Tuesday,  8th  July  2014  

 FLAT  PLATE  DILATOMETER  &  SEISMIC  

DILATOMETER  WORKSHOP    

Presented  by  Professor  Silvano  Marchetti,  creator  and  developer  of  DMT  &  SDMT  

&  Allan  McConnell,  Insitu  Geotechnical  Services  

 Schedule    9:00   Introduction  to  Flat  Dilatometer  &  Seismic  Dilatometer  

10:00  Simulation  of  SDMT  Measurements  (demonstration)  

10:20  Coffee  Break  

10:40  Recent  Developments  of  DMT  &  SDMT  

11:40  Some  Local  Applications  &  Experience  

12:10  Estimating  Liquefaction  Resistance    

12:40    Discussion  

13:00  Lunch  

                 

       

       Workshop  Details    Cost    $110  AGS  Members  $165  Non  AGS  Members    Registration  includes  course  notes,  morning  tea  and  lunch.    Please  advise  of  any  special  dietary  requirements  at  the  time  of  registration.    The  Venue    EF122,  EF  Building,  Callaghan  Campus    Registration  &  Enquiries    Kirstin  Dunncliff  Centre  Coordinator  Kirstin.Dunncliff@newcastle.edu.au    

T:  02  4921  8832    Please  send  an  email  to  Kirstin  to  secure  your  place  in  the  workshop.

   

 

 About  the  Speakers    Professor Silvano Marchetti, creator and developer of the DMT and SDMT  Silvano  has  been  full  time  professor  of  Soil  Mechanics  at  L'Aquila  University  in  Italy.    He  had  as  teachers  Prof.  Jamiolkowski  at  Politecnico  of  Turin  and  Bishop,  Skempton  and  Morgenstern  at  Imperial  College  in  London.    In   1981   he   was   visiting   Professor   at   University   of   Florida   (US)   and   carried   out   one   year   of  teaching  and  research  in  cooperation  with  Dr.  Schmertmann.    He   is  Author  of   some  80  papers,  mainly  on  practical   foundation  problems.  He  has  delivered  scientific  presentations,  general  reports,  keynote  lectures  to  a   large  numbers  of  Universities,  Conferences,  Institutions.    In  1980  he  published  the  basic  paper  on  the  Flat  Dilatometer  (DMT)  in  the  ASCE  Journal  of  the  Geotechnical  Engineering  Division.  This  article   is  one  of   the  78  Historical  Papers  selected  for  reprinting   in   the   ASCE   2003   publication   History   of   Progress:   Selected   U.S.   papers   in  Geotechnical   Engineering,   which   includes   papers   by   pioneers   like   Terzaghi,   Proctor,  Casagrande,  and  Peck.      Allan McConnell  Allan  is  a  geotechnical  engineer,  with  40+  years  experience  in  Australia,  SE  Asia  and  the  Pacific.    He   is   the   conceiver,   developer   and   owner   of   the   specialised   geotechnical   testing   company  Insitu  Geotech  Services  (IGS).        Allan  has  experience   in  most  aspects  of   geotechnical  engineering.    He   is   known   for  his  past  consulting  work  on  major  development  projects,  including  many  on  soft  soil  sites,  and  for  his  “crusade”   to   reduce   risk   and   uncertainty   in   geotechnical   engineering.     It   is   this   passion   for  reducing  risk  and  uncertainty  that  led  to  the  evolution  of  IGS.    Allan’s   company   IGS  operates   several  DMT  and  SDMT  systems  and  has  been  using   them  on  project  sites   in  Australia   for  around  10  years.    This   includes   local  projects  such  as   the  major  new  highway  bridge  at  Kempsey.