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Hawaii has increased the use of drilled shaft foundations in recent years and nondestructive geophysical methods for determining structural integrity of the shaft concrete has been used by other States. These methods will be discussed and demonstrated along with recent advances in seismic tomography technology. The training is intended for Federal, State, County and private civil, bridge and geotechnical engineers and bridge construction inspectors responsible for design, construction and inspection of drilled shafts and are interested in non-destructive geophysical methods.
8:00 am to 9:00 am—Non-Destructive Geophysical Methods for Deep Foundations.
During this presentation, a discussion on the most commonly used non-destructive testing methods for deep foundations including Sonic Echo (SE), Impact Echo (IE), and Gamma-Gamma Logging (GGL) will be presented. A detailed discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of each method will be given.
9:00 am to 11:00 am--Cross-Hole Sonic Logging to Evaluate the Entegrity of Deep Foundations.
During this presentation, an in depth discussion on the Cross-Hole Sonic Logging (CSL) basic theory, application/limitations, testing equipment, test procedures, shaft preparation during construction for testing, specifications, and data and results evaluation.
11:00 am to noon—Advancements in Crosshole Sonic Logging with Case Studies.
During this presentation, 3-D tomographic imaging of the test results will be presented using several case studies. A recently developed computer program will be presented and demonstrated.
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm—Subsurface Characterization using 3-D Seismic Tomography.
During this presentation, a complete discussion on the subsurface characterization with 3-D and 2-D seismic tomography and its applicability to transportation will be given. Several Transportation case studies will be presented.
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm—New Technologies for Subsurface Mapping.
During this session, advancements in software and methodologies for subsurface mapping will be presented.
October 31, 2001
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
East-West Center, Jefferson Hall
Asia Room
Please contact us if you must cancel your registration or if someone will be substituting for you.
Parking for the East-West Center is $4/day. If you would like a parking pass please contact us by October 12, 2001. Make checks payable to East-West Center and mail to:
Hawaii LTAP University of Hawaii Dept of Civil Engineering 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall #383 Honolulu, HI 96822 ATTN: Gail Ikeda
A senior geotechnical engineer and a manager with 22 years experience in the civil and mining industry. Graduated from Virginia Tech in 1979 and joined the U.S. Bureau of Mines until the Congress abolished the Bureau in 1995. Khamis became nationally and internationally recognized for his research in the areas of rock mechanics, subsurface imaging, and support while in the Bureau of Mines. He was one of the inventors of a 3-D Seismic Tomographic Imaging System called, “RockVision3D” that is becoming a standard subsurface imaging tool for site evaluation.
Following the closure of the Bureau of Mines, he became the Vice President and Manager of the “Geotechnical and Ground Imaging Group” at an international consulting company called NSA Engineering in Golden Colorado. At the end of 1999 in an attempt to travel less, he resigned from NSA Engineering and joined the FHWA-CFLHD in Denver. He also taught the Rock Mechanics course at the Colorado School of Mines and is an instructor for the NHI course “Rock Slopes”.