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TECHNICAL PRESENTATION PAPERS
| 12/09/09 | Contrasting Design Approaches for Slab-On-Ground and Raised Floor Foundations on Expansive Soils Slides (Size 5.1 MB) Dr. Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E. University of Texas at Austin |
| 12/09/09 | Raised Wood Floor Design & Construction Options Bruce Cordova, APA |
| 11/11/09 | Detective Engineering: Causes of Distress in Concrete Slides (Size 3.8 MB) Dr. David Fowler, Ph.D., P.E. University of Texas at Austin |
| 09/09/09 | Timber Piling Design Slides (Size 2.7 MB) Dean Matthews, Dean Matthews Associates |
| 08/12/09 | Engineering Ethical Issues |
| 06/10/09 | Shear Strength of Shallow Soils Dr. Charles Aubeny, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University |
| 06/10/09 | Modeling Vegetation (and other) Effects using VOLFLO Software Dean Read, P.E., MLAW/Geostructural Tool Kit |
| 05/13/09 | Recent Advancements in Reinforced Soil Technologies and Landslide Mitigation using Geosynthetically Confined Soil and Launched Soil Nails - Slides (Size 15.7 MB) Colby Barrett, Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. |
| 04/8/09 | Design, Installation and Testing of Helical Piles and Anchors - Slides (Size 5.2 MB) Don Deardorff, Chance Civil Construction |
| 03/11/09 | Take a Stand on Protecting Residential Foundations - Slides (Size 3.6 MB) Ray Burgess with Senox Corporation |
| 02/18/09 | Sulphur Applications for Civil Engineering Materials - Slides (Size 1.4 MB ) Gary Fitts, P.E., Shell Asphalt Solutions, Shell Oil Products USA |
| 01/14/09 | Analysis of Four Axial Compression Load Tests on High Capacity Augered Cast-in-Place Piles in the Texas Gulf Coast Soils - Document Analysis of Four Axial Compression Load Tests on High Capacity Augered Cast-in-Place Piles in the Texas Gulf Coast Soils - Slides (Size 1.7 MB ) Raghu N. Dass, Ph.D., P.E., of Trinity Soil Investigation Laboratories Inc. |
| 12/10/08 | How To Use The PTI-3rd Edition To Design Foundations In Houston - Slides |
| 11/12/08 | Causes and Cures of Cracking in Concrete - Slides (Size 4.03 MB)
David W. Fowler, Ph.D., P.E. with University of Texas |
| 10/15/08 | Liteblok™ - The Ultimate High Tech Building Block - Slides (Size 3.03 MB)
Neil Rock with Cresco Concrete Products |
| 9/10/08 | Design Practice for Soil Stabilization in Subsidence Area
- Slides (Size 6.63 MB)
Beecroft Shittu, P.E., with City of Houston Airport System |
| 7/9/08 | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program - Update |
| 5/14/08 | Coatings and Sealers for Protecting Concrete Facilities - Slides (Size 618 KB) Dr. C. Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E. |
| 4/9/08 | Which Way Is It Moving? - Guidelines for Diagnosing Heave, Subsidence and Settlement - Document (Size 960 KB) Which Way Is It Moving? - Guidelines for Diagnosing Heave, Subsidence and Settlement - Slides (Size 2.3 MB) Ron Kelm, P.E., Forensic Engineers Inc. |
| 2/13/08 | Asphalt Pavements - Perpetual to Porous - Slides (Size 2.6 MB) Gary Fitts, P.E., Asphalt Institute |
| 1/9/08 | Specification and Application of Void Spaces Below Concrete Foundations - Slides (Size 4 MB) Michael Skoller, P.E., National Structural Engineering, Inc. |
| 12/12/07 | Design of Structures to Resist the Pressures and Movements of Expansive Soils (Size 3 MB) Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University |
| 11/14/07 | Stabilization of Expansive Soils Using EcSS 3000TM Electrochemical (Size 6 MB) Russ Scharlin, P.E., Environment Soil Stabilization, LLC. |
| 10/10/07 | Cement Stabilization to Soils (Size 8 MB) Matthew Singel, P.E., Cement Council of Texas |
| 9/12/07 | Recommended Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Inground Swimming Pools in Houston, Texas (Size 155 KB) David Eastwood, P.E. Geotech Engineering and Testing |
| 8/8/07 | Guidelines for the Evaluation of Foundation Movement for Residential and Other Low-Rise Buildings - Slides (Size 893 KB) Lowell Brumley, P.E., TSG Consultants |
| 7/11/07 |
Adil Godiwalla, P.E., Dept. of Aviation, Houston |
| 5/9/2007 | Wetland Workshop - Handout (Size 173 KB) Wetland Workshop -Slides (Size 6.1 MB) Glenn Weitnecht, U.S Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1/10/07 | Geosynthetic Subsurface Drainage Systems for Pavements - Slides (Size 9.1 MB) Gregg W. Williams, Contech Construction Products, Inc. |
| 12/13/06 | Re-Visitation of Expansive Soils - Slides (Size 4.3 MB) Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University |
| 8/9/06 | Resolving Disputes using Principle-Based Mediation - Slides (Size 833 KB) David Dorr, JD, PE, Law Offices of David Dorr |
| 1/11/06 | Guidelines
for Evaluating Foundation Performance by Monitoring - Slides (Size
2.7 MB) Nicole Wylie, Forensic Engineers, Inc. |
| 10/10/05 | Homebuyer's Guide for Foundation Evaluation - Slides (Size 451 KB) John Clark, P.E. .President of Clark Engineers, Inc. |
| 7/13/05 | Slope Stability in Harris County - Slides (Size 2.6 MB) Ronald Langston, P.E. Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), Texas |
| 5/11/05 | Subsurface Void Detection and Sizing for the Houston Area - Slides (Size 6.7 MB) Todd Allen, Radarview LLC |
| 3/16/05 | Intelligent
Compaction - An Overview - Slides (Size: 2.6 MB)
Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A & M University |
| 12/15/04 | Three
Dimensional Numerical Simulations of Residential Buildings on Expansive
Soils - Slides (Size 3.07 MB) Dr. Robert L. Lytton, P.E., Dr. Xiong Zhang, and Dr. Rifat Bulut, all of TAMU Civil Engineering Department in College Station TX |
| 11/17/04 | Case
Studies of Residential Foundation Movements in Southern Houston Area - Document (Size 1.5 MB) H. Stephen Tien, Ph.D., P.E. and David A. Eastwood, P.E., both of Geotech Engineering and Testing, Houston TX |
| 7/21/04 | The
Role of Suction in the Performance of Clay Fill - Document
(Size 1016 KB) Mr. Ronald
R. Reed, P.E. of Reed Engineering Group, Inc., |
| 5/19/2004 | Using Slab-on-Ground Elevation Measurements in Residential Foundation Engineering Performance Evaluations - Document (Size 262 KB) Using Slab-on-Ground Elevation Measurements in Residential Foundation Engineering Performance Evaluations - Slides (Size 92 KB) R. Michael Gray, P.E., Consultant, Kingwood TX |
3/24/04
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Ground
Penetrating Radar for Concrete Evaluation Studies - Slides (Size:6405
KB). Michael Gehrig, Bryant Consultants, Inc. |
| 10/15/03 | Case Study of Pavement Distress at a Service Station - Document (Size: 1,567 KB) H. Stephen Tien, Ph.D., Geotech Engineering and Testing |
| 8/20/03 | Measurement of Soil Suction - Slides (Size: 3,560 KB) Dr. Boby Lytton, P.E. Dr. Rifat Bulut and Dr. Chuck Aubeny, all of Texas A&M University, Civil Engineering Dept. |
| 2/19/03 | Foundation Maintenance and Inspection Guide for Residential and Other Low Rise Buildings - Slides (Size: 1,935 KB) James Austin., P.E., James Austin Engineers, Inc. |
| 8/21/02 | Shallow Slope Failures and Suction from Vegetation - Slides (Size: 1,025 KB) Dr. Robert L. Lytton, TAMU Civil Engineering Professor; and Dr. Chuck Aubeny, TAMU Engineering Professor |
| 6/19/02 | Criteria for the Inspection of and the Assessment of Residential Slab-on-Ground Foundations - Document (Original Presentation Paper dated 19 June, 2002 - Size: 869 KB) Criteria for the Inspection of and the Assessment of Residential Slab-on-Ground Foundations - Document (Revision A Presentation Paper dated 13 April, 2003 - Size: 767 KB) Don E. Lenert, P.E. Member, Lenert Engineers, Inc. |
| 3/20/02 | Foundations on Shrinking and Swelling Soils (Prediction of Movement, Construction Issues) - Slides (Size: 667 KB) Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, Sangho Moonn and Xiong Zhang, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University |
| 11/14/01 | Settlement of Foundations on Expansive Clays due to Moisture Demand of Trees - Document (Size: 1,689 KB) Ken Tand, P.E., Kenneth E. Tand & Associates |
| 8/15/01 | Methods to Aid Structural and Geotechnical Engineers in Designing Slab-on-grade - Slides (Size: 3,929 KB) Dr. Robert L. Lytton, TAMU Civil Engineering Professor and Rifat Bulut, TAMU Civil Engineering Student |
| 8/15/01 | Laboratory
Demonstration of the Suction Measurement by the Filter Paper Method Dr. Robert L. Lytton, TAMU Civil Engineering Professor and Rifat Bulut, TAMU Civil Engineering Student |
| 8/15/01 | Finite Element Method Analysis of Slabs on Elastic Half Space Expansive Soil Foundations (Size: 5,476 KB) Rifat Bulut, TAMU Civil Engineering Student (This paper formed the basis for the Methods to Aid Structural and Geotechnical Engineers in Designing Slab-on-grade. Slides |
| 6/20/01 | State of Practice of Geotechnical Engineering Design of Custom Homes in the Houston Area between 1990 and 2001 - Document (Size: 182 KB) David Eastwood, P.E., Member, Geotech Engineering & Testing |
| 2/21/01 | Carton Forms - Document (Size: 2.31 MB) David Isbell, P.E. |
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