FINAL PROGRAM PORTS® ‘19 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | September 15-18, 2019

Connect. Innovate. Transform.

Wyndham Grand | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania #ports19 | www.portsconference.org Contents Schedule-at-a-Glance 2 Welcome & Committee 3 Program Overview 4-8 Technical Program 9-14 Exhibitors 15-17 Exhibit Hall 15 Hotel Floor Plan 18 General Information 19 Sponsors 20

Schedule-at-a-Glance (Subject to Change) *Events in Bold take place in the Exhibit Hall 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – Sunday, September 15 See Technical Grid pages 11-12 6:00 – 10:00 a.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Short Courses – See page 4 Grand Ballroom 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.. Registration Closed Sponsored by McLaren Engineering Group 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-in – Grand Ballroom 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. Commercial Showcase – Brigade 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – See Technical Grid pages 11-12 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Student and Young Professionals Reception – King’s Garden 1-2, Sponsored by 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Registration Closed for Lunch The Port of Oakland 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closed for Lunch 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Exhibits Open – Grand Ballroom 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon – King’s Garden 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception – Grand Ballroom Sponsored by WSP USA 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer Monday, September 16 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. Commercial Showcase – Brigade 6:30 – 11:30 a.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – See Technical Grid pages 11-12 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break – 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary – King’s Garden Grand Ballroom 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – Grand 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – Ballroom See Technical Grid pages 11-12 Sponsored by S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc. 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Student and Young Professionals Networking – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open – Grand Ballroom Commonwealth 1, Sponsored by 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. Commercial Showcase – Brigade The Port of Long Beach 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Gala Social Event – Carnegie Science Center See Technical Grid pages 9-10 Wednesday, September 18 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Closed for Lunch 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Grand Ballroom 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 1:30 – 2:10 p.m. Commercial Showcase – Brigade 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Exhibits Open – Grand Ballroom 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom See Technical Grid pages 9-10 Sponsored by Moffatt & Nichol 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break – Grand 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – Ballroom See Technical Grid page 13-14 Sponsored by Mott MacDonald 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – 3:30 – 4:10 p.m., Commercial Showcase – Brigade Grand Ballroom 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Technical Sessions – See Technical Grid pages 9-10 See Technical Grid page 13-14 Tuesday, September 17 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Grand Ballroom 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Lower Monongahela Lock and Dam Tour 6:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by COWI 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-out – Grand Ballroom 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open – Grand Ballroom 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Sponsored by HDR

2 Connect. Innovate. Transform. WelcomeInvitation to PORTS To Attend® ‘19

Letter from the Conference Chair PORTS® ‘19 Steering Committee Organizing Chair: Elizabeth Burkhart, P.E., D.PE, Welcome to PORTS® ‘19! Together, we will look to the future of port M.ASCE, Collins Engineers, Inc. engineering with the theme “Connect. Innovate. Transform.” Technical Program Co-Chair: Pooja Jain, P.E., P.Eng, S.E., M.ASCE, Moffatt & Nichol Welcome to Pittsburgh, PA, where, for the first time, the Ports conference will be Technical Program Co-Chair: Bill Stahlman, P.E., held in an inland port. Even in our country’s infancy, the marine transportation M.ASCE, America’s Central Port system was a major component in the success of the United States. President Short Course Chair: Dan O’Connor, P.E., M.ASCE, George Washington’s personal vision of America included a navigable trade Collins Engineers, Inc. route between the Eastern United States ports and the Ohio River Valley in which Pittsburgh lies. Our nation’s future continues to be built on maritime trade and its Technical Tours Chair: Monique Anderson, P.E., M.ASCE, Shannon & Wilson, Inc. continual innovation. Keynote and Plenary Chair: Azadeh Bozorgzadeh, Welcome to the fifteenth triennial PORTS conference, where national and Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Moffatt & Nichol international leaders of the port engineering industry gather for: Gala/Social Chair: Kelly Barnes, USACE, Institute for Water Resources ■■ Presentations of peer-reviewed papers on various aspects of port engineering, selected for their new and innovative insights, materials, technologies and Gala/Social Chair: Imee Osantowski, P.E., M.ASCE, COPRI President, Port of Oakland (retired) delivery methods M.ASCE, COPRI President, Port of Oakland (retired) ■■ Four- and eight-hour short courses taught by industry experts for in-depth training Moderator Chair: Philip Erbland, P.E., M.ASCE, S&ME, Inc. ■■ Technical tour of the Lower Monongahela Lock and Dam Project led by US Student/YP Chair: Jon Benvenuto, LCDR, P.E., United Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District States Coast Guard ■■ Fun and interactive Gala at the Carnegie Science Center Student/YP Chair: Charlie Roberts, P.E., D.PE, ■■ Networking with colleagues, clients and vendors in centrally-located exhibit hall M.ASCE, Childs Engineering Corporation

■■ Walk to nearby social events from the downtown location including restaurants, Budget Chair: Bryan Jones, P.E., D.PE, D.CE, M.ASCE, sporting events, museums, and other outings HDR Sustainability Chair: Bryan Jones, P.E., D.PE, D.CE, What’s new this year? M.ASCE, HDR

■■ Innovative Track E sessions addressing a diverse group of non-technical port Sponsorship and Exhibitor Chair: Mike Wray, P.E., engineering topics, including panel presentations on Government Advocacy, S.E., M.ASCE, WSP Public-Private Partnerships for ports, PIANC MARCOM Working Group Local Chair: Mike Wagner, P.E., M.ASCE, Urban updates, and the USACE Pittsburgh District’s program. Engineers, Inc.

■■ Expanded Student and Young Member program including the new “Port Conference Staff Engineering 101” course, especially focused for early-career port engineers, Tom Chase, Director, COPRI but equally applicable to mid-career engineers transitioning into the port Sean Herpolsheimer, Coordinator, COPRI industry, or senior-level managers who have port engineering oversight duties. Lucy King, CMP, Senior Manager, Geo-Institute & COPRI Conferences Sean Scully, Senior Manager, ASCE Sponsorship and Exhibit Sales

Elizabeth Collins Burkhart, P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE Other Sponsor Contributions ® PORTS ‘19 Organizing Chair Conference Registration Bag Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP Download the PORTS® ‘19 App Mobile Application Sponsorship Whether you want ■■ Download the free eventScribe App from the Apple App Store or Collins Engineers, Inc. to personalize your Google Play Store (search for “eventscribe” to find) schedule, check out the ■■ Install, then open the app. PDH Scanning Stations PORTS® ’19 exhibitors, ■■ “Search for an Event” with “PORTS’19” Marine Solutions, Inc. ■■ Choose your login option: Attendees or take notes about Conference Lanyards can use your PORTS® ‘19 username and a presentation, the WSP PORTS® ‘19 App is password to log in and create your personal your go-to mobile experience. You can also create an account Conference Hotel Key Card experience! if you do not already have one. KPFF

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Sunday, September 15 Monday, September 16 Student and Young Professionals Reception Opening Plenary 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., King’s Garden 1-2 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., King’s Garden Sponsored by Sponsored by

WELCOME REMARKS FROM PIANC USA Students and Young Professionals, get a head start on the conference PRESIDENT: Major General Scott A. and connect just before the Welcome Reception. Hosted by the Spellmon Conference Organization Committee, come meet the current and Deputy Commanding General for Civil and future leaders of the Port Engineering community. Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Welcome Reception Engineers; President, PIANC USA 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon exercises oversight of the Corps’ civil works activities, which includes Kick off PORTS® ’19 with friends, colleagues, young professionals, conducting research and development, as well as planning, designing, and distinguished award winners in the Exhibit Hall. Visit and talk building, operating and maintaining the nation’s water resource with our exhibitors and sponsors as we begin another successful civil infrastructure. Spellmon is also responsible in coordinating all PORTS conference. emergency response missions and preparatory activities for civil disasters in support of FEMA and state and local authorities. Don’t miss this special opportunity to catch up with old friends and KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Helen A. Brohl colleagues or make new contacts with similar interests to attend. Executive Director of the U.S. Committee on Business dress. the Marine Transportation System (CMTS), former PIANC USA Commissioner, and 2016 Woman of the Year in Maritime Policy by the Short Courses Organization of American States Sunday, September 15 Helen Brohl is the first executive director of CMTS partnership under which 25 Federal agencies collaborate to All short courses take place on Sunday, September 15 and address US waterways, ports, and intermodal connections. Under her require an additional ticket. Attendees must be registered for the direction, the first-ever National Strategy for the Marine Transportation conference (full or daily) in order to register for the short courses. System (MTS) was developed and approved. She is focused on issues including Federal infrastructure financing and investment, Large Floating Structure Design system performance measures, navigation technology integration and 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Sterlings 1 coordination, and integration of marine transportation issues into the President’s Ocean Policy and National Export Initiatives. She was Dredging 101 instrumental in the development of the CMTS Strategic Action Plan for Research and Development in the MTS, the CMTS response to the 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Sterlings 3 National Ocean Policy, the CMTS National Strategy for e-navigation, Vessel Mooring and Berthing and marine transportation policy for the U.S. Arctic. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Commonwealth 1 PORTS® ’19 Student Paper Competition 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., See room locations below. Waterfront Inspection, Testing, and Rehabilitation for Waterfront Facilities Join us as we welcome five student presenters from across the globe to participate in the PORTS® ’19 Student Paper Competition. Spread out 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Commonwealth 2 among technical sessions on Monday, September 16, these exceptional student members will share their presentations on these exciting topics: Planning, Design, and Implementation of Automated Terminals Cascading Seismic and Tsunami Actions in a Pile-Supported Quay, Claudia Reis, Ph.D., S.M.ASCE, Commonweath 2 1:00 –5:00 p.m., Sterlings 1 Bayesian Damage Prediction of Berm Breakwaters in the Arctic,Maria Pontiki, MS, S.M.ASCE, Benedum Grant Writing Workshop – Transportation, Extending the Service Life of Mooring Cells, Zach J. Usselton, Infrastructure and Resiliency Funding S.M.ASCE, Benedum Opportunities at Ports Designing Port Infrastructure for Sea Level Change: A Survey of U.S. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sterlings 2 Engineers, Benjamin Sweeney, S.M.ASCE, Commonwealth 2 Measuring Sea Surface Gravity Waves Using Smartphones, Matheus de Theory and Design of Floating Wave Attenuators Paula Vieira, S.M.ASCE; Pedro Guimaraes, Commonwalth 2 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sterlings 3 A panel of judges will choose the top three papers and award cash prizes during the PORTS® ’19 Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, September 17,12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

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Government Affairs Panel PIANC Working Groups Update 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Commonwealth 1, Track 1E 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Commonwealth 1, Track 3E

Ports are greatly affected by public policy. Policy drives project Four Technical Commissions (InCom, MarCom, EnviCom & RecCom) prioritization, funding, and authorization, as well as the global cover different areas of waterborne transport infrastructure, and movement of the freight which passes through ports. they supervise the work carried out by our experts in the respective As port professionals, we need to not only understand the policies Working Groups on subjects of interest. affecting current and future port activities, but also how to influence MarCom co-operates with other Commissions when issues can be policy on federal, state, and local levels. seen to have a broader perspective, for example when they also This government affairs panel discusses important questions: have an environmental or inland impact and where relevant cross- commissions issues are concerned such as Working with Nature, 1. How does advocacy work in a world where freight movement is Climate Change or approach to target countries. MarCom also co- increasing but the decision-makers and funders are increasingly operates and communicates with other international organizations politically divided? such as IMO, IAPH, IALA, IHMA, IAHR, IMPA, WODA, etc. 2. We have bipartisan agreement that infrastructure is good for the Several Working Groups are underway within MarCom’s purview. country. How do we (literally) build on that agreement? This session provides an overview of the active PIANC MarCom Moderator: Erik Stromberg, A.M.ASCE, Executive Director of the Center Working Groups. for Advances in Port Management, Lamar University Presenter: Ron Heffron, P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE, Principal U.S. Representative Panelists: for the PIANC Maritime Technical Commission (MarCom) Jennie Granger, Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation, EnviCom is responsible for dealing with both broad and very specific PennDOT navigation sustainability and environmental risk-related issues of Mary Ann Bucci, Executive Director, Port of Pittsburgh Commission interest to PIANC that crosscut all PIANC areas, partner activities. Peter Stephaich, Chairman & CEO, Campbell Transportation Company, With strategic initiatives, Working Groups and networking activities, Inc. & Chairman, Waterways Council EnviCom proactively develops and provides environmental guidance, supports the waterborne transport infrastructure sector’s sustainability Natalie Mamerow, Senior Manager, Federal Government Relations, goals, and the implements PIANC goals. In this regard, EnviCom American Society of Civil Engineers pursues new or continues existing activities in topics like working with nature environmental risk management, dredging in environmental Public-Private Partnerships for Port Facilities sensitive areas, sustainable ports, climate change adaptation, Panel carbon management, and resilience. 1:30 – 3:00 p.m, Commonwealth 1, Track 2E This session includes a presentation of the work of EnviCom Working Group 214 on Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials. Are Public-Private Partnerships the only way to finance much needed waterway and port improvements? Are there other perspectives and Presenters: potential partners that can help you meet your goals? This diverse Victor Magar, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, Ramboll panel will offer unique and informative perspectives on financing Donald Hayes, Ph.D., P.E., Research Environmental Engineer, Environmen- projects and building partnerships to move your capital programs tal Laboratory, U.S. Army Research and Development Center forward. Moderator: Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, Pres. 17.ASCE, Past President of ASCE, Commissioner on the Mississippi River Commission and Professor at the University of New Orleans. Topics and Panelists: Inland Waterway Reliability and Capacity Improvements led by Bob Beduhn, P.E., ASCE Alternative Finance Subcommittee Chair, Civil Works Director, HDR Engineering Inc. Port Operator Perspectives led by Chris Ragucci, CEO, Worldwide Terminals, LLC International Perspectives led by David Baxter, Consultant, International Infrastructure Development and PPP Advisor Extracting Value from Resiliency Improvements led by Raed EL-Farhan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, The Louis Berger Group

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Tuesday, September 17 Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom Sponsored by Commercial Showcase Port Engineering 101 Monday, September 16 Part 1| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., Commonwealth 1, Track 4E Part 2 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Commonwealth 1, Track 4E COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE 10:30 – 11:10 a.m., Brigade What you need to know being a Port Engineer! Terracon This four-hour technical short course provides an overview for new technical professionals working in the port and maritime industry, Using Historic Data to Anticipate Future Risk especially those in port authorities, public agencies, consulting firms, Presented by Michael Frawley and contractors. All conference attendees are welcome. This course will benefit you if you are: COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE • An entry-level engineer who needs to become familiar with the 1:30 – 2:10 p.m., Brigade many facets of analysis/design of port infrastructure; Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure • A mid-career engineer seeking to transition into port engineering; or Application of Automated Mooring Systems to • A senior-level manager who has assumed responsibilities over port Reduce Wave Effects on a Moored Vessel engineering but are new to the topic. Presented by Nick Labrosse, BTech, MSc Port Engineering 101 will present the technical facets of designing, assessing, and maintaining port structures, including: COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE • Port Economics • Container Terminal Operations 3:30 – 4:10 p.m., Brigade • Vessel Terminology & Particulars ASCE Continuing Education • Port Structures Port Engineering Certificate Program – • Typical Design Considerations & Construction Materials • Seismic Considerations An Introduction • Geotechnical Considerations Presented by Lauren Kuss • Construction Documentation Instructors: William M. Bruin, P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE; Rune Iversen, P.E., Tuesday, September 17 M.ASCE; Julie Galbraith, P.E., M.ASCE; Danielle Goudreau, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE; Egbert van der Wal; Tom Ward, P.E., S.E., D.PE, M.ASCE; Ali Naeem, P.E.; Matthew Martinez, P.E., S.E., D.PE, M.ASCE COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE 10:30 – 11:10 a.m., Brigade ShibataFenderTeam Inc. Proper Design of Reliable Marine Fender Systems – A Holistic Approach Presented by Dominique Polte

COMMERCIAL SHOWCASE 2:00 – 2:40 p.m., Brigade ECOncrete Inc. Blue Is the New Green – Ecological Enhancement of Concrete Based Coastal and Marine Infrastructure Presented by John Luetzow

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Awards Luncheon Student and Young Professionals Networking 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., King’s Garden 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Commonwealth 1, Track 7E Sponsored by Sponsored by

LUNCHEON MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES: Imee Osantowski, P.E., M.ASCE, President, COPRI 2018-2019 Get ready for an exciting, interactive panel discussion with leading Board of Governors professionals from across the country. It’s your time to connect, innovate, and transform! Don’t miss out! You’re the generation that WELCOME REMARKS FROM ASCE will innovate and transform our industry for the benefit of prosperity PRESIDENT: Kancheepuram (Guna) N. around the globe. See you there! Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE., F.ASCE, Panelists:  ASCE President 2020 Colonel Aaron Barta, Commander, Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps K.N. Gunalan (Guna) has 30 years of of Engineers experience in civil and construction industry. He William “Bill” M. Bruin, P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE, SGH, Inc. has served in a number capacities including Tom Kim, P.E., HDR, Inc. management of small, medium and large multi-national consulting firms. He is a senior manager with the experience and skill sets to Monique Anderson, P.E., M.ASCE, Shannon & Wilson, Inc. manage large complex infrastructure projects. He has provided Charlie Roberts, P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE, Childs Engineering Corp. technical advice on civil, structural, geotechnical, pavement and There will also be a breakout networking session with the panelists, materials issues on a variety of projects around the country and other industry experts, and students and young professionals like you! overseas. His collaborative approach for result oriented outcomes supported by his demeanor and strong communication capabilities Gala Social Event have contributed to a number of successful Programs/Projects ranging 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., in size from a few thousand dollars to over three billion dollars. Carnegie Science Center LUNCHEON ADDRESS: Leslie 1 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 S. Richards, PennDOT Secretary of Our gala at the Carnegie Science Center will bring out the kid in all of us! Transportation, Chairwoman of the We’ll get our hands wet as we explore our river environment in the H2Oh! Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Exhibit, tackle the new Ropes Challenge, explore the USS Requin (SS 481) Chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Public Private submarine, visit Mr. Rogers’ (miniature railway) Neighborhood, and shoot Partnership board baskets and play air hockey against robots in roboworld. Enjoy the fun and casual evening to mingle with friends and explore the Works Theater with Secretary Leslie Richards was appointed its cocktails mixed with liquid nitrogen. by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015. She is responsible for one of the largest multimodal transportation systems in the US, which Recipient of the 2003 National Award for Museum Service, Carnegie includes the Ports of Philadelphia, Erie, and Pittsburgh. Under her Science Center inspires and entertains people of all ages by connecting direction, Pennsylvania has embarked on a program of innovation science and technology with everyday life. The hands-on approach to and adoption of technology, including the extensive use of Public science in the real world takes visitors on an entertaining and educational Private Partnerships to address infrastructure funding and reliability adventure. The Science Center is located near the conference hotel on challenges, an early partnership with Waze, the implementation of a Pittsburgh’s North Shore along the banks of the Ohio River and is accessible metric-driven infrastructure investment approach, the inauguration of to persons with disabilities. IdeaLink 20/20, and the development of the new PennDOT 20-20 Bus Schedule strategic vision which includes the innovative PennDOT Connects. Buses will depart from the Liberty Avenue Entrance of the Wyndham AWARDS AND HONORS Grand Pittsburgh at 5:45 p.m and 6:30 p.m. Awards and honors bestowed at this event include: Buses will begin departing from Carnegie Science Center at ■■ Student Paper Competition 8:45 p.m. and will make loops until the final pickup at 10:00 p.m. ■■ Service to the ACOPNE Award

■■ ACOPNE Outstanding Practitioner in Coastal, Ocean, Port and Navigation Engineering Award

■■ ACOPNE Diplomates Induction

■■ COPRI Project Excellence Awards

■■ Orville T. Magoon Sustainable Coasts Award

■■ John G. Moffatt-Frank Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award

■■ Kenneth M. Childs, Jr., Practitioner’s Award

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Technical Tour Lower Monongahela Lock & Dam Tour 12:30 – 5:30 p.m., Commonwealth 1 Sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff will give a tour of the Lower Mon Project. The Lower Mon Project replaced the nearly 100-year-old fixed- crest dam at Braddock Locks and Dam with a gated dam, will remove Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, PA, and construct two new larger locks (Charleroi Locks) at Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, PA. Col. Andrew J. Short, Commander of the Pittsburgh District Col. Andrew J. Short will lead a discussion about inland navigation as seen through the Locks and Dams 2, 3 and 4, Monongahela River (Lower Wednesday, September 18 Mon) Construction Project for all conference attendees at the conference hotel. Charleroi Locks and Dams construction work is one phase of the Sustainable Infrastructure – $2.7 billion Lower Monongahela Construction mega-project. Funding limitations have stretched the construction of this project from 10 years to What’s the Plan? more than 30 years. Col. Short and his team will share the challenges 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and victories in maintaining river traffic through ongoing construction and Commonwealth 1, Track 9E in communications with stakeholders, which have been strengthened. They will also share issues and lessons learned constructing a project with a The Pittsburgh District is responsible for 23 limited funding stream and over an extended construction period. locks and dams, more than any other district in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Col. Short’s presentation will be followed by boarding of the busses and a tour of ongoing construction at Charleroi Locks and Dam (L/D Lenna Hawkins, the Deputy District Engineer for the Pittsburgh 4) on the Monongahela River for conference attendees who have pre- District, will provide an overview of the past, present and future registered for the technical tour. Attendees should wear sleeved shirts, economic importance of the valuable river resource. With the long pants, and closed-toe shoes. external influences to include legislative, environmental, cultural and progressive weather extremes, what’s the plan for its future? Tour Schedule Presenter: Lenna C. Hawkins, P.E., PMP, Deputy District Engineer, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Introduction and Overview by Pittsburgh District Executive Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Commander in the Commonwealth 1 room at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh. All conference attendees are welcome to this presentation. 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Buses Load and Depart from the Liberty Avenue Entrance of the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tour (pre-registration required) Your ID will be checked prior to boarding the bus for the tour. Everything must match what you previously submitted to gain admittance to the tour. Below: Charleroi Locks & Dam. Locks and dam along the Monongahela River at Charleroi, PA, USA.

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Monday, September 16, 2019 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration (closed 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for lunch) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speaker Ready Room – King’s Plaza 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary – King’s Garden 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – Grand Ballroom 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours – Grand Ballroom 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 1A: Environmental 1B: Port Engineering 1C: Port Engineering 1D: Port Engineering (Extreme 1E: Government Affairs Panel (Stormwater, Emissions) (Geotechnical and Geosciences) (Structural) Events - Seismic) Moderator: Frank G. Davidson, III, Moderator: Monique A. Moderator: Daniel O’Connor, Moderator: Michael Wagner, Moderator: Erik Stromberg, P.E., S.E., ENVSP Anderson, P.E., M.ASCE P.E., M.ASCE P.E.,M.ASCE A.M.ASCE Waterfront Stormwater Treatment Installation of 48-inch Diameter A Look into Premature Failure Cascading Seismic and Tsunami We All Agree That Infrastructure Design for Any Commodity Test Piles at the Port of Alaska,  of Vertically Welded Pipe Piles,  Actions in a Pile-Supported Quay,  Is Good For The Country. How Do Anywhere Laura Weiden, P.E.; Donald G. Anderson, P.E., G.E., Matthew Teeden, P.E., S.E.; Lukian Cláudia Reis, Ph.D., S.M.ASCE We Build On That Agreement? Ross W. Dunning, P.E.; Ben D.GE; Douglas R. Playter, P.E.; Harris Seismic Performance of Pile- Jennie Granger, AICP; Mary Ann Fuentes, P.E. George J. Newman, P.E., PMP, The Port of Los Angles Supported Piers and Wharves Bucci; Peter Stephaich; Natalie Innovative Design for New MSPM; Jeff J. Bool, P.E., PMP; Wilmington Waterfront Subjected to Foundation Mamerow Post Construction Stormwater Todd C. Cowles, P.E., MPE Promenade: “A Window to the Deformations, Arash Khosravifar, See more details on page 5. Management Standards at Port Geotechnical Issues Encountered Waterfront”, Hugo A. Cisneros, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; Milad Souri; of Oakland, Ian D. Sequeira, P.E., and Overcome in the Development P.E.; Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., Stephen E. Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., MTOP; Bryan Paine, P.E., QSD, of Colombia’s Gateway Port,  D.P.E., M.ASCE; Zachary Chrisco, D.P.E., M.ASCE; Scott Schlechter, ENVSP; Dylan LaFrance, P.E. Thomas J. Shafer, Jr., P.E. P.E.; Raj S. Varatharaj, P.E., G.E., P.E., G.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE; Industrial Stormwater Treatment Uncharted Territory: Challenges M.ASCE; Arul K. Arulmoli, Ph.D., Nason McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., on a 200-acre Container and Success in the Terminal 5 P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE G.E., M.ASCE Terminal, Ellis Beckwith, P.E.; Scott Berth Modernization Test Pile Increasing Lift Height and Combined Kinematic and Inertial Adamek, P.E., LG; Laynl Wachter Program, Joanna Hingle, PE, SE; Improving Ship to Shore Gantry Seismic Analysis of Marine Impacts of Implementing Zero Brice Exley, P.E.; Paul Meyer, P.G.; Cranes Inside an Active Container Structures, Julie A. Galbraith, PE; Emission Container Handling Doug Lindquist, P.E.G.E. Yard, Edward H. Stehmeyer, III, M. Ali Naeem, P.E.; William M. Equipment on a Container Geotechnical Considerations for P.E. Bruin, P.E., D.P.E. Terminal, Kerry Simpson, P.E., Development of a Fireboat Station New PIANC Guidelines for Oil Effect of Moored Vessels on the MSCE, M.ASCE; Douglas at the Port of Long Beach, Raj S. & Gas Marine Terminal Design Dynamic Response of Marginal Thiessen, D.P.E.; Pekka Ranta, Varatharaj, P.E., G.E., M.ASCE; & Assessment, Ron Heffron, P.E., Wharves Subjected to Ground MScEMBA Pratheep Pratheepan, P.E.; Cheng D.P.E., M.ASCE Motions, J. Nicolas Villamizar- Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Kristen Gonzalez, MSc; J. Paul Smith- Hulett, P.E., S.E.; Stacey Jones, Pardo, Ph.D., S.E., P.E.; Juan C. P.E.; Joel Aguilar, P.E., S.E.; Arul K. Reyes, Ph.D. Arulmoli, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Luncheon – Grand Ballroom

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Monday, September 16, 2019 (continued) 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 2A: Environmental (Innovative 2B: Port Engineering 2C: Port Planning and 2D: Port Engineering (Extreme 2E: Public Private Partnerships Programs) (Inspection, Rehabilitation and Operations (Facilities Events - Seismic Retrofit) for Port Facilities Panel Redevelopment) Maintenance) Moderator: Mustafa Samad, Moderator: Thomas Spencer, P.E., Moderator: Charlie Roberts, Moderator: Azadeh Facilitator: Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE S.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE P.E.,D.PE,M.ASCE Bozorgzadeh, Ph.D., P.E., Ph.D., P.E., F.S.E.I, Pres. 17.ASCE A New PIANC Guideline for Rehabilitation, Safety Decision Aid: Maintain, Partly M.ASCE Inland Waterway Reliability and Managing Environmental Risks of Improvement, and Life Extension Rebuild, or Reconstruct an Thorndon Container Wharf - Capacity Improvements, Bob Navigation Infrastructure Projects,  of a Geriatric Concrete Marine Oil Operating Facility?, Colleen J. Post-earthquake Recovery of Beduhn, P.E. Rebecca Gardner, P.E.; Burton C. Terminal, Gayle S. Johnson, P.E.; Ackermann, P.Eng.; Jason Braun, Container Operations, Alistair Port Operator Perspectives, Chris Suedel; Kevin Kane; David W. Cheng Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; P.Eng. Boyce, CPEng; Rob Presland; Eng Ragucci Moore; Capt. Kevin Allen; John William M. Bruin, P.E., D.P.E.; John Liang Chin; Anthony Delaney; Establishing a Rational Inspection International Perspectives, David Lally, P.E.; Miran Vanwonterghem; Chun, P.E. James Lake Criteria for Composite Materials Baxter Amy Parry; Todd S. Bridges Berth 177-179 Wharf Used in Waterfront Structures, Seismic Retrofit of a Historic Pier Extracting Value from Resiliency Remediating a Working Rehabilitation & Replacement at Maximo L. Argo; Rune Iversen, on Soft Soil, Benjamin Pesicka, Improvements, Raed EL-Farhan, Waterfront, Matthew J. Page, P.E. the Port of Los Angeles, Angel P.E.; William M. Bruin, P.E., D.PE; P.E., S.E.; Robert Harn, P.E., S.E., Ph.D. Benefits and Challenges of Port- Lim, P.E., S.E.; Chinh Le, P.E.; Jesse Hooge; Jim Watson M.ASCE; Jacob Linke, P.E. Sponsored Mitigation Banks, Dan Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., Bayesian Damage Prediction of Seismic Retrofit of an Existing Berlin, PWS; Jack Malone, Ph.D. D.P.E., M.ASCE Berm Breakwaters in the Arctic,  MOT Using Float-In Construction Large Scale Floating Wetlands Dry Dock 3 Caisson Replacement Maria Pontiki, MS, S.M.ASCE for Rapid Turn-Around, Marc I. for Urban Waterfronts, Matthew & Seat Repairs, Noah J. Elwood, Percher, P.E.; Rod Iwashita, P.E., Alan. Mccarty, P.E., S.E., P.E.; Eric Levesque, P.E.; Linn Lebel, FASCE; Pratheep Pratheepan; M.ASCE; Adam Ravestein, PLA; P.E. Zachory Pecor; Arul K. Arulmoli, Christopher Streb, P.E.; Dennis Emergency Wharf Repair at Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE O’Heney, E.I.T. North Embarcadero, Port of San Seismic Performance and Diego, CA, Matthew N. Martinez, Rehabilitation of the Port of S.E., P.E., ACOPNE Manta After the 2016 Ecuador Earthquake, Pedro P. Rojas, Ph.D.; Eduardo Miranda; Jose Barros; Dioselina Rosero; Wilmer Marquez; Leandro García 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break – Grand Ballroom 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 3A: Environmental 3B: Port Engineering (Seismic 3C: Landside Connections, Rail 3D: Port Engineering (Coastal, 3E: PIANC MARCOM Working (Contaminant Mitigation) Design of Bulkheads, Sea Level Rise) Groups Update Innovative Solutions) Moderator: Philip Erbland, P.E., Moderator: Shannon Kinsella, P.E., Moderator: Mike Wray, P.E., Moderator: Shane Phillips, P.E., Moderator: Rachel Grandpre M.ASCE M.ASCE S.E., ENVSP, LEEDAP, M.ASCE D.P.E., D.CE Overview of Active MarCom La Quinta Terminal Mitigation: Seismic Design of Anchored The Long Beach On-Dock Rail Designing Port Infrastructure Working Groups, Ron Heffron, Dredged Material Beneficial Bulkheads: The Geotechnical Support Facility: An Innovative for Sea Level Change: A Survey P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE Reuse for Estuarine Habitat Perspective, Monique A. Local Plan in a Complex of U.S. Engineers, Benjamin EnviCom Working Group 214 Creation, Aaron Horine, P.E.; Paul Anderson, P.E., M.ASCE Environment, Mark A. Erickson, Sweeney, S.M.ASCE on Beneficial Use of Dredged D. Carangelo, REM, CESM, PWS; Seismic Design of Bulkheads: The P.E. Measuring Sea Surface Gravity Materials, Victor Magar, Ph.D., Luis Maristany, P.E. Structural Perspective, Pooja Jain, San Pedro Bay Portwide Rail Waves Using Smartphones,  P.E.; Donald Hayes, Ph.D., P.E. Sediment Transport Analysis and P.E., S.E.; ASCE COPRI Committee Planning for Today and 2040,  Matheus de Paula Vieira, Cap Design Criteria for Mission for Seismic Design of Bulkheads Michael Leue, P.E.; Carlo Luzzi; S.M.ASCE; Pedro Guimarães Bay Ferry Landing, San Francisco, Seismic Design of Anchored Shashank Patil, P.E.; Kerry Port of Los Angeles Sea Level CA, Abhishek Sharma, Ph.D.; Bulkheads: Tieback Bulkhead Cartwright, P.E.; Ian D. Sequeira, Rise Adaptation Plan, Adrienne F. Frank Salcedo, P.E.; Scott Fenical, Example, Joseph Galloway, P.E.; P.E., MTOP Newbold, P.E., PMP; Bettina Kaes, P.E., M.ASCE; Kathryn Purcell; Chad Goodnight, P.E., Ph.D.; Overcoming Structural Design AICP, LEED, ENVSP; Jeff Khouri, Jonathan Roman Pooja Jain, P.E., S.E.; Monique A. Challenges for Train Unloading P.E.; Richard Mast, P.E.; Justin Filling a Freshwater Lake— Anderson, P.E.; Stuart Stringer, P.E.; Station at Coal Terminal in Vandever Sediment Remediation Stephen E. Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., Colombia, Siddharth Srivastava, Predicting Coastal Conditions Considering Net Environmental D.P.E., M.ASCE; Arul K. Arulmoli, P.E. in San Francisco Bay and Other Benefit for Multiple Stakeholder Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE Extending the Service Life of Estuaries with Neural Networks,  Goals, Jessi Massingale, P.E.; Target Reliability Indices for Mooring Cells, Zach J. Usselton, Frank Salcedo, P.E.; Scott Fenical, Megan King, P.E.; Don Robbins Quay Walls, Jetties, and Flexible S.M.ASCE P.E., M.ASCE; Craig Harter Sediment Cleanup Challenges in Dolphins, Alfred Roubos, Ph.D.; the East Waterway, Dan Berlin, Dirk Jan Peters, Sr.; Rhapael PWS; Tom Wang, P.E.; Kathy Steenbergen Ketteridge, P.E., Ph.D.; Greg Brunkhorst

10 Connect. Innovate. Transform. Technical Program (subject to change) Tuesday, September 17, 2019 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 pm Registration (closed 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. for lunch) 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speaker Ready Room – King’s Plaza 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours – Grand Ballroom (closed 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. for lunch) 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 4A: Port Planning and 4B: Port Engineering 4C: Terminal Planning 4D: Port Engineering (Floating 4E: Port Engineering 101 – Operations, Terminal Planning, (Structural) and Design (Expansion, Systems, Cruise & Ferry) Part 1 Simulation and Modeling Redevelopment) Moderator: Ralph Petereit, P.E., Moderator: Matthew Teeden, P.E., Moderator: Jeff Massengill, P.E.,D. Moderator: Scott E. Kuebler, P.E., Instructors: William M. Bruin, P.E., D.P.E., PMP, ENVSP S.E., M.ASCE PE,M.ASCE S.E., M.ASCE D.PE, M.ASCE; Rune Iversen, P.E., Using Simulation to Evaluate and Wharf Structure Design Terminal Rail Operation Efficiency Seismic Response of Large Pile M.ASCE; Julie Galbraith, P.E., Optimize Port System - a Case Consideration of Pier E Enhancement and Wharf Moored Floating Structures, Erik M.ASCE; Danielle Goudreau, Study, Yu (Alan) Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.; Redevelopment Project at the Port Structural Integrity Improvements,  Soderberg, S.E.; Leah Olson, P.E.; E.I.T., A.M.ASCE; Egbert van Rebeca Aguilar; Gerardo Lazcano of Long Beach, Omar A. Jaradat, Daniel T. Shieh, P.E.; George Michael A. Jordan, S.E. der Wal; Tom Ward, P.E., S.E., Discrete Event Simulation Case Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE; Paulsen, P.E. Dolphin Restraint System for the D.PE, M.ASCE; Ali Naeem, P.E.; Studies in Planning Advanced Cheng Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Redevelopment of an 1880 Precast Concrete Floating Berth Matthew Martinez, P.E., S.E., D.PE, Container Terminals, Yu (Alan) Raj S. Varatharaj, P.E., G.E., Banana Export Terminal, John at the Haines Ferry Terminal,  M.ASCE Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.; Lambertus C. M.ASCE; Theresa Richards, P.E. Bardi, P.E., M.ASCE; Ajaya P. Chad Goodnight, P.E., Ph.D.; Scott See more details on page 6. Vermeer; Jennifer Chase; Trevor Precast Construction or Upgrade/ Malla, P.E.; Ramses Orlando Lobo Branlund, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Doug Humphreys Expansion of Two Operating Ortiz Playter, P.E., M.ASCE; Tim Doggett, Discrete Event Simulation for Oil Solid Bulk Terminals in Colombia,  The Port of Vancouver WA’s $275 S.E. Transshipment Facility, Liyenita Jyotirmoy Sircar, P.E., M.ASCE; Million, Multi-year West Vancouver Precast, Prestressed Concrete Widjaja, MSc; Cheng-Feng Tsai, Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E., Freight Access Expansion Floating Berth at the Haines Ferry MS, P.E. M.ASCE; Miguel Forero, P.E.; Program, Kurt W. Reichelt, P.E. Terminal, Yeliz Firat, Ph.D., P.E.; Time-Window Based Berth and Jordan Lagnado Translating Automated Container Frank Yang, P.E., M.ASCE; Vu Yard Allocation Planning of Wharf Upgrade Considerations Terminal Operations into Terminal Phan, S.E.; David Lowell, S.E. Container Vessels, Jialin Xu; Sujing for Large Low Profile Cranes, Anna Infrastructure Design, Robert E. Replacement of a Floating Dock Wang, Ph.D.; Qiang Xu, Ph.D. Dix, S.E.; Arun K. Bhimani, S.E.; Kaptein, P.E.; Ashebir Jacob, P.E.; for Passenger Ferries, Catrina Claude Gentil, P.E. Reza Alamir, P.E. Walter, P.E., M.ASCE; Markus Wharf Improvements for New Wernli, P.E., Ph.D., LEEDAP; Jacob Panamax Size Vessels, Edward H. Linke, P.E.; Monica Blanchard, P.E.; Stehmeyer, III, P.E.; Ralph Petereit, Ron Panzero; Edward Parengkuan; P.E., D.P.E., PMP, ENVSP Benjamin Pesicka, P.E., S.E. 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – Grand Ballroom 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 5A: Port Engineering 5B: Port Engineering (Coastal) 5C: Terminal Planning and 5D: Port Engineering 5E: Port Engineering 101 – (Structural, Military) Design (Cruise and Ferry) (Geotechnical, Land Part 2 Reclamation) Moderator: Matthew Alan. Moderator: Jack Cox, P.E., D.CE, Moderator: Edward Henry Moderator: David Phelps, Instructors: William M. Bruin, P.E., McCarty, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE D.NE, D.PE, M.ASCE Stehmeyer, III, P.E., M.ASCE A.M.ASCE D.PE, M.ASCE; Rune Iversen, P.E., MILCON P-547 Power and Wave, Mooring and Downtime Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal 3 Land Reclamation and Settlement M.ASCE; Julie Galbraith, P.E., Propulsion Facility, William A. Studies for Tibar Bay Port Wharf Design and Construction,  of Reclaimed Land for New Ports,  M.ASCE; Danielle Goudreau, Young, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Yuwei Development, East Timor, Yang Gary Ledford, P.E., M.ASCE; Chun Fai Leung, Ph.D., P.Eng.; E.I.T., A.M.ASCE; Egbert van Chang, S.E., P.E., M.ASCE; Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.; Liang He, P.E.; William Crowe, P.E., M.ASCE; James Lam; Salim Elfie; SC Chian der Wal; Tom Ward, P.E., S.E., Michael Barnhart, P.E., M.ASCE Daoxian Shen, Ph.D., P.E.; Umar Scott Fenical, P.E., M.ASCE; Prem Influence of Dynamic Behavior D.PE, M.ASCE; Ali Naeem, P.E.; General Berthing Pier Farooque, P.E. Kumar, P.E.; Desiderio Maldonado, of Soft Clay on Seismic Pier Matthew Martinez, P.E., S.E., Replacement at Naval Base San Scour Protection at Modern Cruise P.E., M.ASCE; Songtao Yang, Response at the Port of San D.PE, M.ASCE Diego, Henrik Dahl, P.E.; Alberto Terminals: Case Studies of Port Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE Francisco, Benjamin Serna, See more details on page 6. Sanchez, P.E.; James Connolly, Canaveral Cruise Terminals 1 and 3,  Seismic Analysis and Design of P.E., G.E., M.ASCE; Stephen E. S.E. Shannon C. Clarke, M.ASCE; Scott Ferry Plaza for the Downtown Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., Unified Facilities Criteria Fenical, P.E., M.ASCE; Frank Salcedo, San Francisco Ferry Terminal,  M.ASCE; R. William Rudolph, Program, and UFC 4-152-01 P.E.; Abhishek Sharma, Ph.D.; Gary Azadeh Bozorgzadeh, Ph.D., P.E., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE; Kristen E. Design: Piers and Wharves,  Ledford, P.E., M.ASCE; William M.ASCE; Satish Chilka; James Chang, P.E. Anthony Farmer, P.E., M.ASCE; Crowe, P.E., M.ASCE Brady Geotechnical and Structural Roderick Whitsel, P.E., S.E., Design, Testing and Construction Resiliency of NYC Ferry System,  Challenges – New Seattle M.ASCE; M. R. Hasan, P.E., of a Wave Energy Absorbing Michael Grant, P.E.; Victoria Multimodal Terminal at Colman M.ASCE Quay Wall, Mauricio A. Wesson, Christini, P.E.; Kaitlyn McGrath Dock Project, M. Birkan Bayrak, The Super Flood Basin, Noah J. P.E.; Jack Cox Ph.D., P.E.; Reda A. Mikhail, P.E.; Elwood, P.E.; Matthew Teeden, Ferry Vessel Propeller Wash Effects Mike Wray, P.E., S.E., ENVSP, P.E., S.E. on Scour at the Kingston Ferry LEEDAP, M.ASCE; Jon Z. Mjelde, Terminal, Chris Stearns, PE SE; Sam P.E., S.E., ENVSP; William S S. Kastner; Chris Stearns, PE SE; Alex Hegge, P.E. Horner-Devine; Jim Thomson

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12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon – King’s Garden 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 6A: Navigation & Waterways, 6B: Port Engineering (Design 6C: Port Planning and 6D: Port Engineering (Coastal) 6E: Ethics, Engineers and Dredging Standards for Piers and Operations (Master Planning) Experts: Who Is Your Master Wharves) Moderator: Thomas McCollough, Moderator: Omar A. Jaradat, Moderator: Andrew Cairns, P.E., Moderator: Kirk F. Riden, P.E. Instructors: Michael Ports, P.E., P.E.,M.ASCE Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE D.P.E., PMP CFD Wave Loading and Response Ph.D., WRE, D.NE, BCEE, F.EWRI, SMART Planning Requires Smart Canadian Design Requirements Port of Long Beach Land Use Analysis for Large Interconnected F.ASCE; Kenneth Goodwin, CP, Modeling - Getting the Most for Marine LNG Facilities, Martin Study, Hardik M. Gajjar, ENVSP; Float Systems, Chad L. Monfort, P.E.; A.M.ASCE Value for Your Ship Simulation L. Eskijian, P.E., D.P.E.(Ret); Pooja Tracy Fidell, P.E.; Matt Plezia; Tony Scott Fenical, P.E., M.ASCE; Richard Dollar, Dennis W. Webb, PEDNE; Jain, P.E., S.E. Chan, Ph.D. Riley; Nathan A. Watson, P.E. Timothy Shelton, P.E.; Keith Martin Analysis of Measured Marine A New Berth for Halifax, Thomas Understanding Flooding Hazards Dredging Techniques and Oil Terminal Berthing Velocities,  A. Ward, PE/SE, D.P.E. Posed to Coastal Infrastructure Technology to Facilitate a Samuel C. Cortes; Rune Iversen, Revitalizing the Providence, from Extreme Ocean-Driven Large Dredge Project - Pier 4 P.E.; Maximo L. Argo; William M. Rhode Island Waterfront: The Events at Future Sea Levels,  Reconfiguration, Scott J. Stainer, Bruin, P.E., D.PE,M.ASCE; Justin J. Showpiece of a Renaissance City,  Daniel J. Chadwick, E.I.T.; Ann- P.E.; Kyle Dickens, P.E.; Trevor K. Pyun, S.E. Danielle Goudreau, E.I.T.; Ryan Marie Giesbrecht, P.Eng.; Nadine Thornsley, P.E. A Proposed Rational Approach McCoy, P.E. Clark, B.A.; Hammad Mir, Ph.D., Port of Hueneme Phasing Plan to Design of Fenders and Evolution of America’s Ports: Rise P.Eng.; Norman Allyn, P.Eng. Through Collaboration for a Supporting Structures in the US,  of Real Estate as Diversification Use of Physical/Numerical Wharf Deepening, Chris Mansour, Brian L. Phan, P.E.; Rune Iversen, Strategy, Matt Trowbridge, P.E., Modeling in Design of an P.E., ENVSP; Christina Birdsey; P.E.; William M. Bruin, P.E., D.PE., S.E., P.Eng.; Rob Sloop, P.E.; Exposed Quay at Port of Ashdod,  Todd Graham M.ASCE; Justin J. Pyun, S.E. Robert Nathan, P.E. Atilla Bayram, P.E.; Bill Paparis, The Port of Long Beach Is Big Ship P.E.; Sean O’Neil; Yang Zhang, Ready, Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E.; Victor Prilusky, P.E.; Daniela P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE; Cheng Ostrovsky; Avi Elgaba; Issam Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Xiuying Saba; Klaas van-Weperen Xing, Ph.D., P.E.; John Chun, P.E., Middle Breakwater M.ASCE Comprehensive Condition Assessment, Claudio Fassardi, MS 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break – Grand Ballroom 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 7A: Port Infrastructure 7B: Port Engineering (San 7C: Port Planning and 7D: Port Engineering 7E: Student and Young (Upgrades, Construction) Francisco Seawall Earthquake Operations, Equipment and (Inspection, Rehabilitation and Professionals Networking Safety and Disaster Prevention Systems Redevelopment) Session Program) Moderator: Heath Pope Moderator: Donald Oates, P.E., Moderator: Douglas Thiessen, Moderator Bryan Jones, P.E. Panelists: Col. Aaron Barta; Tom Through the Deck and Under the P.Eng., D.P.E., DBIA D.P.E., M.ASCE Repair of a Deteriorated Timber Kim, P.E.; William M. Bruin, P.E., Crane at the Coast Guard Yard in Overview of the San Francisco Key Design Issues for Large Low Seawall at the Port of Los D.PE, M.ASCE; Charlie Roberts, Baltimore MD, Kirk F. Riden, P.E.; Seawall Earthquake Safety Profile Container Cranes, Kenton Angeles, Berth 240, Marco A. P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE; Monique A. Benjamin Cook, E.I.T.; Danielle Program, Steven Reel, P.E., MS; Matt Lee, S.E.; Michael A. Jordan, S.E.; Sanchez, P.E.; Amir Zavichi, P.E.; Anderson, P.E. M.ASCE Somma, P.E.; Thomas Ducharme, Wickens, P.E.; Rod Iwashita, P.E. Patrick W. McCarthy, P.E. Mahsa Pan; Raj S. Varatharaj, P.E., P.E. Port of San Francisco Seawall Measuing Port Disruptions with G.E., M.ASCE; Jiri Herrmann Berths 214-220 Redevelopment – Geotechnical Approach Automatic Identification System National City Marine Terminal Construction Lessons Learned at for Seismic Vulnerability Data, Brandan M. Scully, P.E.; Berth 24-10 Rehabilitation,  the Port of Los Angeles, Edward Optimization, Thaleia Travasarou, Katherine F. Chambers Frank Yang, P.E., M.ASCE; Scott Han, P.E.; Angel Lim, P.E., S.E.; Ph.D., P.E., G.E.; Jose Ugalde, US West Coast Port Infrastructure Branlund, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Long Nguyen; Omar A. Jaradat, P.E.; Adam Price, Ph.D.; Nason Needs for Development of Dante Valdez, P.E., S.E.; Armando Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., M.ASCE; Arul McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Floating Offshore Wind Facilities,  Mora, P.E.; Yeshitla Mulugeta, P.E., K. Arulmoli, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE Aaron Porter, P.E.; Shane Phillips, M.ASCE D.GE, F.ASCE Seismic Analyses for San P.E., D.P.E., D.CE Investigation and Initial Stability Challenges in Selection, Francisco Port-Wide Risk Reconstructed Quay Wall Serves Analysis of a Wharf on Severely Anchorage Design, and Assessment, Julie A. Galbraith, Bulk Operations and Heavy Deteriorated Steel H-Piles,  Installation of Mooring Hooks on PE; Matt Wickens, P.E.; Nason Module Transfer, Jyotirmoy Sircar, Daniel Philip Schuetz, P.E.; Daniel Existing Structures, Rune Iversen, McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., P.E., M.ASCE; V.K. Kumar, P.E., Robbins, P.E.; Paul Schuman, P.E.; William M. Bruin, P.E., D.P.E.; M.ASCE; Gayle S. Johnson, P.E. S.E., M.ASCE; Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E.; Dominic Kelly, P.E., Julie A. Galbraith, PE Seismic Fragility and Risk Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; Romuald S.E. Decommissioning of the SR520 Assessment of Waterfront Dagron Failure Investigation and Floating Bridge, Seattle, WA, M. Structures at the Port of San Rehabilitation of a Steel Sheet Pile Ali Naeem, P.E.; Rune Iversen, P.E.; Francisco, Gayle S. Johnson, P.E.; Bulkhead, Zachary Jenkins, P.E., Sam Yao, Ph.D., P.E. Hope A. Seligson; Matt Wickens, S.E., M.ASCE P.E.; Justin J. Pyun, S.E. 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Gala Social Event at the Carnegie Science Center

12 Connect. Innovate. Transform. Technical Program (subject to change) Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 pm Registration 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Speaker Breakfast – King’s Garden 1 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speaker Ready Room – King’s Plaza 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours – Grand Ballroom 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 8A: Port Engineering (Extreme 8B: Port Engineering (Structural) 8C: Terminal Planning, Navigation 8D: Project Development 8E: Ethics, Engineers and Experts: Events - Seismic) and Waterways, Neo-Panmax (Management, Financing, Delivery) Who Is Your Master Preparedness Moderator: Joseph Galloway, P.E., Moderator: Noah J. Elwood, P.E., Moderator: Chris Cornell, P.E., Moderator: Thomas A. Ward, PE/ Instructors: Michael Ports, P.E., M.ASCE M.ASCE S.E., M.ASCE SE, D.P.E., M.ASCE Ph.D., WRE, D.NE, BCEE, F.EWRI, 3-Dimensional Nonlinear Static Port of Long Beach, Marine Dynamic Planning for Flexible Simplified Planning Tool F.ASCE; Kenneth Goodwin, CP, Analysis for Waterfront Structures Maintenance Dock Facilities at Port Infrastructure After Panama to Determine Staffing and A.M.ASCE with Torsional Response Under Pier D, Berth 48 Project, Joel Canal Expansion: A Real Case Consultants Needs, Lincoln Lo, Seismic Loading, Pooja Jain, P.E., Aguilar, P.E., S.E.; Cheng Lai, P.E., Study, Oscar I. Soto Reyes, MSc; P.E.; Ramanjit Brar, P.E. S.E.; JIm Hogan; Stuart Stringer, S.E., M.ASCE; Arul K. Arulmoli, Poonam Taneja; Ben-Jaap Pielage; Submitting Successful Federal P.E.; Thomas McCollough Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE; Maurits van Schuylenburg Grant Applications for Ports, Jean Seismic Design Standards for Prabin Tuladhar, P.E.; Ian D. Optimized Design Addresses Site Banker, MPP; Andrew Cairns, P.E., Nonstructural Components Sequeira, P.E., MTOP and Constructability Challenges D.P.E., PMP and Nonbuilding Structures in Precast Counterfort Seawall for Container Wharf in Iraq,  Bringing Design Build MOTEMS, Rakesh K. Goel, Ph.D., Simplifies Road Widening Project Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E., Procurement to Port Development,  P.E. in USVI, V.K. Kumar, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; V.K. Kumar, P.E., S.E., Keith Abraham; Nigel Nixon, P.E. The Port of Los Angeles Seismic M.ASCE; Jyotirmoy Sircar, P.E., M.ASCE; Jyotirmoy Sircar, P.E., How a Collaborative Design Code Update for Container M.ASCE; Justin Berglund M.ASCE; Victor Dempsey, B.Eng, Assist Approach Rebuilds Tribe’s Wharves, Angel Lim, P.E., S.E.; Upgrade of Berths 226-236 LLM, C.Eng, MICE, MCIArb Fishing Port While Operating,  Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., Container Wharf Terminal at the Planning, Design, and Edward DeBroeck, R.Eng, D.P.E., M.ASCE; Arul K. Arulmoli, Port of Los Angeles, Angel Lim, Construction for Expansion M.ASCE; Tessa Gardner-Brown, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE P.E., S.E.; Marco A. Sanchez, of PSA’s Panama Hub Port,  AICP; Donald Oates, P.E., P.Eng., An Integrated Assessment P.E.; Brian Correa, P.E.; Omar Ricardo McNeil, MEng; Manfred D.P.E., DBIA; Jacob Zacharda; of Hazard Vulnerability and A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., Zinserling, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Brian Ward Resilience to Seaports, Jieun M.ASCE; Alahesh Thurairajah, David Taylor, CEng, M.ICE Hur, Ph.D., P.E.; Abdollah P.E., G.E., M.ASCE; Arul K. Forecasting Squat of Post Shafieezadeh, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Arulmoli, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., D.GE, Panamax Container Ships in Zhenhua Chen, Ph.D. F.ASCE PortMiami’s Entrance Channel,  Wings over Washington Gordon Thomson, P.E., DCE; Wim Foundation Design, Louis van der Molen, P.Eng., Ph.D.; Klusmeyer, P.E., S.E. David Taylor, CPEng, MEng; Doug Scott, P.Eng., Ph.D.; Jon Nitkin 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break – Grand Ballroom

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10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Sessions Track A | Sterlings 1-2 Track B |Sterlings 3 Track C |Benedum Track D |Commonwealth 2 Track E |Commonwealth 1 9A: Equipment & Systems 9B: Port Engineering (ASCE 61) 9C: Port Engineering (Retrofit, 9D: Port Engineering 9E: USACE Pittsburgh District (Innovative Technologies) Upgrades) (Geotechnical) Update Moderator: Philip Erbland, P.E., Moderator: Gayle S. Johnson, Moderator: Matthew N. Martinez, Moderator: Sean Gamette, P.E., Moderator: Elizabeth Burkhart, M.ASCE P.E., M.ASCE S.E., P.E., D.PE, M.ASCE M.ASCE P.E., D.PE, ENV-SP, M.ASCE Load Forecasting for Automated Upcoming Changes to ASCE/ Seawall Movement and Piling Large Diameter Fiber Reinforced Sustainable Infrastructure - Terminals: A Summary of the COPRI 61-19 Chapter on Design at the San Francisco Polymer Monopile Dolphin What’s the Plan? Lenna C. Middle Harbor Terminal Power Ancillary Components, Brett W. Waterfront, Erik Soderberg, S.E.; System Revisited, Thomas Ripley, Hawkins, P.E., PMP Requirements, Kent Sayler, P.E.; King, S.E.; Gayle S. Johnson, P.E. Di Liu, P.E. P.E.; Cameron Troxel, P.E.; Patrick Daniel Ihlenfeldt, P.E. Seismic Design of Pile-supported Port of Long Beach, Pier J, Berths O’Brien, P.E. Leveraging BIM Tools to Wharves: Effect of New Steel 245-247 Landside Crane Rail Design Challenges - B Jetty Coordinate and Design a Navy Strain Limits in ASCE 61-19,  Upgrade Project, Joel Aguilar, P.E., Reconstruction, CFB Esquimalt, Pier Extension, Justin Rygel, P.E., Helge Frandsen; Duyet Nguyen, S.E.; Cheng Lai, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; British Columbia, Canada, Upul S.E.; TJ Schilling, P.E., S.E. BSc Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., D.P.E., D. Atukorala, Ph.D., P.Eng.; “Drone: The New Point and Back to the Future: Proposed Pipe M.ASCE; Arul K. Arulmoli, Ph.D., Roberto Olivera, Ph.D., P.Eng.; Shoot Camera” Using Drones to Pile Strain Limits for ASCE 61-19,  P.E., G.E., D.GE, F.ASCE Rowland Atkins, P.Eng. Enhance Waterfront Inspection Robert Harn, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE; Unique Wharf Upgrade to Seismic Analysis and Ground and Design, David L. Marcotte, Carlos E. Ospina, Ph.D., P.E., Diversify Operations for Larger Improvement Design for the PCT II, P.E.; Kirk F. Riden, P.E.; Eric M.ASCE; Dimitris Pachakis, Ph.D., RO/RO Shipments & New Marine Terminal at the Port of Levesque, P.E.; Michael Moser, P.E., CEng, M.ICE Containerized Cargo, Nathan A. Alaska, Samuel Christie, P.E., P.E.; Daniel Del Tufo, E.I.T. Evaluation of ASCE61-14 Watson, P.E.; Adam Bergman, G.E.; Yu Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.; Port of Long Beach Zero Nonlinear Static Procedures for P.E.; John Klekotka, P.E.; Steve Stephen E. Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., Emission Terminal Equipment Estimating the Seismic Response Hager, P.E. D.P.E., M.ASCE; Bob Pintner, P.E. Demonstration Projects at Piers E, of Wharves, Juan D. Sandoval, Performance Based Seismic J and T, Ron Groves, P.E.; William MSc; J. Paul Smith-Pardo, Ph.D., Retrofit Solutions for Wharf Stone, P.E. S.E., P.E.; Juan C. Reyes, Ph.D. Preservation, Sam Yao, Ph.D., P.E.; M. Ali Naeem, P.E.; Sara E. Barrett, P.E.; Josh Core, E.I.T. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Luncheon – Grand Ballroom 12:30 – 5:30 p.m Lower Monongahela Lock and Dam Tour, Commonwealth 1

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512 315 215 ACO Aquaveo Bellingham Marine www.acousa.com www.aquaveo.com www.bellingham-marine.com ACO provides systems for professional surface water Our software solutions provide engineers tools for Bellingham Marine (BMI) is the world leader in the design, drainage, efficient cleaning, and the controlled discharge modeling groundwater and surface-water in the areas of manufacture, and construction of marinas and related or reuse of water. hydrology and hydraulics to help complete demanding products and services. water resources projects. 516 307 Advisian - Worley 514 Carmel Corrosion Systems www.advisian.com Atlantic Track www.carmel-corrosion.com Advisian is a leading provider of professional services to www.atlantictrack.com CCS produces protection pile wraps, customer designed the resources and energy sectors and complex process Atlantic Track is recognized as a highly reliable source for against corrosive marine environments. Easy installation on industries. quality and cost effective engineered crane runway system piles, risers, dolphins, used inland, off-shore and deep sea. solutions by Port Operators and their Consultants 308 414 Anchor QEA 205 ConeTec www.anchorqea.com Bedford Technology www.conetec.com Anchor QEA is a nationally recognized environmental www.plasticboards.com ConeTec is a full service geotechnical and environmental science and engineering consulting firm that specializes Bedford Technology is the leading manufacturer of site investigation contractor. We safely solve problems by in waterfront redevelopment, contaminated sediment structural recycled plastic lumber for commercial marine generating high quality subsurface information used in remediation, and water resource management. applications. Our products withstand extreme environments geotechnical, environmental, and mining geotechnique. Our and are built to last. team of experts are dedicated to safe, quality, and efficient site investigations using the best possible equipment. 103 COWI Exhibit Hall Floor Plan www.cowi.com Port and harbor engineering services, including underwater investigation, structural and geotechnical design, berthing analysis, dredging design, permitting, construction support, resident engineering, and coastal engineering services. 403 Creative Pultrusions www.creativepultrusions.com Creative Pultrusions’ custom manufactures fiberglass reinforced polymer (FRP) distribution and transmission poles and deadend and tangent crossarms. 408 Crofton Industries www.crofton.com Founded in 1949, Crofton is a full service marine contractor that provides focused, solution based approaches to port and waterfront facility owners above and underwater. 302/304 Denso North America www.densona.com Denso is a leader in marine corrosion protection. Our SeaShield Marine System provides full line of steel, concrete and timber pile protection and rehabilitation. 113 DHI Water & Environment www.dhigroup.com DHI is a software development and engineering consulting firm specializing in hydraulic and hydrological modeling software. Exhibit Hall Hours Tuesday, September 17 311 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Duramax Marine Sunday, September 15 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, www.duramaxmarine.com Sponsored by HDR Global leader in impact protection systems for vessels and 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-in port structures. Our extruded EPDM rubber fender and 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Exhibits Open Linerite® batterboard systems are known for outstanding Sponsored by McLaren Engineering Group 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception performance. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closed for Lunch 206 Monday, September 16 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break Dynamic Isolation Systems 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Wednesday, September 18 www.dis-inc.com 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break, Dynamic Isolation Systems is a leading designer and 8:00 – 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Sponsored by S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc. manufacturer of Lead Rubber Bearings, Viscous Wall 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Lunch Dampers and a range of Non-Structural Isolation devices. Sponsored by Moffatt & Nichol 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break, 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Sponsored by Mott MacDonald 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Luncheon 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move-out

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204 319 219 Eaglelift HDR Marine Fenders International www.eaglelifting.com www.hdrinc.com www.marinefendersintl.com EagleLIFT is an Engineering Contractor specialized in With experience designing harbor improvements, Marine Fenders International is a global leader in marine lifting and stabilizing seawalls, roadways, foundations, integrating resiliency planning and providing new‐terminal fenders system, composite resilient buoys, composite and sewer infrastructure that are affected by unstable soils program management, our custom maritime project teams camels, coated timber piles, Port Security Barrier systems using high‐density polyurethane create value through our multidisciplinary approach. and elastomer technology. 406 Knowledgeable coastal and structural engineers use 2‐D 305 ECOncrete and 3‐D models to plan and design port expansion and Marine Solutions rehabilitation projects. www.econcretetech.com www.msimarinesolutions.com The world’s first proven bio-enhancing concrete products 111 Marine Solutions is a small, woman-owned, DBE for coastal and marine construction. Our products meet Headed Reinforcement Corp specialized construction and engineering firm focused on the highest performance standards while improving www.hrc-usa.com building and maintaining waterfront, hydraulic, navigation, biodiversity and water quality. High Performance Reinforcement Products for Structural and bridge structures. 202 Integrity and Constructability 513 EJ USA, Inc 214 Marubeni America Corporation www.ejco.com HUESKER/PROSERVE www.marubeniamerica.com Infrastructure access solutions for seaport applications - www.huesker.us Marubeni is the North American distributor of Filter Units, from EJ - leaders in design, manufacture and distribution HUESKER is the world’s leading manufacturer of durable mesh bags that are filled with rock and deployed for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utility geosynthetics, agricultural, and industrial textiles. Providing quickly and easily for erosion control. networks worldwide. solutions for Earthworks and Foundations, Roads and 318 313 Pavements, Environmental Engineering, Hydraulic McLaren Engineering Group Elliott Bay Design Group Engineering, Industry and Agriculture. www.mgmclaren.com www.ebdg.com 105 McLaren Engineering Group’s marine department EBDG provides naval architecture, marine engineering Jacobs provides underwater inspection, design, permitting, and and analysis services to port communities and waterfront developers from offices in Seattle, New Orleans, Ketchikan, www.jacobs.com construction services in support of structural, geotechnical, and New York. Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse rehabilitation, dredging, and coastal engineering projects providers of technical, professional, and construction worldwide. 418 services, including all aspects of architecture, engineering ESL 317 and construction, operations and maintenance, as well as Menard www.eslpwr.com scientific and specialty consulting. ESL Power Systems, Inc. specializes in the design and www.menardgroupusa.com manufacturing of safety-interlocked power solutions for port/ 509 Menard USA is one of the leading specialized ground terminal and container ship applications across the globe. JD Fields & Company improvement contractors in the U.S., with over 30 years www.jdfields.com of experience. We are the U.S. affiliate of Menard, a 213 J D Fields is a steel foundation and marine piling supplier global leader among ground improvement contractors with Esri delivering, comprehensive geostructural systems and offices in over 30 countries. Menard USA was formed as www.esri.com solutions to the port marine and deep foundation markets. a merger between DGI (Drainage & Ground Improvement, Manage, plan, analyze, map, monitor and communicate We continue to set the industry piling standard with high Inc.), a leading Vertical Wick Drain installer in the US, from one technology platform. Seize the power of location strength grades and innovative steel wall systems. With and Menard. with Esri’s ArcGIS Platform. a blend of international and domestic piling products, 115 303 our sales and technical professionals are positioned to Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Fugro provide engineering and contracting professionals with www.mcam.com www.fugro.com application, material procurement and delivery guidance With 80 years of experience and 30 branch offices, we Fugro is the world’s leading, independent provider of site to exceed your project demands. are the global leader for researching, developing, and characterization and deep foundations testing for large 212 manufacturing high-performance, engineered polymer constructions, infrastructure and natural resources. Junttan USA materials. 504 www.junttan.com Gantrex 207 Junttan Oy designs and manufactures hydraulic piling Moffatt & Nichol www.gantrex.com equipment. The Junttan product range is comprised of the www.moffattnichol.com Gantrex is the leading provider of runway components for world’s leading pile driving rigs, multipurpose piling and As a leading global maritime engineering firm, Moffatt STS and Overhead Cranes. Our solutions include crane drilling rigs, deep stabilisation rigs, as well as hydraulic & Nichol specializes in the planning and design of port rail, pad, clips and concrete-supported rail products. impact hammers, rotary heads, and power packs. infrastructure to protect investments and build resiliency. 312 Combining state-of-the-art piling equipment with uncontested Giken Ltd customer service and sheer determination to go great 218 www.giken.com lengths to help customers succeed, Junttan can improve also Mott MacDonald Giken has been a pioneer in the Press-in Piling your operational efficiency. www.mottmac.com Mott MacDonald is a vibrant infrastructure development Technology, which enables driving of sheet and tube piles 211 and engineering company with 180 offices worldwide with very low noise and no vibration. L.B. Foster Company and over 60 offices in the United States and Canada. 501 www.lbfoster.com Goettle L.B. Foster is a leading supplier of steel sheet piling, pipe 412 www.goettle.com piling, H beams and piling accessories to the construction Neenah Foundry Richard Goettle, Inc. is a design‐build geotechnical industry for over 80 years. www.nfco.com construction firm specializing in deep foundations, Neenah Foundry’s extra heavy duty airport and port 210 earth retention systems, marine structures, and ground castings are exclusively manufactured to support the Manson Construction modification for over 60 years. loadings imposed by all commercial and military aircraft. www.mansonconstruction.com 208 Manson Construction Co. is a leading heavy civil marine 309 Hayward Baker, Inc. contractor with a fleet of heavy marine equipment that Nicholson Construction Company www.kellerfoundations.com includes 60 specialized vessels and over 50 barges. www.nicholsonconstruction.com Hayward Baker, North America’s leader in geotechnical Our services include dredging, waterfront construction, Nicholson is a leader and an innovator in the geotechnical solutions, offers solutions for ground improvement, earth bride building, heavy lifts, and offshore work. Manson construction industry with expertise in deep foundations, retention & shoring, foundation repair & underpinning, takes great pride in having a reputation for doing quality earth retention systems and ground treatment solutions. liquefaction mitigation, deep foundations, and work that meets or exceeds the owner’s specifications and groundwater control. budget requirements and is completed safely and on time

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107 518 508 Nucor Skyline ShibataFenderTeam Inc Terracon Consultants www.nucorskyline.com www.shibata-fender.team www.terracon.com The Vulcraft/Verco Group, a part of Nucor Corporation, is One of the leading fender manufacturers, 50+ years of group Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful the nation’s largest manufacturer of steel joists, joist girders experience, extensive global network, focused on in-house multi‐discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, and steel deck. manufacturing, offering the full range of fender products. geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon currently has more than 4,000 employees in 140 offices serving 510 310 all 50 states nationwide. Terracon offers a comprehensive Owens Corning Infrastructure Solutions Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger experienced‐based approach to port, levee, dredging, www.owenscorning.com/composites/industrial www.sgh.com erosion, nourishment and other waterway/coastal projects. Global leader in building materials and fiberglass rebar, a SGH is a national engineering firm with more than 25 Navigating the fastmoving current of these projects requires: compelling alternative to steel with advantages including years’ experience in condition assessment, structural expedited site soil characterization; soil‐structure design corrosion-resistance, ease-of-installation, transparency to evaluation, failure risk analysis, failure investigation, and expertise; and understanding of potential constructability issues. magnetic fields and radio frequencies. repair of pipelines. 314 117 209 Tidal Wrap PCI Simpson Strong-Tie www.tidalwrap.com www.pci.org www.strongtie.com TIDAL WRAP is a Canadian manufactured marine piling The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is the For more than 60 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has focused protection system that incorporates a combined range technical institute and trade association for the precast on creating structural products that help people build safer of products to combat corrosion in inter-tidal and fully concrete structures industry. and stronger homes and buildings. submerged zones. 502 316 PileMedic by QuakeWrap 413/415 Spatial Networks www.pilemedic.com Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure www.spatialnetworks.com PipeMedic® by QuakeWrap is the industry leader in the www.trelleborg.com/en/marine-and-infrastructure Spatial Networks delivers data and technology products development of innovative, sustainable FRP pipes and With 40 years of worldwide experience, Trelleborg that enable organizations to identify opportunities, reduce pipe repair systems for new construction and repair of Marine & Infrastructure is the world leader in the design uncertainty, and obtain valuable insights into their field existing pipelines. and manufacture of marine fenders, ship-shore links, operations. 306 ship performance monitoring, docking & mooring and PlanGrid 506 navigation & piloting solutions. Structural Technologies www.plangrid.com 405/407 www.structuraltechnologies.com PlanGrid is construction software made for the field. Its Vector Corrosion Technologies Structural Technologies, a Structural Group company, develops cloud-based construction document collaboration platform www.vector-corrosion.com and integrates specialized products with engineering services is being used by major construction firms on more than Vector Corrosion Technologies has innovative solutions to improve, protect and enhance water and wastewater 500,000 projects all over the world. PlanGrid allows for concrete corrosion repair and protection in reinforced pipelines. Its unique product systems provide structural plans and markups to be instantaneously shared with concrete structures including: embedded galvanic strengthening for the restoration or renewal of concrete, everyone on a construction project, no matter where they anodes, galvanic jackets, activated arc-spray zinc metallic, and polymer-based large diameter pipelines. are. It lets contractors, architects, and building owners metallizing, corrosion detection and evaluation, repair and Its repair options include state-of-the-art materials, which collaborate from their desktop or mobile devices across all mitigation services for post-tension corrosion. of their project plans, specs, photos, RFIs and punchlists. provide engineered value through short construction windows The company emerged from Y Combinator in 2012 and with little to no disruption to traffic patterns or operations. 109 Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani has since secured funding from Sequoia Capital, Tenaya 411 www.wbcm.com Capital, Founders Fund, Northgate, Box, 500 Startups, Y Synthetex Founded in 1977, WBCM’s Marine Engineering Division Combinator, Navitas Capital, and Google Ventures. www.synthetex.com specializes in the planning, inspection, rehabilitation, 119 Synthetex is the leading manufacturer and principal repair, renovation, and design of marine structures and Presto Geosystems supplier of HYDROTEX® highly engineered fabric formed landside support facilities. www.prestogeo.com concrete erosion control and scour protection systems. Presto Geosystems® offers port facilities an innovative and 416 216 economical way to strengthen soft subgrades and reduce Woods Hole Group Taylor Engineering construction and maintenance costs with the GEOWEB® www.woodsholegroup.com www.taylorengineering.com system. Woods Hole Group solves environmental and engineering Taylor Engineering, a Federal Small Business, specializes problems worldwide with a focus on serving clients along 217 in water-related engineering, planning, and environmental the coast, in the deep ocean, and through ports and Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement Council challenges with particular emphasis on coastal regions. www.agpeltz.com harbors into wetland and terrestrial environments. The The Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Council is an 419 company applies latest technologies to solve practical organization committed to the promotion and research Teledyne Marine problems for commercial, government, and private clients. of RCC Pavements. 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3 RIVERS RESTAURANT ENTRY

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LOUNGE GIFT SHOP BENEDUM

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ADA Compliance Medical Emergencies The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel is barrier-free in compliance with the The Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel and ASCE hopes that your visit to PORTS® ‘19 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Assistive listening devices may be ordered will be free from illness or injury, but in case you or a family member needs medical from the Hotel with advance notice. While ASCE/COPRI will make every effort attention during your time at the event, contact the front desk. to meet the needs of the physically challenged, accommodations cannot be The nearest urgent care facility is: guaranteed without prior notification. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) – ASCE Bookstore Hours Urgent Care 5245 Centre Ave Sunday, September 15 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Monday, September 16 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (412) 623-4114 Wednesday, September 18 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Meeting Room Overcrowding ASCE Continuing Education ASCE will make every effort to schedule popular events in rooms large enough to accommodate anticipated attendance. Since many events are extremely popular, it is Visit the ASCE Continuing Education display to find out more about COPRI’s guided wise to select alternative events as you plan your conference schedule. ASCE and the online short courses. Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Hotel are REQUIRED to follow local fire regulations and Assumption of Risk may ask participants in rooms filled to capacity to choose another event. All ASCE events and activities are purely voluntary activities, and attendees are How Do I Receive PDH Credit? fully responsible for their own conduct and well-being, including, and without Automated PDH Tracking limitation, determining their level of fitness to take part in any such event or activity. In participating in any event or activity, attendees shall be deemed to understand When you pick up your registration badge and tickets, you will notice a badge and accept all risk of possible physical injury that might occur as a result of such which includes your name and a bar code specific to your registration. Before participation. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed in the exhibit hall. you enter a Technical Session room, you must scan your bar code badge in order to receive credit. The scanner will acknowledge a successful recording of your Attire name for the specific session. We strongly recommend you scan your badge at the The dress code for the conference is business attire (i.e. ties, dress shirts, beginning of each session to eliminate any challenges and/or lines later. An email suits) unless otherwise noted below. will be sent to registrants within 30 days after the conference with information on how to claim your PDH credits. Sunday – Student and Young Professionals Reception and Welcome Reception – Business Casual Program and Session Cancellation Tuesday – Gala Social Event – Business Causal ASCE reserves the right to cancel programs and/or sessions. In the unlikely event Wednesday – Techincal Tour – Sleeved shirt, long pants, closed-toe shoes. of a cancellation, all registrants will be notified. Programs and sessions are subject to change, and ASCE reserves the right to substitute a program, session, and/or Meeting room temperatures will vary, so wear layered clothing to ensure your speaker of equal caliber to fulfill the educational requirements. personal comfort. We also recommend attendees wear comfortable shoes. Photographs and Video Badge Policy and Ribbons Photographs and Video of the event may be taken by ASCE, its agents, Your name badge is your admission to the educational sessions. Please wear your contractors, or representatives, and such photographs and video may be used for badge at all times while in the hotel. ASCE/ COPRI recommend you remove your any purpose at ASCE discretion. badge when leaving the hotel. Tickets are required for meal events. Where tickets are required, please be sure to bring your tickets with you to each event as you will Registration Hours not be admitted without a ticket. Ribbons will be available at the Registration Desk. *Closed for lunch from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Sunday; 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m Monday; 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Diversity and Inclusion Sunday 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. The ASCE policy of Diversity and Inclusion fosters a culture that encourages the Monday 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. free expression and exchange of engineering ideas by all members, regardless Tuesday 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.w of gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, Wednesday 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. disabilities, or any other reason not related to scientific or technical merit. The registration desk is located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer.

Port Engineering Certificate Five 12-week Guided Online Courses Recently, COPRI recognized the lack of training resources for (12 CEUs/120 PDHs) engineers looking to enter or advance in port engineering and COURSE LIST created the Port Engineering Certificate in response. Offered ■■ Introduction to Port Engineering by ASCE Continuing Education and COPRI’s Ports and Harbors Committee, and taught by Board Certified Port Engineers entirely ■■ Design of Port Facilities online, the registrations and reviews of the initial courses have ■■ Construction of Port Facilities exceeded our expectations and demonstrate the need for these ■■ Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves courses. ■■ Geotechnical Design of Port Facilities Visit the ASCE Continuing Education display in the Grand Ballroom Foyer to hear more about the Port Engineering Certificate. Or visit us online at go.asce.org/PortCE

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Thank You to Our Sponsors! Contributions from the following sponsors will enable the PORTS® ‘19 Conference to continue its commitment to excellence in programming and networking events for attendees. Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC COWI McLaren Engineering Group Mott MacDonald Port of Los Angeles Port of Oakland

S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc University of Pittsburgh W.J Castle, P.E. & Associates, P.C

Copper

Childs Engineering Corporation GeoEngineers Pare Corporation Reid Middleton Urban Engineers

Corporate Sponsors

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