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ANNUAL GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE - APRIL 10th, 2026
Friday April 10th, 2026​
KU Edwards Campus - Regnier Hall Auditorium
12610 Quivira Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
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Please join KCGI, KU, and UMKC for the 2026 Annual Geotechnical Conference. Proceeds benefit area college students in Civil Engineering and Geoscience fields of study.
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Check in begins at 7:30am with refreshments
Conference begins at 8:00am
Conclusion at 4:00pm
Session 1. Flexible and Rigid Pavement Design with Mechanically Stabilized Layers
Tommy James, PE
Tensar
Session 2. Adverse Interactions of Bridges and Approach Embankments with Roadways: Identification and Remediation
Tommy Bounds, PhD, PE
University of Oklahoma
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Session 3. Engineering Judgment, Managing Risk, and the Use of Software
Roch Player, PE, BC.GE, PMP
Braun Intertec
Session 4. Fractured Rocks: Properties, Processes and Engineering Implications
J. Carlos Santamarina, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Session 5. A Comprehensive Pile Test Program at Elba Island LNG Terminal in Savannah, Georgia
Guoming Lin, PhD, PE, GE, BC.GE
Terracon Consultants Inc.
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Session 6. Development and testing of a temperature-controlled triaxial device for freeze-thaw cycle
Cassandra Rutherford, PhD, PE
Iowa State University
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Session 7. Coney Island Flood Mitigation Case Study
Clay Patterson, PE
Langan
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