tennessee State University
Characterizing Spatial Variability of Cone Penetration Testing through Geostatistical
Evaluation: David Saftner, Roman Hryciw, Matthew Fadden and Alexander DaCosta,
University of Michigan, and Russell A. Green, Virginia Tech
Case Study - A Landslide on Coastal Slope in Bellingham Bay: X. Huang, Merit Engineering
Inc.
Developing Resistance Factors for Design of Piles in Sand: Kevin Foye, CTI and Associates,
Inc., Monica Prezzi, and Rodrigo Salgado, Purdue University
4:00 4:30 p.m. BREAK Location: Windsor Prefunction
4:30 6:00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Quantitative Risk Analysis for Embankments, Dams
and Slopes
Moderator: Limin Zhang
Location: Windsor C

Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis of a 300 m High Embankment Dam: Qun Chen, and
Li-Ying Chang, Sichuan University
Identification of Hazardous Loose Landslide Deposits and Scars Formed During the 2008
Wenchuan Earthquake: H.F. Zhao and Limin Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bounding the Probability of Failure for Levee Systems: Justin Hollenback, University of
California Berkeley and Robb Moss, California Polytechnic State University
Breaching of Changkai Levee in June 2010 in Jiangxi Province, China:
Ming Peng and Limin Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Distinct Element Modelling for High Rock Slopes in Static and Dynamic Conditions
A Case Study: Ganesh W. Rathod and K.S. Rao, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and A.K.
Shrivastava, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
Reliability Analysis of Stone Columns for Ground Improvement: Jose A. Alonso-Pollan,
Dragados, S.A. and Rafael Jimenez, Technical University of Madrid

TECHNICAL SESSION: Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics II

Moderators: Russell A. Green, Ronald Andrus, and Adrian Rodriguez-Marek
Location: Windsor A

Characterizing the Liquefaction Potential of the Pleistocene-age Wando Formation in

the Charleston Area, South Carolina: Tahereh Heidari, Ronald D. Andrus and Stephen
Moysey, Clemson University

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4:30 6:00 p.m. Influence of rd on Liquefaction Triggering Evaluation at Two Case History Sites:
John Liao and Jorge Meneses, Kleinfelder
Note: All authors in a given
paper are grouped and listed
by affiliation
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Monday, June 27, 2011 (cont.)
Evaluating Bias of Liquefaction-induced Settlement Methods for Performance-based
Design: Hoss Hayati and Robb Moss, California Polytechnic State University
Estimating CSRs for Evaluating Liquefaction that are Consistent with Building Code
Design Spectra: Aaron Bradshaw, University of Rhode Island and Russell A. Green, Virginia Tech
Potential Differences Between Time Series and Random Vibration Theory Site Response:
Albert Kottke, University of California and Ellen Rathje, University of Texas
TECHNICAL SESSION: Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization and
Design for Risk Management II
Moderators: Xiong Yu and Mingjiang Tao
Location: Windsor B
Understanding Uncertainty: Assessment and Management of Geotechnical Risk in Tunnel
Construction: Thomas Pennington and Donald Richards, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Communicating and Managing Risk in Geotechnical Engineering Practice: Jessee
Scarborough, Bhate Geosciences Corporation
Reliability Analysis of Deep Excavation Based on a Semi-Empirical Approach: Jun Kyung
Park: Giovanna Biscontin and Paolo Gardoni, Texas A&M University
Jet-Grouting in Cohesive Soils for Ground Improvement in Hawaii: John Chen and Robin
Lim, Geolabs, Inc., and Kyle Furuhashi, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii
Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Evaluation of Operating Restrictions as an
Interim Measure to Mitigate Earthquake Risk: David Bowles, Utah State University, Michael
Ruthford, US Army Corps of Engineers and Loren Anderson, Utah State University and RAC Engineers
and Economists
TECHNICAL SESSION: Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for
Foundation Systems
Moderator: Abdul-Hamid Soubra
Location: Windsor D
Some Observations on Reliability-based Design of Footings: Widjojo Prakoso, University of
Indonesia and Fred Kulhawy, Cornell University
A Practical LRFD Design Method for Deep Foundations Using Side Friction and End
Bearing: Harald Klammler, Michael McVay and Jeongsoo Ko, University of Florida, and Peter
Lai, and Rodrigo Herrera, Florida Dept. of Transportation
Reliability-based Design of Shallow Foundations in Cohessionless Soils Under
Compression Loading: Serviceability Limit State: Sami Akbas, Gazi University and Fred H.
Kulhawy, Cornell University
Quantile Framework for Simplified Geotechnical Reliability-based Design:
Jianye Ching, National Taiwan University and Kok-Kwang Phoon, National University of Singapore
Reliability Assessment of Eurocode 7 Spread Foundations Design Methodology: Snia H.
Marques and A. Abel Henriques, University of Porto and A. Topa, Gomes University of Porto
Deterministic and Probabilistic Seismic Analyses of a Slope-footing System: Nancy
Salloum, Lebanese University, Dalia Youssef Abdel Massih, CNRS Lebanon, Abdul-Hamid
Soubra, University of Nantes France and Jacques Harb, Notre Dame University Lebanon
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration Location: Windsor Prefunction
7:45 8:30 a.m. Coffee, Tea, Juice Location: Windsor Prefunction
8:30 9:30 a.m. KEYNOTE LECTURES Location: Windsor C
Learning to Live with Geohazards: From Research to Practice
Farrokh Nadim and Suzanne Lacasse, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Moderators: Kok-Kwang Phoon and Glenn Rix
9:30 10:00 a.m. BREAK Location: Windsor Prefunction
10:00 11:30 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: Geotechnical Business Risk
Moderator: Todd Rees, Ph.D., P.E., Golder Associates Inc.
Panelists: Michael Davis, Professional & Pollution Liability, Zurich; Roger Jinks, Earth & Environmental,
AMEC; Alan J. Krause, MWH Global, Inc.; W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., Geocomp Corporation;
William F. Brumund, Ph.D., P.E., Golder Associates Inc.
Location: Windsor D

TECHNICAL SESSION: Limit State Design in Geotechnical Engineering

Moderator: Yu Wang
Location: Hope 3

A Comparative Study of Drilled Shaft Design Using LRFD and Expanded RBD: Yu Wang
and Zijun Cao, City University of Hong Kong and Fred H. Kulhawy, Cornell University
Limit States Design of Pile Foundations in Clay Under Combined Action of Transient Uplift
Loads and Frost Jacking: Konstantin Ashkinadze, Eco-Technica Inc.
Safety Margin in Design of Pile-Supported Structural Slabs for Frost Action: Konstantin
Ashkinadze, Eco-Technica Inc.
Statistical Characterization and Stochastic Simulation of Load-Displacement Behavior of
Shallow Footings: Marco Uzielli, Georisk Engineering S.r.l. and Paul Mayne, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Reliability-based Design of Base Heave Stability In Wide Excavations: Shih-Hsuan Wu
and Chang-Yu Ou, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Jianye Ching, National
Taiwan University
Probabilistic Analysis of Shallow Foundations on Rocks Obeying Hoek-Brown Failure
Criterion: Nut Mao, Tamara Al-Bittar and Abdul-Hamid Soubra, University of Nantes

TECHNICAL SESSION: Risk and Reliability in Geoenvironmental

Engineering
Moderators: Lianyang Zhang and Krishna R. Reddy
Location: Trippe 1&2

Influence of Aging on the Mechanical Behavior of Municipal Solid Waste:

Ahmad Nayebi, Mohammad Hossein Hamzeie Tehrani, Nader Shariatmadari and Pedram
Oskouie, Iran University of Science and Technology
Effect of 1D Infiltration Assumption on Stability of Spatially Variable Slope:
Anastasia Maria Santoso, Kok-Kwang Phoon and Ser-Tong Quek, National University of Singapore
Old Sewer, Big Risks: Managing Risk during the Design and Construction of a 21-Story
Building Adjacent to a Critical 100-year Old Sewer Structure: Damian Siebert and Joel
Mooney, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.; Richard Marks, Daedalus Projects, Inc,; Daniel Ocasio, Massachusetts
State College Building Authority and Kevin McKenna, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (cont.)
10:00 11:30 a.m. Effect of Leachate Recirculation and Extent of Degradation on The Stability of Bioreactor
Landfill Slopes: Amit Srivastava, JP University of Engineering and Technology, G.L. Sivakumar
Babu, IISc Bangalore, Krishna R. Reddy and Hanumanth Kulkarni, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sustainable Flood Risk Management: Lesson from Recent Cases: Xiong Yu, Case Western
Reserve University and Yuewen Huang, Guangzhou Investigation Design and Research Institute of Water
Conservancy & Hydropower

Life Cycle Approaches for Brownfields Redevelopment: Patricia M. Gallagher and Sabrina
Spatari, Drexel University

TECHNICAL SESSION: Retaining Structures I

Moderator: mer Bilgin
Location: Windsor E

Strain Localization Effect on System Reliability-based Design of Bridge Abutments Under

Earthquake Loading: B Munwar Basha, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and G L Sivakumar
Babu, IISc Bangalore
Serviceability Considerations in the Design of Sheet Pile Walls for Risk Management:
mer Bilgin, Eman Mansour and Mohamad Gabar, University of Dayton

Reliability-based Performance Evaluation of Earth Retaining Structures: Manojit

Chakraborty, A. Murali Krishna and Arunasis Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati
Wall and Ground Responses in a Braced Excavation Considering Spatial Variability: Zhe
Luo and C. Hsein Juang, Clemson University and Fu-Kuo Huang, Tamkang University
Evaluation of LRFD Resistance Factors and Risk for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls:
Scott Wasman, Michael McVay, David Bloomquist and Mark Harrison, University of Florida,
and Peter Lai, Florida Department of Transportation
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. LUNCH Location: Venetian Sponsored by Golder Associates
1:00 2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE LECTURES Location: Windsor C
1:00 1:30 p.m.
Geo-Risks in the Business Environment
William Brumund, Ph.D., P.E., Golder Associates
Moderator: Hsein Juang
1:30 2:00 p.m.
The Practical Application of Risk Assessment to Dam Safety
Gregg Scott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Moderator: Russell Green
2:00 2:30 p.m. BREAK Location: Windsor Prefunction
2:30 4:00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Hazards/Risks I
Moderators: Laurie Baise and Zenon Medina-Cetina
Location: Hope 3

Note: All authors in a given
paper are grouped and listed
by affiliation
(Sub)Global Rock Slope Stability: Using Rock Mass Indices to Characterize and Manage
Rockfall Risk: Brian Bruckno, Virginia DOT
Evaluation of the Susceptibility of Landslides and Debris Flows on Costa Ricas National
Road Network Analysis of a Segment of the National Route 32: Diego Cordero
Carballo, Lanamme UCR
Spatial Prediction of Groundwater Depth to Trigger Liquefaction in St. Louis:
Jae-won Chung and J. David Rogers, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (cont.)
2:30 4:00 p.m. Study on Risk Assessment for Individual Landslide: Juan Du, WuHan and Kun-Long Yin,
China University of Geoscience at WuHan
Geohazard Interpretation of the Cagliari Slope (Southern Sardinia, Italy):
William J. Johnson, Francesca Zolezzi, and Eric J. Parker, DAppolonia, James Nicholls,
Flintshire Geoscience Ltd, and Ennio Morgante, EMPD Ltd
Delineation of Slope Profiles from Digital Elevation Models for Landslide Hazard
Analysis: Mesut Turel and David Frost, Georgia Institute of Technology

TECHNICAL SESSION: Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III

Moderators: Ronald Andrus, Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, and Russell A. Green
Location: Trippe 1&2

An Assessment of Surface Wave Techniques at the Texas A&M National Geotechnical

Experimentation Site: Khiem Tran and Dennis Hiltunen, University of Florida

Establishing Confidence in Surface Wave Determined Soil Profiles: Paul Michaels, Boise
State University
Surface Wave Benchmarking Exercise: Methodologies, Results and Uncertainties: Brady
Cox, and Clinton Wood, University of Arkansas
Analysis of Surface Wave Benchmarking Data: Don Zhao, Geogiga Technology Corp
Analysis and Interpretation of the Texas A&M University Benchmark Data Using the
Refraction Microtremor Technique: Aasha Pancha and Satiah Pullammanappallil, Optim
SDS
Determination of the Dynamic Soil Characteristics at the NGES: Sayedali Badsar, Mattias
Schevenels and Geert Degrande, K.U.Leuven
Analysis of SASW, MASW and Passive Surface Wave Data Collected at the National
Geotechnical Experimentation Site at Texas A&M University: Antony Martin, GEOVision, Inc.

TECHNICAL SESSION: Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization and

Design for Risk Management III
Moderators: Hongwei Huang and Dianqing Li
Location: Windsor D

Active Risk Management in Geotechnical Engineering: Allen Marr, Geocomp Corporation

Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Flood Related Potential Failure Modes:
Loren Anderson, RAC Engineers and Economists, Michael Ruthford, Vlad Perlea, David Serafini
and Jack Montgomery, US Army Corps of Engineers, and David Bowles, Utah State University
Geotechnical Risk in the Peruvian Andes: Arnaldo Carrillo-Gil, Ricardo Palma University, Lima,
Peru and Arnaldo Jose Carrillo-Acevedo, AC Ingenieros Consultores S.A.C.
Quantified Risk Assessment of Shield Tunneling Effects on Urban Cement Concrete
Pavement: Qunfang Hu, Tongji University and Hongwei Huang, Tongji University
Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Earthquake-induced Potential Failure
Modes: Michael Ruthford, Vlad Perlea, David Serafini, US Army Corps of Engineers; Michael
Beaty, Beaty Engineering LLC; Loren Anderson, RAC Engineers and Economists and David Bowles,
Utah State University
A Parametric Study on Factors Affecting Ground Vibrations during Pile Driving through
Finite Element Simulations: Mo Zhang and Mingjiang Tao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 TechNical Program
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (cont.)
2:30 4:00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Retaining Structures II
Moderator: mer Bilgin
Location: Windsor E

Tunnel Face Support Pressure and Associated Risk: Mahmoud Ahmed and Magued
Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Risk Analysis of Pile Pressing-in on an Adjacent Earth-retaining Wall: Dandan Lu and
Albert Yeung, The University of Hong Kong
Numerical Study on the Dynamic Behavior of Retaining Walls Backfilled with Shredded
Tires: Nadarajah Ravichandran and Lea Huggins, Clemson University
Probabilistic Analysis of the Deflection of Retaining Wall in Deep Excavation: Yu Geng
Tang, Hwa Hsia Institute of Technology

Risk Management with Performance-based Geoengineering Monitoring: APM Tunnel

Extension at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Thomas Tye, Geocomp Consulting, Inc.,
and Allen Marr, Geocomp Corporation
4:00 4:30 p.m. BREAK Location: Windsor Prefunction
4:30 6:00 p.m. TECHNICAL SESSION: Hazards/Risks II
Moderators: Laurie Baise and Zenon Medina-Cetina
Location: Windsor D

Probability-based Risk Assessment of Landslide/Slope Failure: Yun-Yao Chi and Young-

Long Wu, Chang Jung Christian University; Ya-Fen Lee, Toko University; C. Hsein Juang, Clemson
University and Yiping Wu, China University of Geosciences
Road Slopes Risk Assessment of the Northern Part of Gifu Prefecture Japan: Yusuke
Honjo, Yu Ohtake Takashi Hara and Shuzi Moriguchi, Gifu University
Managing Settlement Risk due to Tunneling Beneath Downtown Seattle: Michael Lach, CDM
Assessing the Probability of Occurrence of Earthquake-induced Landslides Offshore the
U.S. East Coast: A First-order, Second Moment Approach: Eugene Morgan and Laurie
Baise, Tufts University
An Innovative Landslide Risk Assessment System: Application to Highway Embankments:
Lysandros Pantelidis, Colorado School of Mines
Seismic Risk Assessment and Application in the Central United States: Zhenming Wang,
University of Kentucky

TECHNICAL SESSION: Earth Structures/Slopes

Moderator: Mohammed Gabr
Location: Hope 3

Implicit Expression Solution of Slope Reliability on Kinematical Element Method and

Response Surface Method: Ping Cao and Ke Zhang, Central South University
Field Performance of a New Approach Slab System: Qiming Chen and Murad
Abu-Farsakh, Louisiana State University

External Stability of Geotubes Subjected to Wave Loading: Mahdi Khalilzad and

Mohammed Gabr, North Carolina State University

Note: All authors in a given Probabilistic Assessment of Commercial Design Guides for Steep Reinforced Slopes:
paper are grouped and listed Implications for Design: William Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Robert
by affiliation Gilbert and Stephen Wright, University of Texas, Austin

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 TechNical Program
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (cont.)
4:30 6:00 p.m. Using Computer Simulations to Take a Closer Look at Load and Resistance Factors for
Designing Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls and Slopes: Stanley Miller, University of Idaho
Impact of Non-Analytical Factors in Geotechnical Risk Assessment of Levees: Mary Perlea
and Edward Ketchum, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

TECHNICAL SESSION: Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization and

Design for Risk Management IV
Moderators: Hongwei Huang and Dianqing Li
Location: Trippe 1&2

Rockfall and Mitigation Evaluation With 3-D Discrete Element Modeling: Runing Zhang,
Metropolitan State College of Denver and Alan Rock, Lodex Engineering
GeoRisk in the Design Build Procurement Process: John Daoulas, Virginia Department of
Transportation
Owner Involvement Choosing Risk Factors for Shallow Foundations: Roger Failmezger,
In-Situ Soil Testing, L.C. and Paul Bullock, Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc.
Model Test Study of Soil Variation Impact on Shield Tunnel Segment Structure:
Hongwei Huang, Dongming Zhang, and Jie Zhang, Tongji University and Qunfang Hu, Shanghai
Institute of Disaster Prevention and Relief
Mitigating Risk and Managing Foundation Cost & Schedule on Mega Transmission Line
Projects Beginning with the End in Mind: Keith Yamatani, and Ashraf Jahangir, Kleinfelder
Comparison Study on Computer Simulations for Bridge Scour Estimation:
Xinbao Yu, Junliang Tao and Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

TECHNICAL SESSION: Uncertainty Analysis

Moderator: Edward Glynn
Location: Windsor E

Updating Uncertainties in Friction Angles of Clean Sands: Jianye Ching and Jie-Ru Chen,
National Chi-Nan University and Kok-Kwang Phoon, National University of Singapore
Constructing Joint Distributions of Multivariate Geotechnical Data: Jianye Ching, National
Taiwan University, Kok-Kwang Phoon, National University of Singapore, and Wen-Chao Haung,
National Central University
Extension of CSRSM for the Parametric Study of the Face Stability of Pressurized Tunnels:
Guilhem Mollon and Daniel Dias, INSA Lyon, Universit de Lyon and Abdul-Hamid Soubra,
University of Nantes
Beamon Spatially Random Elastic Foundation: Sumanta Haldar, IIT Bhubaneswar and
Dipanjan Basu, University of Connecticut
Teaching Reliability and Uncertainty in Geotechnical Engineering Courses: Robb Moss,
California Polytechnic State University
7:00 9:00 p.m. CONFERENCE BANQUET Location: Atlanta History Center

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 EXHIBITORS

Thank you Exhibitors and Sponsor for making

possible the GeoRisk 2011 Conference.
ACADEMY OF GEO-PROFESSIONALS (AGP) GEOCOMP CORPORATION Lodex Engineering Corp.
Brian Sien Don Jacobs CJ Winckler
1801 Alexander Bell Drive 1145 Massachusetts Ave 1745 Shea Center Drive, 4th Floor
Reston, VA 20191 Roxborough, MA 01719 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Phone: 703-295-6314 Phone: 978-635-0012 Phone: 720-344-5188
Email: bsien@asce.org Email: djacobs@geocomp.com Email: cjw@lodexeng.com
Website: www.asce.org Website: www.geocomp.com Website: www.LodexEngineering.com

Bently Systems, Inc. GEOKON, INC. The Reinforced Earth Company

Diana Jenschke Matt Sullivan Michele Curry
685 Stockton Drive 48 Spencer St. 8614 Westwood Center Drive
Exton, PA 19341 Lebanon, NH 03766 Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: 713-443-2589 Phone: 603-448-1562 Phone: 703-821-1175
Email: diana.jenschke@bentley.com Email: matt@geokon.com Email: mcurry@reinforcedearth.com
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BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC. GEOPIER FOUNDATION COMPANY Rocscience Inc.
Morgan Nesmith Shanna Craig Cathy Weston
834 Dekalb Avenue, Unit B 150 Fairview Rd, Ste 335 31 Balsam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307 Mooresville, NC 28117 Toronto, ON M4E3BS
Phone: 404-226-6910 Phone: 704-799-3185 Phone: 416-698-8271
Email: mnesmith@berkelapg.com Email: scraig@geopier.com Email: cathy.weston@rocscience.com
Website: www.berkelapg.com Website: www.geopier.com

Soilvision Systems, Ltd.

DURHAM GEO SLOPE INDICATOR
Rudy Saavedra
2175 West Park Ct
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Phone: 770-465-7557
Email: rudys@slope.com
Website: www.dgsi.info
GeoGIGA Technology Corp.
Vera Li
1600, 144-4 Avenue, SW
Calgary, AL T2P3N4
Phone: 403-398-8098
Email: sales@geogiga.com
Website: www.geogiga.com
Murray Fredlund
640 Broadway Ave, Ste 202
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N1A9
Phone: 306-477-3324
Email: susan@soilvision.com
Website: www.soilvision.com

Geo-Institute of ASCE ITASCA Consulting Group, Inc.

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1801 Alexander Bell Drive 111 Third Avenue South, Ste 450
Reston, VA 20191 Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 703-295-6313 Phone: 612-371-4711
Email: hcook@asce.org Email: varun@itascacg.com
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