2017 ANNUAL SHORT COURSE:

Underground Grouting and Ground ImprovementMay 1–5, 2017 | Golden, Colorado

This five-day course presented by our Center for Underground Construction and Tunneling covers engineering, equipment, materials and methods for grouting and ground improvement in underground construction, tunneling and mining projects. Participants will have access to classroom presentations by internationally-recognized experts as well as laboratory demos, off-campus field demos and hands-on testing of grout and grouting methods.

Course highlights include field demo days providing participants with the opportunity to see grouting and ground improvement field equipment in action!

COURSE DIRECTORS:Dr. Ray HennColorado School of Minesrhenn@rwhenn.com

Dr. Reza Hedayat Colorado School of Mineshedayat@mines.edu

INFO AND REGISTRATION

Contact us with sponsorship and programming inquirires and any other questions.

Registration opens in January 2017 with early-bird pricing through March 31, 2017. Visit our website to sign up for course announcements: underground.mines.edu.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

CEUs

LOCATION

This course is intended for industry professionals including owners, planners, designers, contractors, consultants and suppliers involved in the design, planning and construction of underground, tunneling and mining projects. Don’t miss this opportunity to network, learn and earn CEUs!

Colorado School of Mines will award 3.5 CEUs (continuing education units) upon successful completion of this course.

Colorado School of Mines has a long-standing tradition of hosting world-class short courses on our beautiful campus in scenic Golden, Colorado.40 minutes/36 miles from Denver International Airport.

• COMPACTION GROUTING• CELLULAR GROUTING

• CHEMICAL GROUTING• PERMEATION GROUTING

underground.mines.edu/uggi

MONDAY, MAY 1Welcome and IntroductionRay Henn, Colorado School of Mines

Fundamentals of Soil and Rock MechanicsReza Hedayat, Colorado School of Mines

Site Investigations for Dewatering, Freezing and GroutingScott Kibby, Mott MacDonald

Overview of Underground Construction Grouting Ray Henn, Colorado School of Mines

Ground Improvement and Grouting for Groundwater ControlPaul Schmall, Moretrench

Cements and AdmixturesChris Gause, Normet

Drilling and Grouting EquipmentBill Warfield, Independent Consultant

Permeation and Consolidation GroutingBrad Crenshaw, GEC Drilling & Grouting

Compaction GroutingTom Szynakiewicz, GeoStabilization International

Jet GroutingJeffrey Di Stasi, Hayward Baker Inc.

Jet Grout MonitoringRick Bearce, Colorado School of Mines Mike Mooney, Colorado School of Mines

Reception at Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum

TUESDAY, MAY 2Ground Improvement in Glacial Soils: Seattle Tunneling ExperienceRed Robinson, Shannon & Wilson Inc.

Port of Miami GroutingRick Deschamps, Nicholson Construction Company

Dewatering Techniques for Shafts and TunnelsGreg Landry, Moretrench

Risk EvaluationBob Goodfellow, Aldea Services

Ground Freezing for Shafts and TunnelsJoe Sopko, Moretrench

Deep Soil Mixing for Ground Improvement and Support of ExcavationAlan Ringen, JAFEC USA

Compensation GroutingDennis Boehm, Hayward Baker Inc.

Lab Demo: Soil and Rock TestingReza Hedayat, Colorado School of Mines

Lab Demo: Grout RheologyJim Lindsay, BASF

Lab Demo: Tunnel BackfillJeff Stokke, Surecrete, Inc.Jeff Williams, KAO Specialties, Inc.Glen Hall, KAO Specialties, Inc.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3TBM Design for Large Water Inflows in Rock TunnelsBrad Grothen, The Robbins Company

Probing and Pre-Excavation GroutingBrian Fulcher, Kenny Construction Company

Curtain Grouting for Leak Mitigation in TunnelsPaul Gancarz, Sovereign-Thyssen L.P.

Use of Groundwater Flow Modeling to Estimate Water Inflows during Tunnel ExcavationEric Fordham, GeoPentech

Cellular Concrete Use and ApplicationRich Palladino, Aerix Industries

Field Demo: Compaction grouting, drilling and grouting equipment, packers, permeation grouting (sand columns), cellular concrete, product demonstrations, instrumentation and moreBill Warfield, Independent Consultant

THURSDAY, MAY 4Soil Freezing for Cross Passage Tunnel ConstructionLarry Applegate, SoilFreeze, Inc

Chemical Grouting, Acrylate/AcrylamidesBritt Babcock, Avanti International

Cementitious and Acrylamide GroutingTimothy Myers, Bencor Global, Inc.

Case Histories of Polyurethane GroutsScott Anderson, GCP Applied Technologies

Rondout Bypass Tunnel Project UpdateSpeaker to be determined, Kiewit

Troubleshooting Backfill and Pre-Excavation GroutingDavid Crouthamel, McMillen Jacobs Associates

Ground Freezing for NY Tunnel ExcavationPaul Madsen, Kiewit

Design and Specifications for Ground FreezingMike Schultz, CDM Smith

Lab Demo: Chemical GroutBritt Babcock, Avanti InternationalScott Anderson, GCP Applied Technologies

Lab Demo: Testing and QA/QCBrad Hess, US Grout LLC

Lab Demo: Bi-Component/Annulus Backfill GroutingPhil Antunes, Team Mixing Technologies Inc.

FRIDAY, MAY 5Ground Improvement in Mine ConstructionChristine Linden, Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.

Technical Aspects of Probing and Pre-Excavation Grouting from Inside TBMs Werner Burger, Herrenknecht AG

Cutter Soil MixingMichael Arnold, BAUER Foundation Corp.

Backfill Grouting of the Bellvue TunnelsNate Soule, Lithos Engineering

Soil Mixing for Tunneling ApplicationsRoberto Lopez, Malcolm Drilling

WY AML Coal Mine Subsidence Mitigation Grouting Mohamed Gamal, Brierley Associates

Dewatering System Installation Methods and Temporary Water Treatment System DesignNathan Anderson, Griffin Dewatering

Presentation of Class Completion Certificates and Closing RemarksRay Henn, Colorado School of Mines

UNDERGROUND GROUTING AND GROUND IMPROVEMENT | TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

Presentations and days are subject to change. For the full schedule, including times and the most up-to-date information, steering committee details and travel/lodging recommendations, visit: underground.mines.edu/uggi

The Colorado School of Mines Center for Underground Construction and Tunneling operates with a mission to prepare leaders and advance knowledge in underground construction and tunnel engineering. We host several multi-day short courses each year featuring industry-focused instruction and hands-on labs and demonstrations in state-of-the-art research facilities, offering unmatched professional development opportunities in underground construction.

underground.mines.edu : : (303) 384-2434