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PAST PRESENTATIONS

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2013 2009 2005 2002
2012 2008 2004 2001
2011 2007 2003  2000
2010 2006    

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2013 PRESENTATIONS
May 08, 2013 John M. Clark, John Milton Clark Engineers, Inc,  How to use Mathcad to do contour and surface plots for foundations
April 10, 2013 Dr. Sahadat Hossain, P.E., University of Texas at Arlington  Forensic Evaluation of Condition Assessment of Geostructures using Non-Destructive Testing
March 13, 2013 Jacob Bice, Ph.D., P.E., Walter P Moore  Non-Destructive Test Methods for Structural Repair and Rehabilitation
February 13, 2013 Matthew W. Singel, P.E.,  Best Practices in Pavement Recycling and Soil-Cement Solutions (Presentation)
January 09, 2013 David Hasness, P.E., Pavestone LLC  Permeable Unit Paving
2012 PRESENTATIONS
December 12, 2012 Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E. , Texas A&M University, Bryan TX  Design of Pavements on Expansive Clay Subgrades
November 14, 2012 John Paulson, P.E., Consultant to Milliken & Company  Concrete Cloth - Changing the Way You Think About Concrete
October 10, 2012 Marshall Rosenberg Attorney, Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP  2012 Risk Management & Professional Liability Law Seminar
September 12, 2012 Tracy Brettman, P.E., D.GE, Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.  New Developments in Auger Pressure Grouted (APG) Piles
August 08, 2012 Doug Folker, Hardy Frames  Braced and Shear Wall Requirements in the IRC Building Code (Presentation)
August 08, 2012 David Howell, P.E. , Texas Board of Professional Engineers  Ethics (Workshop)
July 11, 2012 John Davidson, National Marine Fisheries Service  How Wetlands Influence Development (Presentation)
June 13, 2012 Tim Hartsell, Fibermesh by Propex  Steel & Macro Fiber Reinforced Concrete Technology
May 09, 2012 Ray Mojarrad, Ph.D., Geotech Engineering and Testing  Geoforensic Investigation of Distressed Inground Swimming Pools in the Houston Area.
April 11, 2012 Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, University of Houston  Advances in Designing and Monitoring Field Compaction: M-D Relations (Presentation)
March 14, 2012 Gerard Duhon, Gerard J. Duhon, P.E.  Drainage Guidelines (Presentation)
February 08, 2012 Matthew Singel, P.E., Cement Council of Texas  Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement: Design and Construction
January 11, 2012 Don Show, Synteen Technical Fabrics, Inc.  General Overview of Stabilization Application
2011 PRESENTATIONS
December 14, 2011 Professor Robert Lytton L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Texas A&M University  Design of Drilled Shafts in Expansive Soils
November 09, 2011 David Fowler, Ph.D., P.E., The University of Texas at Austin  Failures: What Can We Learn?
October 12, 2011 Josh Lindberg, Helical Concepts, Inc.  Helical Anchors and Foundations
September 14, 2011 Adil Godiwalla, P.E., Houston Airport Systems  Advanced Modern and Innovative Technologies used at the Houston Airport Systems (Presentation)
August 10, 2011 David Howell, P.E. , Texas Board of Professional Engineers  Ethics (Workshop)
August 10, 2011 Jacob Hutchings, Roadbond Service Co.  An Introduction to Roadbond EN 1 Soil Stabilizer (Presentation)
July 13, 2011 Mustafa Saribudak, Ph.D., P.G., Environmental Geophysics Associates  Environmental Geophysical Case Studies in Texas
June 08, 2011 John Bryant, Ph.D., P.E.., P.G., Bryant Consultants,  Differentiation of Water Sources Using Analytical Water Chemistry Data
May 11, 2011 Patrick Bonorden , Premier Concrete Products, Inc.  Shoretec Revetment Methods
April 13, 2011 Karen L.T. White, P.C.,  Being an Expert Witness. All you Need to Know (Presentation)
April 13, 2011 Marshall Rosenberg, Barker Lyman  Risk Management & Professional Liability Law Seminar (Workshop)
March 09, 2011 Kenneth L. Douglass, P.E., MBA, Four D Engineering, Inc.  WaffleMat Slab-on-ground Forming System
February 16, 2011 Rod Aasheim, Raven Industries Engineered Films Division  Specifying Underslab Moisture and Gas Barriers
January 12, 2011 Professor Dan G. Zollinger, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University  The Role of Subbase Support in Concrete Pavement Sustainability
2010 PRESENTATIONS
December 08, 2010 Dr. Robert Lytton L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Texas A&M University  Effects of Trees on Foundations
November 10, 2010 David Fowler, Ph.D., P.E., University of Texasand Ryan Chancey, Ph.D.  What Caused it to Fail?
October 13, 2010 Travis Bennett, Uretek ICR Guulf Coast  The Uretek System
September 08, 2010 Adil Godiwalla, Houston Airport System  Airport Engineering
August 11, 2010 Al Bustamante, P.E., Wiss., Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.  Test Methods for Evaluating Existing Foundations
August 11, 2010 C.W. Clark, P.E., Texas State Board of Professional Engineers  Ethics Workshop
July 14, 2010 William Morfey, Attorney, Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise, P.C.  Residential Construction Defect Claims in Texas - Out with the New, In with the Old
June 09, 2010 John Luna, Monolite Systems  The Monolite Construction System
May 12, 2010 David Borger, Skyline Steel  Infrastructure Solutions to Modern Port Problems
April 14, 2010 Gerry Kehler, P.E., Geopier  Introduction to the Geopier System
March 10, 2010 Jack Bergmann, Redi-Rock International  Large Block Gravity Retaining Walls
February 10, 2010 Gretchen Davidson, Tensar International  Geogrids Reinforced Pavement Sections
January 13, 2010 Bret Gowens, Boring & Tunneling Co. of America, Inc.  Trenchless Technology
2009 PRESENTATIONS
December 09, 2009 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E.,, University of Texas  Contrasting Design Approaches for Slabs-on-Ground and Raised Floor Foundations on Expansive Soils
November 11, 2009 Dr. David W. Fowler, Detective Engineering  Causes of Distress in Concrete
October 14, 2009 Marty Taube, University of Texas  Ground Improvement
September 09, 2009 Dean Matthews, Dean Matthews Associates  Timber Piling Design
August 12, 2009 Kerry C. Williams, P.E., Attorney at Law, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin  Engineering Ethical Issues (Workshop)
August 12, 2009 Dr. C. Vipulanandan, University of Texas  Grouting Materials and Applications: Research at CIGMAT
July 15, 2009 David Giles, TerraFirma Earth Technologies  Construction Dewatering
June 10, 2009 Dr.Charles Aubeny, Ph.D., P.E., University of Texas  Shear Strength of Shallow Soils
May 13, 2009 Colby Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc.  Recent Advancements in Reinforced Soil Technologies and Landslide Mitigation using Geosynthetically Confined Soil and Launched Soil Nails
April 08, 2009 Donald A. Deardorff, P.E., Texas A & M  Design, Installation and Testing of Helical Piles & Anchors
March 11, 2009 Ray Burgess, Senox  Take a Stand on Protecting Residential Foundations
February 18, 2009 Gary Fitts, P.E., Asphalt Institute  Sulphur Applications for Civil Engineering Materials
January 14, 2009 Dr.Raghu N. Dass, Ph.D., P.E., Paradigm Consultants  Analysis of Four Axial Compression Load Tests on High Capacity Augured Cast-in-Place Piles in the Texas Gulf Coast Soils
2008 PRESENTATIONS
December 10, 2008 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Dr.John Bryant, Ph.D., P.G., P.E., and Dean R. Reed, P.E., Texas A & M  How to use the PTI-3rd Edition to Design Foundations in Houston
November 12, 2008 Dr. David W. Fowler, Ph.D., P.E.,  Causes and Cures of Cracking in Concrete
October 15, 2008 Neil Rock, Cresco  Liteblok - The Ultimate High Tech Building Block
September 10, 2008 Beecroft Shittu, P.E., City of Houston Airport System  Design Practice for Soil Stabilization in Subsidence Area
August 13, 2008 Bruce Cordova, APA, The Engineering Wood Association  The Engineering Wood Association
July 09, 2008 John Machol, Army Corp of Engineers  The U.S. Army of Engineers Regulatory Program Update
June 11, 2008 Darin Williams, Ram Jack Distribution, LLC.  Helical Piles - Design Theory and Applications
May 14, 2008 Prof. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E., University of Houston  Coating and Sealing for Protecting Concrete Facilities
April 09, 2008 Ron Kelm. P.E., Forensic Engineers, Inc.  Which Way is it Moving? Guidelines for Diagnosing Heave, Subsidence and Settlement
March 09, 2008 Eric Green, P.E., Green Engineering Consulting  Underground Vault Failure, Investigation and Repair
February 13, 2008 Gary Fitts, P.E., Asphalt Institute  Asphalt Pavements - Perpetual to Porous
January 09, 2008 Michael Skoller, P.E., National Structural Engineering  Specification and Application of Void Spaces Between Concrete Foundations
2007 PRESENTATIONS
December 12, 2007 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M  Design of Structures to Resist the Pressures and Movements of Expansive Soils
November 14, 2007 Russ Scharlin, P.E., Environmental Soil Stabilization  Stabilization of Expansive Solids Using EcSS 300TM Electrochemical
October 10, 2007 Matt Singel, The Cement Council of Texas  Mini Seminar on Cost-Saving Site and Pavement Techniques: Fast, Durable, Economical
September 12, 2007 David Eastwood, P.E., Geotech Engineering & Testing, Inc.  Recommended Practices for Design and Construction of Swimming Pools in Houston
August 08, 2007 Lowell Brumley, P.E., TSG Consultants  Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings #FPA-SC-13
July 11, 2007 Adi Godilwalia, P.E., City of Houston  Advanced, Modern and Innovative Technologies used for Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Surface Courses at the Houston Airport System
June 13, 2007 Dr.Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M University  New Design Procedures for Foundation Slabs on Shrink-Swell Solid
May 09, 2007 Glenn Weitknecht, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  Wetland Workshop
April 11, 2007 Dennis Boehm, Hayward Baker, Inc.  Ground Modification Techniques for Projects in the Gulf of Mexico
March 14, 2007 Harry Bagherzadeh, Griffin Dewatering Southwest, LLC.  Construction Dewatering
February 14, 2007 Larry Peirce,  Proper Use of Lime to Stabilize Expansive Clays
January 10, 2007 Gregg S. Williams, Contech Construction Products, Inc.  Geosynthetic Subsurface Drainage Systems for Pavements
2006 PRESENTATIONS
December 13, 2006 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M  Re-Visitation of Expansive Soils
November 08, 2006 Phil King, P.E., SynchroPile, Inc.  Synchro-Piles - Enhancing the Performance of Deep Foundations Using Post Grouted Drilled Shafts
October 11, 2006 John Cahill - Attorney at Law, Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.  Risk Management for the Design Professionals - Part II
September 13, 2006 Dr. Carl Norman, Ph.D.,  Foundations on Faults - A Formula For Failure
August 09, 2006 David Dorr - Attorney at Law, Law Offices of David Dorr  Avoiding the Courtroom through Mediation or Arbitration
July 12, 2006 Tracy Brettman, Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.  Auger Cast Piles
June 14, 2006 Eric Green, P.E., Walter P Moore & Associates  Lessons Learned - Case Studies in Engineering Failures
May 10, 2006 Gina Beim, P.E., Pile Dynamics, inc.  Instrumentation for Auger Cast Piles and Pile Driving
April 11, 2006 John Cahill - Attorney at Law, Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.  Risk Management for the Design Professionals
March 08, 2006 Omer Bilgin, University of Texas  Lateral Earth Support Systems and Effects of Ground Movements on Adjacent Structures
February 08, 2006 Andre G. Garner, P.E.,  Investigation of Vapor Emissions in Concrete Slabs-On-Grade
January 11, 2006 Nicole Wylie, Forensic Engineers  Guidelines for Evaluating Foundation Performance by Monitoring
2005 PRESENTATIONS
December 14, 2005 Dilip Choudhuri, P.E., Walter P Moore & Associates, Inc.  Investigation and Repair of Structural Concrete
November 09, 2005 John M. Clark, P.E., Clark Engineers, Inc.  Homebuyers Guide for Foundation Evaluation
October 12, 2005 Sayeed Javed,  Compression and Recompression Indices of Texas Overconsolidated Clays
September 23, 2005 Seminar,  Design of Foundations on Expansive Soil (Workshop)
September 14, 2005 Karl Breckon, P.E., BEC Engineering  Guidelines for the Specification of Precast Concrete Segmented Piles for Foundation Underpinning
August 10, 2005 Dr.Rifat Bulut, Ph.D., Texas A & M  Re-evaluation of current PVR Design Procedure with a New Suction-Based Approach
July 13, 2005 Ronald Langston,  Slope Stability in Harris County
June 15, 2005 Prof. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E., University of Houston  Design, Construction and Testing ACIP Piles in Texas Gulf Coast
May 11, 2005 Todd Allen, Radarview, LLC.  Ground Penetrating Radar
April 20, 2005 Adi Godilwalia, P.E., City of Houston  Advanced, Modern and Innovative Technologies Used at Houston Airport System
March 15, 2005 Dr.Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M University  Intelligent Compaction
February 15, 2005 Keith C. Brooks,  Tensar and Bearing Capacity including Pavement Distress
January 19, 2005 Tom Muncey,  Plumbing Tests and Repairs and Reroutes
2004 PRESENTATIONS
December 15, 2004 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M  Case Studies of Residential Foundation Movements in Southern Houston Area
November 17, 2004 Dr.H. Stephen Tien, Ph.D., Geotech Engineering & Testing, Inc.  Case Studies of Residential Foundation Movements in Southern Houston
October 20, 2004 Andre G. Garner, P.E.,  Forensic Investigation of Existing Warehouse Concrete Floor
September 15, 2004 Carolyn LaFleur, P.E., Sustainable Systems Engineering  Long Time Effects of Remedial Foundation Underpinning
August 18, 2004 Lee Lawrence, P.E., Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.  Concrete Floor Covering Failures
July 21, 2004 Ronald Reed, P.E., Reed Engineering Group, Inc.  The Role of Suction in the Performance of Clay Fill
June 16, 2004 Michael Skoller, P.E., National Structural Engineering  Foundation Design Options for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings on Expansive Soils
May 19, 2004 R. Michael Gray, P.E., Consultant  Using Slab-On-Ground Foundation Elevation Measurements in Residential Foundation Engineering Performance Evaluations
April 21, 2004 Greg FitzGerrell, GFS Services, Inc.  Inspection Surveys using Infrared Technology
March 24, 2004 Michael Gehrig, Bryant Consultants, Inc.  Ground Penetration Radar for Concrete Evaluation Studies
February 18, 2004 Mark Bartlett, P.E., Simpson Strong-tie Co.  Post-Installed Anchors in Concrete Foundations
January 21, 2004 Dr. Moon Won, Ph.D., P.E., Texas Dept of Transportation  TxDot's Approach to Address Premature Concrete Deterioration
2003 PRESENTATIONS
December 17, 2003 Andre G. Garner, P.E.,  Investigations of Existing Building Foundations on High Plasticity Soils
November 19, 2003 Richard Szecsy, Ph.D., P.E., Lattimore Materials Company  Self-Leveling, Self-Pacing, Self-Compacting and Self-Consolidation Concrete
October 15, 2003 Dr.H. Stephen Tien, Ph.D., Geotech Engineering & Testing, Inc.  Case Study of the Pavement Distress at a Service Station
September 19, 2003 Jack Spivey, J. Spivey & Associates  Quality Control Checklists for Foundation Inspection of Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings #FPA-SC-10
August 20, 2003 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Dr. Charles Aubeny, Ph.D., and Dr.Rifut Bulut, Ph.D., Texas A & M  How to Run Soil Suction Tests
July 16, 2003 Ann Nelson, Nelson Engineers  Post Foundation Repair Performance - A Study of Foundation Repair Failure #FPA-RC-01
June 18, 2003 Ed McLean, SI Concrete Systems  Improving Plastic and Hardened Concrete Properties Using Blended Fiber Solutions
May 21, 2003 Dr. John Byrant, Ph.D., P.G., P.E.,  What is the Difference between PVR, PVM and Ym for Geo-Structural Models?
April 19, 2003 R. Michael Gray, P.E., Consultant  Structural Analysis Approach to Residential Foundation Performance Evaluation
March 19, 2003 Kirby Meyer, P.E, MLAW Consultants and Engineers  Unsaturated Soils and VOFLO Demonstration of the software for determining PTI design parameters
February 19, 2003 Jim Austin, P.E., FPA Subcommitee Chair  Foundation Maintenance and Inspection Guide for Residential and Low-Rise Buildings #FPA-SC-07
January 15, 2003 Michael Skoller, P.E., National Structural Engineeringand David Eastwood  ASCE Paper - Recommended Practice for the Design of Residential Foundations
2002 PRESENTATIONS
December 01, 2002 Lowell Brumley, P.E., TSG Consultants  Comments on the Use and Application of the PTI Method and Suggestions for Further Research
November 20, 2002 Bob Pierry, P.E., Roger Bullivant of Texas, Inc.  Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations #FPA-SC-05
October 16, 2002 Gary Osborne, Consultant  Trees and Sewer Leaks
September 18, 2002 Russ Scharlin, P.E., Environmental Soil Stabilization  Stabilization of Expansive Soils using EcSS 3000 Electrochemical
August 21, 2002 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., and Dr.Charles Aubeny, Ph.D., Texas A & M  Shallow Slope Failures and Suction from Vegetation
July 31, 2002 Dr.Michael O'Neill, Ph.D. P.E., University of Houston  Design and Construction of Augered Cast-in-Place Concrete Piles
June 19, 2002 Don E. Lenert, P.E.,  Criteria for the Inspection of and the Assessment of Residential Slab-on-Ground Foundations
May 15, 2002 Willie Adams, Envirotest  Preventing Mold in Your Home
April 17, 2002 Adil Godiwalla, P.E., City of Houston  Distress of Asphalt and Concrete Pavements
March 20, 2002 Dr.Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A & M University  Smart Foundations for Light Buildings on Shrink-Swell Soils
February 20, 2002 John M. Clark, P.E., Clark Engineers, Inc.  Design of Buried Structures and Some Similarities to Residential Foundation Design
January 01, 2002 Dennis Boehm, Hayward Baker, Inc.  Restricted Access of Foundation Remediation Using Minipiles, jet and Compaction Grouting Techniques
2001 PRESENTATIONS
November 21, 2001 Ken Tand, P.E., Kenneth E. Tand & Associates  Settlement of Foundations on Expansive Clays Due to Moisture Demand of Trees
October 17, 2001 Darrell Elliott, Lone Star Industries, Inc.  The Use of Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag to Enhance Concrete
September 19, 2001 Tom Barbar, Incon  Moisture and Vapor Transmission through Slab-on-Grade
August 15, 2001 Dr.Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E. and Dr.Rifat Bulut Ph.D., Texas A & M  Methods to Aid Structural and Geotechnical Engineers in Designing Slab-on-Grade
July 18, 2001 Dr.Michael O'Neill, Ph.D.,P.E., University of Houston  Geostatistics
June 20, 2001 David Eastwood, P.E., Geotech Engineering & Testing, Inc.  State of Practice of Geotechnical Engineering Design of Custom Homes in the Houston Area between 1990 and 2001
May 16, 2001 Art Koeing, P.E., MDI Labs  Foundation Movement in Residential Property
April 18, 2001 Don Taubert,  Interpreting Concrete Cracks
March 21, 2001 Ronald Reed, P.E., Reed Engineering Group, Inc.  Experiences with Heave
February 21, 2001 Dave Isbell, P.E.,  Carton Forms
January 17, 2001 John Dougherty, P.E.,  Effects of Moisture in Clay Soils
2000 PRESENTATIONS
December 20, 2000 Dr.Michael O'Neill, Ph.D.,P.E., University of Houston  The Results of Using Isolation Tools Round Pier Shafts
November 01, 2000 Ron Kelm, P.E., Forensic Engineers, Inc.  Geophysical Testing for Assessing the Causes of Movement in Foundations
October 01, 2000 Joe Edwards, Edwards Consulting Inc.  New International Code replaces UBS, the SBC and BOCA
September 20, 2000 Ron Kelm, P.E., Forensic Engineers, Inc.  Status of the Structural Committee

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