Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants
Workshop on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering
July 14–16, 1992
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
Irvine, California
AGENDA
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Tuesday, July 14th |
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8:00 a.m. |
Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center |
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8:15 |
Breakfast |
Refectory |
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Day One Moderator: Wilson Tang |
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9:00 |
Welcome and Introductions — James K. Mitchell, Wilson Tang |
Auditorium |
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Keynote: “Application of Reliability Methods to Geotechnical Engineering” — T. H. Wu |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30 |
Case Examples |
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“Probabilistic Analysis of the Minimum Thickness of Clay Liners for Waste Containment Units” — David E. Daniel |
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“Development of Load and Resistance Factors for Design of Highway Bridge Foundations” — J. Michael Duncan |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
Refectory |
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1:00 p.m. |
“Some Applications of Reliability Methods in Offshore Foundations” — Wilson Tang |
Auditorium |
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“Reliability Applications to Slope Stability” — T. H. Wu |
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2:30 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Participants' Responses to Questions — Five Minute Presentation from Questionnaire One |
Board Room |
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5:30 |
Adjourn for Day |
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5:45 |
Reception |
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6:45 |
Dinner |
Executive Dining Room |
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Wednesday, July 15th |
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8:00 a.m. |
Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center |
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8:15 |
Breakfast |
Refectory |
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Day Two Moderator: J. Michael Duncan |
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9:00 |
Keynote: “Geotechnical Uncertainties, Engineering Judgment, and Reliability Methods” — Ralph Peck |
Board Room |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:20 |
Open Discusion |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
Refectory |
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1:00 p.m. |
Identification of Working Groups and Tasks |
Board Room |
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2:00 |
Break |
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2:15 |
Working Groups Meet |
Various Breakout Rooms |
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5:30 |
Adjourn for Day Dinner on your own |
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Thursday, July 16th |
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8:00 a.m. |
Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center |
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8:15 |
Breakfast Day Three Moderator: James K. Mitchell |
Refectory |
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9:00 |
Report from Working Groups |
Lecture Room |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30 |
Summary of Workshop/Panel Discussion — Panel Moderator: James K. Mitchell — Panel Members: Ralph Peck, Erik Vanmarcke, Kaare Hoeg |
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11:30 |
Participants' Exit Poll — Completion of Questionnaire Two |
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12:00 noon |
Adjourn, Lunch will be available |
Refectory |
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1:00-3:00 p.m. |
Meeting of the Committee on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering |
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WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
ROBERT BEA, University of California, Berkeley
JEAN LOU CHAMEAU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
EDWARD CORDING, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DAVID DANIEL, University of Texas at Austin
J. MICHAEL DUNCAN, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
JAMES P. GOULD, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineering, New York, New York
DIMITRIS A. GRIVAS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
MILTON HARR, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
FRANCOIS E. HEUZE, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California
KAARE HOEG, Norwegian Geological Institute, Oslo, Norway
ROBERT D. HOLTZ, University of Washington, Seattle
MARY ELLEN HYNES, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
FRED H. KULHAWY, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
RAM B. KULKARNI, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, California
CHARLES C. LADD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
GERALD LEONARDS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indianna
JAMES K. MITCHELL, University of California, Berkeley
MICHAEL W. O'NEILL, University of Houston, Texas
RALPH PECK, Private Consultant, Albuquerque, New Mexico
EDWARD B. PERRY, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi
JACOB PHILIP, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM ROBERDS, Golder Associates, Redmond, Washington
JOHN H. SCHMERTMANN, Schmertmann & Crapps, Inc., Gainesville, Florida
ROBERT SCHUSTER, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado
PETER SMEALLIE, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
WILSON TANG, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ERIK VANMARCKE, Princeton University, New Jersey
TIEN H. WU, Ohio State University, Columbus
