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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
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.
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
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
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.
Session 6. Development and testing of a temperature-controlled triaxial device for freeze-thaw cycle
Cassandra Rutherford, PhD, PE
Iowa State University
Session 7. Coney Island Flood Mitigation Case Study
Clay Patterson, PE
Langan