Illinois Department of Transportation

2018 Midwest Geotechnical Conference

The Midwest Geotechnical Conference was held September 24-27, 2018 at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center in Moline, IL. Presentations from the event can be found below.

The Midwest Geotechnical Conference (MWGC) seeks to bring together State and Federal DOT geotechnical professionals from the north central region of the United States along with geotechnical professionals from the private sector and academia to promote technical interaction and professional development.

The State of Illinois is pleased to host the 2018 MWGC and our objective for this year’s conference is to provide an array of diverse technical presentations as well as a forum in which professionals can share their experiences and challenges within the geotechnical field while exploring innovative solutions.

This conference is aimed to professionals involved in research, design, construction and management in the geotechnical field related to the transportation industry.

The Midwest Geotechnical Conference Member State and Federal DOT organizations include: Iowa; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; Ohio; Wisconsin; and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center. However, geotechnical professionals from other governmental organizations are also invited to attend and participate in the conference.

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Heather Shoup, IDOT Bureau of Materials Geotechnical Engineer, by email at Heather.Shoup@illinois.gov or by phone at (217) 785-9972

Ve'Niecy Pearman-Green, IDOT District 8 Geotechnical Engineer, by email at veniecy.pearman-green@illinois.gov or by phone at (618) 346-3313.

Registration
Lodging & Rates
Agenda
Presentations

Individual Registration Fee

August 31, 2018 or earlier: $275.00

September 1, 2018 or later: $325.00

Individual Registration Form

Click here for registration form

Thank you for your interest in attending the 47th Midwest Geotechnical Conference. Each attendee needs to fill out and submit a copy of the Individual Registration Form. All conference events and their costs, except lodging are covered in the registration fee. There are no discounts for unattended events.

Hotel reservations must be made separately by attendees before August 24, 2018 to guarantee the conference lodging rate as well as rooms availability. For more information on Lodging and Travel, click the tab at the bottom of this page.

Please mail completed Individual Registration Form and fee (payable to Midwest Geotechnical Conference) to:

Midwest Geotechnical Conference
P.O. Box 507
1610 Eastport Plaza Drive
Collinsville, IL 62234-9997

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Heather Shoup, IDOT Bureau of Materials Geotechnical Engineer, by email at heather.shoup@illinois.gov or by phone at (217) 785-9972

Ve'Niecy Pearman-Green, IDOT District 8 Geotechnical Engineer, by email at veniecy.pearman-green@illinois.gov or by phone at (618) 346-3313.

The 47th Midwest Geotechnical Conference will be held at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, Quad Cities. The hotel is located in downtown Moline, IL.

A block of rooms is available at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center at the group rate of $93.00 (plus applicable taxes) per night for MWGC attendees. Reservations must be made separately by attendees before August 24, 2018 to guarantee the conference lodging rate as well as rooms availability.

Reservations can be made by calling (800) 659-2220, please remember to ask for the 2018 Midwest Geotechnical Conference group rate.

Hotel Parking

The Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center offers complimentary on-site parking to their guests.

Transportation and Shuttle

The Stoney Creek offers complimentary airport shuttle service to their guests, based on availability. For additional information or to schedule this service, please contact the Hotel.

For further information on the conference hotel, visit Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center

For visitor information on what Quad Cities has to offer, click here.

For a map of location of the hotel, click here

Click here to download the Conference Agenda

Final Conference Agenda

Monday September 24, 2018

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Registration
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Ice Breaker Reception – Backwater Jack’s Saloon

Tuesday September 25, 2018

7:00 am – 8:00 am	Registration
8:00 am – 9:05 am	Technical Session I – Opening Remarks & Presentations (Moderator: Heather Shoup, IDOT)
8:00 am – 8:05 am	Opening Remarks, Heather Shoup, IDOT
8:05 am – 8:35 am	Drilling Safety in 2018, Rick Hutchings, CME
8:35 am – 9:05 am	Pile Driving and Hammer Sizing, Jose Ortiz, FHWA
9:05 am – 12:00 pm	Technical Session II – Workshop (Moderator: Heather Shoup, IDOT)
9:05 am – 9:45 am	Intelligent Compaction Workshop on Mechanistic Based QC/QA, David White, Ph.D., P.E. Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.
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9:45 am – 10:00 am	Break
10:00 am – 12:00 pm	Presentation
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch provided on-site
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Technical Session III – Presentations (Moderator: Ryan Snook, MDOT)
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm	Mine Subsidence Remediation, Brent Guttmann, IDNR
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm	Advantages of Reinforced Earth over Other Retainage Systems, Dr. Majid Talebi, Ph.D., P.E., Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Technical Session IV – Presentations (Moderator: Jeff Horsfall, WisDOT)
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm	Measurement and Use of Soil Set-Up in Driven Pile Design for the I-480 Valley View Bridge Project, Christopher Merklin, ODOT
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Quarry By-product Applications for Subgrade and Subbase, Dr. Erol Tutumluer, Ph.D., University of Illinois
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm	Embankment Settlement with Instrumentation Data, Andrew Eller, MnDOT

Wednesday September 26, 2018

7:00 am – 8:00 am	Registration
8:00 am – 9:30 am	Technical Session V – Presentations (Moderator: Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA)
8:00 am – 8:45 am	Drilled Shaft Construction Policy Changes, Silas Nichols, FHWA
8:45 am – 9:30 am	Design of Drilled Shafts in Weak Rock/Shales with a Modified SPT Test Method, Dr. Tim Stark, Ph.D., University of Illinois
9:30 am – 9:45 am	Break
9:45 am – 11:30 am	Technical Session VI – Presentations (Moderator: Giancarlo Gierbolini, IDOT)
9:45 am – 10:30 am	INDOT Initiatives for Geotechnical Asset Management, Athar Khan, INDOT
10:30 am – 11:30 am	Jane Byrne (Circle) Interchange, Brian Kuttab and Eric Ray, IDOT
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Lunch provided on-site
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm	Technical Session VI (Continued) – Presentations (Moderator: Giancarlo Gierbolini, IDOT)
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm	Influence of PI and Dust Ratio on Aggregates in Subbase and Base Course, Dr. Abdolreza (Reza) Osouli, Ph.D., P.E., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
1:15 pm – 5:00 pm	Technical Session VII – Workshop (Moderator: Naser Abu-Hejleh, FHWA)
1:15 pm – 1:35 pm	Introduction: Highway Performance Management, Naser Abu-Hejleh, Ph.D., FHWA
1:35 pm – 5:00 pm	Geotechnical Asset/Performance Management Workshop, Mark Vessely, BGC Engineering
1:35 pm – 2:15 pm	1. Introduction to geotechnical asset management, potential benefits, and how to connect to TAM and performance management
2:15 pm – 2:35	2. Introduction of simple workflow and Microsoft Excel tool for starting GAM
2:35 pm – 2:50 pm	Break
2:50 pm – 3:45 pm	3. Group exercise to start building GAM inventory and perform initial assessment
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm	4. Flexible steps and considerations for implementation success
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm	5. Q/A and discussion
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Evening Dinner with Guest Speaker

Thursday September 27, 2018

7:00 am – 8:00 am	Registration & Steering Committee Meeting
8:00 am – 10:00 am	Technical Session IX – Presentations (Moderator: Athar Kahn, InDOT)
8:00 am – 8:35 am	Drilled Shaft Repair in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Ryan Snook, MDOT
8:35 am – 9:15 am	I-74 Bridge over the Mississippi River Construction, Travis Konda, HNTB
9:15 am – 10:00 am	Getting a Clearer Picture with Geophysics, Travis Kassebaum, Terracon
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Break
10:15 am – 12:00 pm	Technical Session X –Presentations & Closing Remarks (Moderator: Christopher Merklin, ODOT)
10:15 am – 10:45 am	Use of UAV (Drones) in Geotechnical Engineering, Jeffrey Gebhard, Braun Intertec
10:45 am – 11:20 am	Chippewa River Bridge TDR Scour Instrumentation, Jeff Horsfall, WisDOT
11:20 am – 11:55 pm	MoDOT’s Experience with Electronic Acquisition and Management of Geotechnical Field Data, Ricardo Todd, MoDOT
11:55 am – 12:00 pm	Closing Remarks, Heather Shoup, IDOT

PRESENTATIONS

Date	Presenter	Presentation Title	Presentation Links
9/25/2018	Rick Hutchings, CME	Drilling Safety in 2018	Presentation
9/25/2018	Jose Ortiz, FHWA	Pile Driving and Hammer Sizing	Presentation
9/25/2018	David White, Ph.D., P.E. Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.	Intelligent Compaction Workshop on Mechanistic Based QC/QA,	Presentation
9/25/2018	Brent Guttmann, IDNR	Mine Subsidence Remediation	Presentation
9/25/2018	Dr. Majid Talebi, Ph.D., P.E., Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.	Advantages of Reinforced Earth over Other Retainage Systems	Presentation
9/25/2018	Christopher Merklin, ODOT	Measurement and Use of Soil Set-Up in Driven Pile Design for the I-480 Valley View Bridge Project	Presentation
9/25/2018	Dr. Erol Tutumluer, Ph.D., University of Illinois	Quarry By-product Applications for Subgrade and Subbase	Presentation
9/25/2018	Andrew Eller, MnDOT	Embankment Settlement with Instrumentation Data	Presentation
9/26/2018	Silas Nichols, FHWA	Drilled Shaft Construction Policy Changes	Presentation
9/26/2018	Athar Khan, INDOT	INDOT Initiatives for Geotechnical Asset Management	Presentation
9/26/2018	Brian Kuttab and Eric Ray, IDOT	Jane Byrne (Circle) Interchange	Presentation
9/26/2018	Dr. Abdolreza (Reza) Osouli, Ph.D., P.E., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Influence of PI and Dust Ratio on Aggregates in Subbase and Base Course	Presentation
9/26/2018	Naser Abu-Hejleh, Ph.D., FHWA	Introduction: Highway Performance Management	Presentation
9/26/2018	Mark Vessely, BGC Engineering	Geotechnical Asset/Performance Management Workshop	Presentation
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9/26/2018	Kevin D. Braafladt, Civilian US ARMY Acquisition Sustainment Command	Rock Island Arsenal History 1804-2017	Presentation
9/27/2018	Ryan Snook, MDOT	Drilled Shaft Repair in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula	Presentation
9/27/2018	Travis Konda, Ph.D., P.E., HNTB	I-74 Bridge over the Mississippi River Construction	Presentation
9/27/2018	Travis Kassebaum, Terracon	Getting a Clearer Picture with Geophysics	Presentation
9/27/2018	Jeffrey Gebhard, Braun Intertec	Use of UAV (Drones) in Geotechnical Engineering	Presentation
9/27/2018	Jeff Horsfall, WisDOT	Chippewa River Bridge TDR Scour Instrumentation	Presentation
9/27/2018	Ricardo Todd, MoDOT	MoDOT’s Experience with Electronic Acquisition and Management of Geotechnical Field Data	Presentation