The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is managing Deep Mixing 2015, which is the first conference in the series to take place in North America. It will focus on important advances in the materials, equipment, system design and project delivery mechanisms that have transpired since the last conference. The series of international conferences have alternated between Japan (1996, 2002 and 2009) and Sweden (1999 and 2005).

A long list of key leaders from around the world are set to speak at the event June 2-5 at the Parc 55 San Francisco. Featured speakers and their topics of discussion include:

• Masaaki Terashi, Independent Geotechnical Consultant, Japan

              “Deep Mixing – Four Decades of Experience, Research and Development”

• Abir Al-Tabbaa, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

              “Deep Mixing for Land Remediation: Initial 3-Year Time-Related Field Trials Performance”

• Donald A. Bruce, Geosystems L.P., United States

              “Deep Mixing in the United States: Milestones in Evolution”

• Peter R Cali, Sea Level Engineering LLC, United States

              “Critique of Specifications for Deep Mixing”

• Yvonne Rogbeck, Swedish Geotechnical Institute, Sweden

              “Stabilization of Materials – Upgrading of Soils and Sediments to be Used in Geo-Constructions”

• Michal Topolnicki, Keller Polska, Poland

              “Geotechnical Design and Performance of Road and Railway Viaducts Supported on DSM Columns – A Summary of Practice”

• Masaki Kitazume, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

              “Evaluation of the Applicability of Molding Techniques in Laboratory Mix Tests” 

• George Filz, Virginia Tech, United States

              “Material Properties for Analysis of Deep Mixing Support Systems”

• Craig Shillaber, Virginia Tech, United States

              “Sustainability Considerations in Deep Mixing Applications, with Examples from LPV 111 in New Orleans, LA”

• Khaled Chowdhury, AECOM, United States

              “Improvements to Commonly Used Cutoff Wall Specifications”

• Kenji Yamasaki, Landslide Technology, United States

              “Wet Soil Mixing for Supporting Bridge Abutments on Shallow Footings”

• Nicolas Denies, Belgian Building Research Institute, Belgium

              “Design and Quality Control of Soil Mix Walls for Earth and Water Retaining Structures”

• Sachihiko Tokunaga, CDM Association, Japan

              “Performance of Cement Deep Mixing Method in 2011 Tohoku Earthquake”

• Hidenori Takahashi, Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan

              “Effective Plane Arrangement of Deep Mixing Piles to Resist Lateral Flow of Liquefied Ground”

• Deepak Rayamajhi, Oregon State University, United States

              “Investigating Reinforcing Effects of Soil-Cement Columns in Liquefiable Sand Using Dynamic Centrifuge Tests”

• Michael Forrest, URS Corp., United States

              “Cement Deep Soil Mixing Shear Wall Stabilization Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, California”

• Stefan Larsson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

              “Correlation between Undrained Shear Strength in Dry Deep Mixing Columns and Unimproved Soft Soil”

• Kjell Karlsrud, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway

              “Some Norwegian Experiences Related to Use of Dry-Mixing Methods to Improve Stability of Excavations and Natural Slopes in Soft Clays”

• Paavo Lahdenperä, Ramboll Finland Oy, Finland

              “Long-Term Performance of a Deep Mixed Column-Wall at Arabianranta Area (Helsinki, Finland)”

Visit www.deepmixing2015.org for more details on this event, including registration and the technical program.

The DFI is an international association of contractors, engineers, academics and suppliers in the deep foundations industry with more than 3,300 members worldwide. For more information about the Deep Foundations Institute, visit www.dfi.org.