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PAST PRESENTATIONS

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2006 2003 2000

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2008 PRESENTATIONS

September 10, 2008 -Beecroft Shittu, P.E. - Design Practice for Soil Stabilization in Subsidence Area

August 13, 2008 - Bruce Cordova, APA - The Engineered Wood Association.

July 9, 2008 - John Machol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - The U.S. Army of Engineers Regulatory Program Update.

June 11, 2008 - Darin Willis, P.E., Ram Jack Distribution, LLC., Plano, TX. - Helical Piles - Design Theory and Applications

May 14, 2008 - Mr. C. Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of the University of Houston, TX. - Coating and Sealing for Protecting Concrete Facilities.

April 9, 2008 - Ron Kelm, P.E., Forensic Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX - Which Way is it Moving? Guidelines for Diagnosing Heave, Subsidence and Settlement

March 9, 2008 - Eric Green, P.E., Green Engineering Consulting, Houston, TX - Undergound Vault Failure Investigation and Repair

February 13, 2008 - Gary Fitts, P.E.., Asphalt Insitute, San Antonio, TX - Asphalt Pavements - Perpetual to Porous

January 9, 2008 - Michael Skoller, P.E.., National Structural Engineering, - Specification and Application of Void Spaces Below Concrete Foundations

2007 PRESENTATIONS

December 12, 2007 - Dr. Robert L. Lytton of Texas A&M University - Design of Structures to Resist the Pressures and Movements of Expansive Soils

November 14, 2007 - Russ Scharlin, P.E., with Environmental Soil Stabilization, LLC., - Stabilization of Expansive Soils Using EcSS 3000TM Electochemical

October 10, 2007 - Mr. Matt Singel with The Cement Council of Texas - Mini Seminar on Cost-Saving Site and Pavement Techniques; Fast, Durable, Economical

September 12, 2007 - Mr. David Eastwood, P.E., Geotech Engineering - Recommended Guidelines for Design and Construction of Swimming Pools in Houston, Texas

August 8, 2007 - Mr. Lowell Brumley, P.E., Member, with TSG Consultants: "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings", Structural Committee Paper No. FPA-SC-13

July 11, 2007 Adil Godiwalla, P.E. Assistant Director, Civil Projects Division, Dept. of Aviation, Houston Airport Systems. Advanced, Modern and Innovative Technologies used for Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Surface Courses at the Houston Airport Systems

June 13, 2007- Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud of Texas A&M University: New Design Procedures for Foundation Slabs on Shrink-Swell Soils

May 9, 2007 Mr. Glenn Weitknecht with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Wetland Workshop

April 11 - Dennis Boehm of Hayward Baker, Inc.: Ground Modifcation Techniques for Projects in the Gulf of Mexico

March 14, 2007 - Harry Bagherzadeh of Griffin Dewatering Southwest, LLC.: Construction Dewatering

February 14, 2007 - Larry Peirce of Lime Association of Texas: Proper use of Lime to Stabilize Expansive Clay

January 10, 2007 - Gregg S. Williams of Contech Construction Products Inc.:Geosynthetic Subsurface Drainage Systems for Pavements

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2006 PRESENTATIONS

December 13, 2006 - Dr. Robert Lytton, P.E. with Texas A & M. University: Re-Visitation of Expansive Soils

November 8, 2006 - Phil King, P.E.President SynchroPile, Inc., San Antonio: Synchro-Piles: Enhancing the Performance of Deep Foundations Using Post Grouted Drilled Shafts

October 11, 2006 - John Cahill, Attorney with Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C.: Risk Managment for the Design Professionals - Part II

September 13, 2006 - Dr. Carl Norman, P.E.: Foundations on Faults - A Formula for Failure

August 9, 2006 - David Dorr, Laws Offices of David Dorr: Avoiding the Courtroom through Medication or Arbitration

July 12, 2006 - Tracy Brettman, Berkel & Company Contactors, Inc.: Auger Cast Piles

June 14, 2006 - Eric Green, P.E., Principal/Structural Diagnostic with Walter P. Moore:Lessons Learned - Case Studies in Engineering Failures

May 10, 2006 - Gina Beim, P.E., Pile Dynamics Inc./GRL Engineers, Inc.: Instrumentation for Auger Cast Piles and Pile Driving

April 11, 2006 - Mr. John Cahill, Attorney with Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering: Risk Management for the Design Professionals

March 8, 2006 - Ömer Bilgin, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering: Lateral Earth Support Systems and Effect of Ground Movements on Adjacent Structures

February 8, 2006 - Mr. André Garner, P.E.: Investigation of Vapor Emissions in Concrete Slabs-On-Grade

January 11, 2006 - Nicole Wylie, Forensic Engineers Inc.: Guidelines for Evaluating Foundation Performance by Monitoring

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2005 PRESENTATIONS

December 14, 2005 - Dilip Choudhuri, P.E. with Walter P. Moore / Structural Diagnostics Services Group: Investigation and Repair of Structural Concrete

November 9, 2005 - John M. Clark, P.E. with Clark Engineers, Inc. Paper No. FPA-SC-06 Presentation: "Homebuyers' Guide for Foundation Evaluation"

October 12, 2005 - Sayeed Javed, Terracon: Compression and Recompression Indices of Texas Overconsolidated Clays

September 23, 2005 - Seminar. Design of Foundations on Expansive Soils Seminar

September 14, 2005 - Mr. 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. with 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 - Professor Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E., University of Houston, Designing, Constructing and Testing ACIP Piles in Texas Gulf Coast Soils

May 11, 2005 - Todd Allen, Radarview LLC, Structural and Underground Inspection Services. Ground Penetrating Radar

April 20, 2005 - Mr. Adi Godiwalia, P.E., City of Houston Aviation Department: Advanced, Modern and Innovative Technologies Used at Houston Airport System

March 15, 2005 - Mr. Jean-Louis Briaud, P.E. with Texas A & M University:. Intelligent Compaction

February 15, 2005 - Mr. Keith C. Brooks, P.E. with Contech Corporation Products, Inc:Tensar and Bearing Capacity including Pavement Distress

January 19, 2005 - Tom Muncey of Herndon Muncey, Inc: Plumbing Tests and Repairs and Reroutes

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2004 PRESENTATIONS

December 15, 2004 - Dr. Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., of Texas A&M University: A Movie of the Interaction between Slab-on-Ground Foundations with Weather and Tree Conditions

November 17, 2004 - Mr. Stephen Tien,Ph.D., P.E of Geotech Engineering and Testing: Case Studies of Residential Foundation Movements in Southern Houston Area

October 20, 2004 - Andre G Garner, P.E. Tel. 512-358-7020 of Carrasquillo Associates: Forensic Investigation of Existing Warehouse Concrete Floor

September 15, 2004 - Ms. Carolyn LaFleur, P.E. of Sustainable Systems Engineering: Long-Term Effects of Remedial Foundation Underpinning

August 18, 2004 - Mr. Lee Lawrence, P.E. of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc., Inc. Concrete Floor Covering Failures

July 21, 2004 - Mr. Ronald R. Reed, P.E. of Reed Engineering Group, Inc.,
The Role of Suction in the Performance of Clay Fill

June 16, 2004- Michael Skoller, P.E., National Structural Engineering, Houston, TX.
Foundation Design Options for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings on Expansive Soils"

May 19, 2004 - R. Michael Gray, P.E., Consultant, Member, Kingwood TX
Using Slab-on-Ground Foundation Elevation Measurements in Residential Foundation Engineering Performance Evaluations

April 21, 2004 - Mr. Greg FitzGerrell, GFS Services, Inc. Humble TX.:
Inspection Surveys using Infrared Technology

March 24, 2004: Michael Gehrig of Bryant Consultants, Inc.:
Ground Penetrating 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 - Moon Won, PH.D., P.E., TxDOT, Austin, TX:
TxDOT's Approach to Address Premature Concrete Deterioration

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2003 PRESENTATIONS

December 17, 2003 - Mr. Andre G. Garner, P.E, Carrasquillo Associates,
Investigations of Existing Building Foundations on High Plasticity Soils

Speaker: Tel. 512-358-7020 of Austin TX.

November 19, 2003 - Mr. Richard Szecsy, Ph.D, P.E., Lattimore Materials Company,
Self-Leveling, Self-Pacing, Self-Compacting and Self-Consolidation Concrete

October 15, 2003 - H. Stephen Tien, Ph.D. of Geotech Engineering and Testing, Houston, Case Study of the Pavement Distress at a Service Station

September 19, 2003 - Jack Spivey, J. Spivey and Associates,
FPA Structural Committee
Presentation: Document No. FPA-SC-10,
Quality Control Checklists for Foundation Inspection of Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings

August 20, 2003 - Dr. Robert L. Lytton, P.E., Dr. Charles P. Aubeny, and Dr. Rifat Bulut, all of TAMU Civil Engineering Department in College Station TX.
How to Run Soil Suction Tests

July, 2003 - Ann Nelson
FPA Committee Paper FPA-RC-01, Post Foundation Repair Performance." A Study of Foundation Repair Failure

June, 2003 - Mr. Ed McLean of SI Concrete Systems
Presentation - Improving Plastic and Hardened Concrete Properties Using Blended Fiber Solutions

March, 2003 - Kirby Meyer, P.E.,
Unsaturated Soils and VOFLO Demonstration of the software for determining PTI design parameters

February, 2003 - Jim Austin, P.E., FPA Subcommittee Chair
FPA Committee Paper Paper # FPA-SC-07, Presentation by the Structural Committee, entitled, "Foundation Maintenance and Inspection Guide for Residential and Low-Rise Buildings"

January, 2003 - Michael Skoller, P.E. and David Eastwood, P.E.: ASCE Paper Presentation - "Recommended Practice for the Design of Residential Foundations."

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2002 PRESENTATIONS

December, 2002 - Lowell Brumley, FPA Committee Paper # FPA-SC-05-0 "Comments to the Use and Application of the PTI Method and Suggestions for Further Research"

November, 2002 - Bob Pierry, P.E.
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations.

October, 2002 - Gary Osborne Trees and Sewer Leaks

September, 2002 - Russ Scharlin, P.E.
Stabilization of Expansive Soils Using EcSS 3000 Electrochemical

August, 2002 - Dr. Chuck Aubeny and Dr. Bob Lytton
Shallow Slope Failures and Suction from Vegetation

July, 2002 - Dr. Michael O' Neill, P.E.
Design and Construction of Augered Cast-in-Place Concrete Piles

June, 2002 - Don E. Lenert P.E.
Criteria for the Inspection of and the Assessment of Residential Slab-on-Ground Foundations

May, 2002 - Willie Adams
Preventing Mold In Your Homes

April, 2002 - Adil Godiwalla P.E.
Distress of Pavements: Asphalt and Concrete

March, 2002 - Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D, P.E.
Smart Foundations for Light Building on Shrink-Swell Soils

February, 2002 - John Clark
Design of Buried Structures and Some Similarities to Residential Foundation Design

January, 2002 - Dennis Boehm
Restricted Access Foundation Remediation Using Minipiles, Jet and Compaction Grouting Techniques

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2001 PRESENTATIONS

November, 2001 - Ken Tand, P.E.
Settlement of Foundations on Expansive Clays Due to Moisture Demand of Trees

October 17, 2001 - Darrell Elliot
The Use of Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag To Enhance Concrete

September 2001 - Tom Barbar
Moisture and Vapor Transmission through Slab-on-Grade

August 2001 - Dr. Robert L. Lytton, P.E. and Rifat Bulut
Methods to Aid Structural and Geotechnical Engineers in Designing Slab-on-grade

July 2001- Dr. Mike O'Neill, P.E.: Geostatistics

June 2001 - David Eastwood P.E.
State of Practice of Geotechnical Engineering Design of Custom Homes in the Houston Area between 1990 and 2001

May 2001 - Art Koeing, P.E.
Foundation Movement in Residential Property

April 2001 - Don Taubert
Interpreting Concrete Cracks

March 2001 - Ronald Reed, P. E.
Experiences with Heave

February 2001 - Dave Isbell, P.E.
Carton Forms

January 2001 - John Dougherty, P.E.
Effects of Moisture in Clay Soil

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2000 PRESENTATIONS

December 2000 - Dr. Michael O' Neill, P.E.
The results of using isolation tubes around pier shafts

November 2000 - Ron Kelm, P.E.
Geophysical testing for assessing the cause of movement in foundatons

October 2000 - Joe Edwards
New International Code replacing UBC, the SBC and BOCA

September, 2000 - Ron Kelm, P.E.
Status of the Structural Committee

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