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GEO-INSTITUTE

KANSAS CITY CHAPTER

GEOTECHNICAL & STRUCTURAL ENIGNEERING A COLLABORATIVE SEMINAR

Friday September 13, 2024
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Burns & McDonnell

9450 Ward Parkway 

Kansas City, MO 64114

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Please join KCGI, AEG, UMKC and KU for the 2024 KCGI Annual Geotechnical Specialty Seminar. This will be a joint seminar with the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter and aims to provide a forum for geotechnical and structural engineers to discuss challenges that affect both disciplines. We are hosting this event at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors can be purchased in addition to admission through the registration link. 

Drilled Shaft Rock Socket Shear Spike:  Experimental Behavior and Practical Approaches 

Paul Axtell, COO/Senior Principal Engineer

Dan Brown & Associates

 

Methods for Evaluating the Structural Integrity of Drilled Shaft Foundations

Elvis Ishimwe, Geotechnical Engineer

GRL Engineers, Inc.

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Lateral Performance of Helical Piles with Bolted Couplers

Dylan Madden, Structural Engineer

with Vainqueur Ndangi, EIT

Burns & McDonnell Engineering

 

ETHICS PRESENTATION: Ethical Strategies for an Irrational World

Aaron Mann, Chief Legal Officer

Terracon

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Practical Design-Build Applications of Drilled, Reinforced Concrete Tangent Piles for Excavation Support and Protection Systems 

Bill Powers, Founding Partner and Managing Member

PTM Engineered Foundation Construction, LLC

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How Specialty Geotechnical Contractors Use Geotechnical and Structural Recommendations to Manage Risk

Lyle Simonton, PE and Director of Business Development

Subsurface Constructors, Inc.

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Geotechnical and Structural Lessons Learned from 500 Third-Party Geotechnical Peer Reviews

Steve Wendland, President, Board Certified Geotechnical Engineer

Bedrock GeoConsult, LLC

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