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83rd Annual KSPE Convention

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2018 KSPE Annual ConventionWEDNESDAY, April 18, 2018

Morning RegistrationTechnical Sessions Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Tours

1:00 - 1:50 pm

Foundation Design...Keeping Your Airport Firehouse Where You

Want It!Mark Day, PE, AAE,

Bluegrass Airport; Craig Barnett, PE, HDR, Inc

Mine Subsidence Engineering: An

OverviewDr. Gennaro Marino,

PE, DGE, Marino Engineering Associates,

Inc.

The 7 Keys to a Successful Asphalt Parking LotBrian K. Wood, PE,

Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky

Standards of Practice, Ethics and Code of

ConductChris R. Gephart, PLS, VP/Principal at Bayer

Becker, Inc.

Walking Tour of Smother’s

Park/Downtown

1:50 - 2:40 pm

An Evolving Understanding of

Utility Coordination and Utility

Engineering in DOT Programs

Jennifer McCleve, PE, KYTC, Utility & Rail Branch Manager and

Roy Sturgill, KTC, Research Engineer

Forensic Engineering 101

Richard Cheeks, PE, JD, VP of Lexington Operations for THA and Tony Huff, PE,

F.ASCE, President/CEO of THA Engineering

What You Design Is Not Necessarily What You Get: Our Ethical

Responsibilities as Engineers Meet the Real

WorldSandy Collins-Camargo, PE, Advanced Drainage Systems

3:15 - 4:00 pm

Natural Gas - Energy for the (Near) FutureRobert Barron, PE, and Tony Huff, PE, F.ASCE, President/CEO of THA

Engineering

QBS UpdateMark Willis, PE,

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

Giving Expert Legal Testimony - Pinnacles and

PitfallsHerb Goff, PE, CFEI,

DONAN

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Meeting People Where They Are: The Next

Generation of Public Engagement

Kerri Richardson and Mindy Peterson,

C2 Strategic Communications

Reinforced Precast Box Culvert

Applications, Design & Installation

Trygve Hoff, PE - Northeast Region

Engineer for American Concrete Pipe Association

Gateway CommonsJason Baker, Bryant

Engineering

Evening Icebreaker - BBQ & Bluegrass Picnic on Kentucky Legend’s Pier from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (RSVP Required)

Thank You!We wanted to take a moment to thank all those who have helped us organize the sessions these year - they have been an outstanding group to work with! We also want to thank all those who have agreed to speak at the 83rd Annual KSPE Convention! We really appreciate your willingness to participate in this annual event and make it one worth attending. We have many great sessions again this year, and the sessions are what keep people coming year in and year out.

Also, we wanted to thank all those who responded to our Call for Abstracts. We really appreciate your willingness to assist us in putting together an amazing program. We understand that we were not able to utilize everyone’s presentations this year but we do hope that you will consider submitting again in the future. If any of you are interested in presenting at our one day seminars around the state in the Fall, please contact the staff at the Kentucky Engineering Center, we would love to have you.

This event is not possible without the help of those willing to speak and those willing to assist in the preparation of the convention, so again we thank you so much for all that you do! Kec Staff

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | Session Descriptions1:00 pm TourWalking Tour of Smother’s Park/DowntownGuide: Ted Lolley

1:00 – 1:50 pm SessionsFoundation Design…Keeping Your Airport Firehouse Where You Want It!Speakers: Mark Day, PE, AAE, Bluegrass Airport and Craig Barnett, PE, HDR Inc.Description: The Blue Grass Airport is proposing to construct a new ARFF facility and the site is located within a ravine. A compacted embankment fill of approximately 40+ feet in maximum height above the existing grade has been constructed during the 2016 construction season to fill in the ravine. The embankment includes a pile window to install deep foundations. Current plans indicated that the proposed ARFF facility will be situated between the existing Aviator Road and Taxiway A. The front of the facility is situated near Aviator Road. In depth engineering analyses included anticipated consolidation settlement, embankment stability, shallow and deep foundations and negative skin friction estimates. HDR developed an instrumentation plan to monitor the settlement amounts of the existing foundation soils during construction. Due to the anticipated construction schedule and settlement amounts, HDR analyzed deep foundations as the foundation type.

The presentation will provide an overview of the design and subsequent construction of the embankment for the ARFF Facility.

Mine Subsidence Engineering: An OverviewSpeakers: Dr. Gennaro Marino, PE, DGE, Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.Description: This presentation covers key aspects of mine subsidence engineering, a subject that is not well understood, and embraces a number of engineering disciplines. It focuses on the causes of mine subsidence and how mine stability relates to the resulting ground movements. Different mining and geologic conditions determine the mode of failure of the mine. The mode of mine failure in turn affects the resulting subsidence movement. Prediction of subsidence and damage potential are also key aspects of subsidence engineering. Examples of expected subsidence damage as well as mine stabilization will be shown. This presentation will be presented in a manner that will be understandable to anyone that would be interested in learning more about mine subsidence.

The 7 Keys to A Successful Asphalt Parking LotSpeakers: Brian K. Wood, PE, Plantmix Asphalt Industry of KentuckyDescription: A presentation covering parking lots from A to Z (materials, design, drainage, construction, recycling, etc.)

1:00 – 5:00 pm SessionStandards of Practice, Ethics & Code of ConductSpeakers: Chris R. Gephart, PLS, VP/Principal at Bayer Becker, Inc.Description: focus on the Standards of Practice – KRS & KAR, our responsibility to protect the public; KRS Chapter 322 – definitions, exceptions, licensure requirements, investigation / complaints, makeup of the board & qualifications; Code of Professional Practice and Conduct – definitions, conflict of interest, records retention, qualifications / competence, direct supervision; Standards of Practice – history of the Standards, five most common Standards of Practice deficiencies, definitions, classifications of surveys, measurement specifications, monumentation, Section 13 non-boundary survey work; Q&A

1:50 – 2:40 pm SessionsAn Evolving Understanding of Utility Coordination and Utility Engineering in DOT ProgramsSpeakers: Jennifer McCleve, PE, KYTC, Utility & Rail Branch Manager and Roy Sturgill, KTC, Research EngineerDescription: Not yet submitted

Forensic Engineering 101 Speakers: Richard Cheeks, PE, JD, VP of Lexington Operations for THA and Tony Huff, PE, F.ASCE, President/CEO of THA EngineeringDescription: Goals of Presentation will be to answer the following questions: • What is a Forensic Engineering (FE) in Engineering and Legal Context ?


Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | Session DescriptionsForensic Engineering 101 (contd) • Who Hires a Forensic Engineer / What do Clients Want to Know ? • What is the Role of the Forensic Engineer / Answering Questions and Avoiding Bias ? • What Types of Cases do Forensic Engineers work on ? • What are the Deliverables for Clients ? • What Advice for Engineers Wanting to Work in Forensic Engineering ? • Case Studies - Review as time allows • Additional Content from Richard Cheeks • Updated Case Studies and current Trends in FE

What You Design Is Not Necessarily What You Get: Our Ethical Responsibilities as Engineers Meet the Real WorldSpeakers: Sandy Collins-Camargo, PE, Advanced Drainage SystemsDescription: This presentation will get into a discussion of all the players involved in a project from design through construction. More specifically, we’ll get into what are the things that drive each of them, where responsibilities get directed, where liabilities exist, and how an engineer can protect themselves and uphold their code of ethics. Looking for some audience participation to present and discuss some case studies to drive home the talking points so think about some past ‘winners’ and be ready to share!

3:15 – 4:00 pm SessionsNatural Gas – Energy for the (Near) FutureSpeakers: Robert Barron, PE, and Tony Huff, PE, F.ASCE, President/CEO of THA EngineeringDescription: Goals of Presentation will be to answer the following questions: • What is Natural Gas ? - as a Natural Resource in the US and in Kentucky • What do Engineers need to know about Natural Gas ?By most accounts, there are only 30-35 major Natural Gas Transmission Companies in the United States. Two (2) of them call Owensboro home – Texas Gas Transmission (a Boardwalk Pipeline Partners Co.) and Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Co.

QBS UpdateSpeakers: Mark Willis, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.Description: Not yet submitted

Giving Expert Legal Testimony – Pinnacles and PitfallsSpeakers: Herb Goff, PE, CFEI, DONANDescription: This presentation will enlighten subject matter experts who have little or no experience in giving testimony at depositions or trials to the potential ethical and career ramifications. It will also explore the attributes of a true expert and how that status can be achieved.

4:00 – 5:00 pm SessionsMeeting People Where They Are: The Next Generation of Public EngagementSpeakers: Kerri Richardson and Mindy Peterson, C2 Strategic CommunicationsDescription: Public involvement is an important element of major transportation projects. But traditional approaches, such as public meetings, aren’t enough to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced society. To successful engage citizens through planning, design and construction phases, we must reach out using a variety of tools from social media, e-communication, on-site meetings, intercepts and interviews.

“Meet people where they are” means developing strategies that reach audiences with compelling information and stories that get their attention. This presentation will look at new ways that successful transportation projects in Kentucky and Indiana are reaching citizens.


Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | Session DescriptionsReinforced Precast Box Culvert Applications, Design & InstallationSpeakers: Trygve Hoff, PE – Northeast Region Engineer for American Concrete Pipe AssociationDescription: This presentation will give design engineers a comprehensive look at reinforced precast box culverts. The presentation will cover why and where precast box culverts offer advantages. It will also cover the design and production process including ASTM & AASHTO standards. In addition the presentation outlines all the key components to a successful installation and best practices.

Gateway CommonsSpeakers: Jason Baker, Bryant EngineeringDescription: Not yet submitted


2018 KSPE Annual ConventionTHURSDAY, April 19, 2018

8:00 am - 4:30 pm Registration

Technical Sessions Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Tours

8:00 - 8:50 am

Infrastructure Funding in Kentucky - Where We Are Today

Juva Barber, Executive Director,

Kentuckians for Better Transportation

Guide for the Design & Construction of Concrete

Site Paving for Industrial &

Trucking Facilities: ACI 330.2R-17Amanda Hult,

NRMCA, Senior Director of Local

Paving

3D Hydrology DesignBruce Carlson, Carlson

Software

Big Construction in Small Spaces:

Louisville MSD’s 4th Street Flood Pump

StationAaron Thompson, PE, HDR; Kyle Guthrie, PE, HDR; and Josh

Dickerson, PE, Louisville MSD

Environmental Permitting for

Facility and Development

ProjectsPatricia A. Mason, PE,

Smith Management Group

Elmer Smith Power Plant

Tour9:20 - 10:10 am

Louisville Bridges Tunnel ConstructionBarry G. Sanders, PE,

HMB Professional Engineers

Structural Precast Building Members

Christopher J. White, PE, Bristol Group,

Inc.

Key Considerations for Choosing Underground Detention and

Manufactured Water Quality SolutionsSamantha Brown,

Regulatory Manager and Angie Bidlack, PE, Area Manager, Contech

Engineered Solutions

3D Scanners DemoBen Shinabery, Qk4

Fundamentals of Lagoon Aeration

Patrick Hill, Triplepoint

Environmental and Shawn McKay, PE,

KLM Sales and Service

10:40 - 11:30 am

Ground Penetrating Radar and Pavement

Design/RehabBrad W. Rister, PE, Kentucky

Transportation Center

Design and Construction and Use of Prestressed

Concrete TanksRyan Harvey, PE,

SECB, Preload

Bolted JointsJoel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

Churchill Downs West ImprovementsNeal Crawford, PE,

Qk4

Maxey Flats Disposal Site - Final Closure

Cap 2017Jeff Garrison, PE, The Walker Company and Tim Hubbard, KDEP

11:30a - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:20 pm

Connected & Autonomous VehiclesDavid Durman, KYTC-HSIP; Shane McKenzie,

PE, KYTC-Strategic Planning; Brian

Schroeder, PE, KYTC-Maintenance; Eileen

Vaughan, PE, KYTC-Strategic Planning

Advances in Drilled Shaft Testing Techniques

Michael R. Sharpe, PE, GRL Engineers, Inc. and Rozbeh B. Moghaddam, PhD, PE, GRL Engineers,

Inc.

KAW’s Critical Infrastructure

Relocation Along Brannon Road

Krista Citron, PE, Kentucky American Water and Ryan D. Tinsley, PE, Strand

Associates, Inc.

Scenic Lake Dam - Liquefaction

Analysis and Deep Mixing Method

ConstructionGlen Alexander, PE, KDOW; Mark Jones,

PE, AECOM; and Bethany Shain, PE,

AECOM

MSD TopicWes Sydnor, PE, Louisville MSD

Riverport Authority

Tour2:50 - 3:40 pmDesigning from the

Bottom UpBrent Sweger, PE, KYTC

Connecting with the Community - Louisville MSD’s Logan CSO Basin

Michael Rudisell, PE, HDR and William

Marshall, PE, Louisville MSD

Taming the Rivers: The Untold Story of

the Mississippi River Basin Model

Scott Lange, PE, L&R Engineers, Inc.

RWRA - UV Enhancements at

WWTPsMark Sneve, PE,

Strand Associates, Inc.

Replacing Booster Pumps in a Growing and Changing Water Distribution System

Jeff Schuchter, PE, NKWD; Alan Bryan, PE and Josh Flanery,

PE, GRW

4:10 - 5:00 pm

Possibilities of P3 - New Public-

Private Partnership Law Creating

Opportunities Across the Commonwealth

C2 Strategic Communications, P3

Kentucky

US 60 Spottsville Bridge Design

ChallengesTony Hunley, PE,

Stantec; Sam King, PE, Stantec; Charlotte

Cotton, KYTC D-2

Financial Planning for Professionals

Jeremy Edge, Financial Consultant/Vice

President, Hilliard Lyons

Kentucky River Station Dewatering

of Submerged Launder

Sedimentation Process

Adam Tilley, Kentucky American

Water

Advancing Technologies: Utility-

Scale Solar PV and Energy Storage in

KentuckyDr. Nick Jewell, PhD, EIT, Senior Research

Engineer, R&D at LG&E

Evening President’s Reception from 5:30 - 7:00 pmAll Attendees Welcome


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsMorning TourElmer Smith Power Plant Tour

8:00 – 8:50 am SessionsInfrastructure Funding in Kentucky – Where We Are TodaySpeakers: Juva Barber, Executive Director, Kentuckians for Better TransportationDescription: Not yet submitted

Guide for the Design and Construction of Concrete Site Paving for Industrial and Trucking Facilities: ACI 330.2R-17Speakers: Amanda Hult, NRMCA, Senior Director of Local PavingDescription: This session would walk through the newly released “Guide for the Design and Construction of Concrete Site Paving for Industrial and Trucking Facilities”. Focus would be on the differences for heavy duty lot design versus typical parking lot, truck lot design. These facilities are often constructed to serve not only over-the-road trucks, but industrial lift trucks such as cranes and loads imposed by dolly wheels and trailer pads, tracked vehicles and other non-traditional vehicles such as fork lifts. Also static and concentrated loads are covered, such as semi-trailer supports.

Big Construction in Small Spaces: Louisville MSD 4th Street Flood Pump StationSpeakers: Aaron Thompson, PE, HDR; Kyle Guthrie, PE, HDR; and Josh Dickerson, PE, Louisville MSDDescription: This project was for Louisville MSD. Our presentation will cover the construction phase of a flood pump station rehabilitation project located in downtown Louisville. We will discuss challenges with rehabilitating a 60 year old flood pump station. Challenges include changing head conditions on the pumps due to conveyance system changes and tight/confined working quarters.

Environmental Permitting for Facility and Development ProjectsSpeakers: Patricia A. Mason, PE, Smith Management GroupDescription: Learn the basics about the types of environmental permits and approvals applicable to facility expansions and green sites projects so that required permits and approvals don’t hold up your project. Patty will summarize common environmental permitting considerations for facility expansions and for green site developments. She will address siting considerations, air permitting, water and wastewater permitting, construction permits for floodplains, wetlands, and streams, compliance with the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act/National Historic Preservation Act, hazardous material tank permits, as well as typical local environmental permits. Case studies from her recent projects will include air permitting and modeling, stream mitigation scenarios, and strategic planning for the effective management of byproducts.

9:20 – 10:10 am SessionsLouisville Bridges Tunnel Construction Speakers: Barry G. Sanders, PE, HMB Professional Engineers Description: One of the major pieces of the recent construction of the Louisville – Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project was the construction of the tunnel under the historic Drumanard Estate. This will be a detailed presentation about the tunnel construction.

Structural Precast Building MembersSpeaker: Christopher J. White, PE, Bristol Group, Inc.Description: The presentation would discuss Bristol Group’s self preformed fabrication and erection of the fully precast building for the Ohio Valley Precast manufacturing facility. It would touch on the precast process and the technological advancements that are being implemented to improve workflow efficiency.

Key Considerations for Choosing Underground Detention and Manufactured Water Quality SolutionsSpeakers: Samantha Brown, Regulatory Manager, and Angie Bidlack, PE, Area Manager, Contech Engineered SolutionsDescription: As development and redevelopment continues in urbanized area, underground detention and water quality solutions are frequently selected to accommodate site constraints and comply with local regulations. Multiple types of materials and products are available from various manufacturers for underground detention solutions, and the same is true


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsKey Considerations for Choosing Underground Detention and Manufactured Water Quality Solutions (contd)for manufactured treatment devices. Local regulations often have the greatest influence over the types of systems that are acceptable for use onsite. However, site conditions such as available depth for storage and allowable footprints for water quality treatment can have a significant impact on the most appropriate site solution. It is up to the design engineer to determine which solution is most suitable for the site given these variable site conditions and constraints.Design engineers, owners, and plan reviewers will gain better insight into key parameters in choosing the most cost-effective and appropriate underground detention solution and manufactured treatment devices. This presentation will review key considerations for the design and selection of underground detention systems and manufactured water quality treatment devices. Such considerations include available storage depth, allowable footprint, using stone void space for storage, soil conditions, and long-term maintenance considerations. Considerations for manufactured treatment devices include target pollutant removals, available footprint and depth, and online/offline applications. The presentation will also present case studies of larger, complex projects that required evaluation of each one of these factors in determining the most appropriate solution for the site. Examples of recent case studies include Churchill Downs West Site Parking Improvements, Ohio Department of Transportation’s I-70/71 Interchange Improvements, Toledo ProMedica Hospital, and University of Louisville Brook Street Infiltration Basin.

3D Laser Scanners DemoSpeakers: Ben Shinabery, Qk4Description: This discussion will look at 3D Laser Scanning from a practical viewpoint: what projects are helped by scanning, what scanning adds to engineering, and how laser scans are collected. Discussion based session with lots of question and answer time.

Fundamentals of Lagoon AerationSpeakers: Patrick Hill, Triplepoint Environmental, and Shawn McKay, PE, KLM Sales and ServiceDescription: Lagoon systems are an ideal method for small municipalities and industries to treat their wastewater because lagoons are very forgiving, easy to operate, and have low capital, operations, and maintenance costs.This presentation will provide an overview of the role of aeration in lagoon treatment. Topics will include the purpose of lagoon aeration; key design parameters; how to calculate oxygen demand; a comparison of technologies (surface, fine and coarse bubble diffusers, solar circulators) for efficiency and lifecycle costs; and how to design a lagoon system based on field conditions.

10:40 – 11:30 am SessionsGround Penetrating Radar and Pavement Design/RehabSpeakers: Brad W. Rister, PE, Kentucky Transportation Center, and Joe Tucker, KYTCDescription: Not yet submitted

Design, Construction and Use of Prestressed Concrete TanksSpeakers: Ryan Harvey, PE, SECB, PreloadDescription: This presentation is on the design and construction of prestressed concrete tanks, their economic benefits and use on recent projects in Kentucky and surrounding states. A presentation will be made on the technical design aspects for the structures as well as comparison of economic savings on recent projects.

Bolted JointsSpeakers: Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University Description: Bolted joints are one of the most common ways to create both permanent and reusable connections. This presentation not only reviews the methods of dealing with preload and fastener strength, but also looks inside the bolted joint itself to gain understanding of the internal mechanics of the joint. Presented with both civil and mechanical viewpoints, the goal is to give the practicing engineer a viewpoint beyond elementary fastener selection.


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsChurchill Downs West ImprovementsSpeakers: Neal Crawford, PE, Qk4Description: Churchill Downs recently initiated a project to consolidate and improve its parking and access for the entire corridor located to the west. The plans included significant modifications to entrances, walls, utilities, public right-of-way abandonment, improved landscaping and establishing the boundaries with new clearly defined decorative perimeter fencing.

As part of Qk4’s civil design of the 50-acre Churchill Downs West Parking Lot Expansion to improve daily and special event traffic, Qk4 coordinated directly with MSD to design two separate storm water quality infiltration basins, designed to collect storm water from the entire parking lot and discharge the runoff into the below ground infiltration structures. The basins acted to separate the 50-acre improved area from the existing combined sewer system, creating the opportunity for a stipend agreement or construction cost rebate between MSD and Churchill, which Qk4 helped to negotiate, creating a win-win scenario for both Churchill and MSD.

Maxey Flats Disposal Site – Final Closure Cap 2017Speakers: Jeff Garrison, PE, The Walker Company and Tim Hubbard, KDEPDescription: The final closure cap for the Maxey Flats Disposal Site in Hillsboro, Kentucky was completed in November 2017. At a total cost of over $35 million, it is the largest environmental cleanup project funded and administered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Final Closure Cap Project was the culmination of many years of planning, permitting, monitoring, and technical analysis. The Maxey Flats Disposal Site is an inactive, low-level radioactive waste disposal site that received radioactive nuclear waste from 1963 to 1977. Waste was buried in large, unlined trenches along the top of the ridge designated as the disposal site. Problems began to appear in the early 1970s and it was determined that contaminated water was leaching from the buried materials into the surrounding environment. In 1986, the EPA classified the site on the National Priorities List for cleanup and regulated the facility under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as a Superfund Site.

Our presentation will cover the history of the site, planning/permitting for the closure of the facility, and the actual design/construction of the final cap. The Walker Company was the Prime Contractor for the final closure cap and AECOM was the Engineer of Record. Government agencies involved in the oversight and administration of the project included the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection (KDEP), the Kentucky Radiation Health Branch, and the Kentucky Department of Engineering and Contract Administration (DECA).

Afternoon TourRiverport Authority TourTour Guide: Brian Wright, Owensboro Riverport

1:30 – 2:20 pm SessionsConnected & Autonomous VehiclesSpeakers: David Durman, KYTC-HSIP; Shane McKenzie, PE, KYTC-Strategic Planning; Brian Schroeder, PE, KYTC-Maintenance; Eileen Vaughan, PE, KYTC-Strategic PlanningDescription: The development and implementation of connected and autonomous vehicles technology has accelerated at an unprecedented rate in recent years and will continue to do so. Not only does the technology have tremendous possibilities for road safety, it also represents vast and far-reaching economic effects. This presentation will cover the nature of the technologies as well as a snapshot of the current state of affairs within the industry.

Advances in Drilled Shaft Testing TechniquesSpeakers: Michael R. Sharpe, PE, GRL Engineers, Inc. and Rozbeh B. Moghaddam, PhD, PE, GRL Engineers, Inc.Description: Drilled shafts are commonly used deep foundation systems in Kentucky as well as throughout the world. For these foundation units to serve their intended purpose, they must be capable of carrying their required load both structurally and geotechnically. As the use of drilled shafts has become more prominent, techniques to verify their structural and geotechnical load carrying capabilities have evolved over the years.


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsAdvances in Drilled Shaft Testing Techniques (contd)Several recently developed testing techniques to assess drilled shaft structural integrity include thermal integrity profiling (TIP), the shaft quantitative inspection device (SQUID), and the shaft area profile evaluator (SHAPE). TIP uses the temperature generated by curing cement along the entire length of a foundation element to evaluate concrete integrity inside and outside the reinforcing cage. The SQUID provides a quantitative assessment of the cleanliness of the base ofa drilled shaft excavation. SHAPE is used to determine drilled shaft excavation dimensions and verticality and can identify irregularities which can affect shaft capacity.

Also, as the size and design capacities of drilled shafts increase, the costs for traditional static load tests to verify capacities also has increased. As such, alternative techniques for evaluating drilled shaft geotechnical resistance (i.e., drilled shaft bearing capacity) have been developed that include high strain dynamic testing and bi-directional load testing. With high strain dynamic testing, a drop weight is used to apply a force to the top of the drilled shaft to evaluate soil resistance and shaft structural integrity. Bi-directional load testing utilizes a load cell installed within the drilled shaft that applies a static load in two directions, simultaneously, as it is pressurized to determine the shaft’s load bearing capacity.

This presentation will provide an overview of each of the testing techniques described above including how they can be implemented as well as some of their advantages over traditional integrity and load testing methods.

KAW’s Critical Infrastructure Relocation Along Brannon RoadSpeakers: Krista Citron, PE, Kentucky American Water and Ryan D. Tinsley, PE, Strand Associates, Inc.Description: KYTC’s extension of East Brannon Road from Brannon Crossing to Tates Creek Road required KAW to relocate 8,500 feet of their 24-water transmission main. The presentation will discuss the challenges associated with the project, including the expedited design and easement acquisition schedule, contracting for utility construction under the highway contract with owner-provided materials, major utility coordination efforts, and methods to minimize downtime and outages during tie-ins.

Scenic Lake Dam – Liquefaction Analysis and Deep Mixing Method ConstructionSpeakers: Glen Alexander, PE, KDOW; Mark Jones, PE, AECOM; and Bethany Shain, PE, AECOMDescription: Scenic Lake Dam, located in John James Audubon State Park, was originally constructed in the 1930s. While designing improvements to modernize the dam and spillway, AECOM determined the soils under the dam were at risk for liquefaction during a strong earthquake, particularly given Western Kentucky’s historical seismicity. Remediation was achieved with a technique known as the Deep Mixing Method (DMM) in which in-situ soils are strengthened by mixing with cement in a geometric configuration to resist the design soil loads.

MSD Topic Speakers: Wes Sydnor, Louisville MSDDescription: Not yet submitted

2:50 – 3:40 pm SessionsDesigning from the Bottom UpSpeakers: Brent Sweger, PE, KYTCDescription: Not yet submitted

Connecting with the Community – Louisville MSD’s Logan CSO BasinSpeakers: Michael Rudisell, PE, HDR and William Marshall, PE, Louisville MSDDescription: Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR), and Walsh Construction (Walsh) worked together to complete a re-design of the Logan CSO Basin during the construction phase of the project. The Logan Street CSO Basin project is an integral part of Louisville MSD’s Consent Decree program and their Integrated Overflow Abatement Plan. The system, currently under construction to be completed later this year, will reduce the a mount of overflow volume that will discharge into Beargrass Creek from twelve (12) separate CSOs. The Logan CSO Basin is an underground concrete basin with a storage capacity of 17 million gallons. The total contract value is approximately $45 million.


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsConnecting with the Community – Louisville MSD’s Logan CSO Basin (contd)The Basin facility will be furnished with the following features: • Three (3) submersible pumps with VFDs capable of dewatering the basin in 20 to 24 hours. • One (1) sump pump capable of removing grit and sediment. • Eleven (11) flushing gates used to wash the floor of the basin once emptied. • An access ramp to allow for vehicular access for inspection and periodic debris removal as required. • Complete mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation to allow for complete automated control of the facility remotely. The Logan CSO Basin project was awarded to Walsh Construction in March 2015 and is currently underway. During construction in March 2016, the Smoketown neighborhood association (near Downtown Louisville) began to protest the original design of the project which consisted of an elevated brick building that traversed almost an entire city block. Due to the public outcry and support of the Mayor to consider a buried Basin concept, the MSD Board approved a “re-design” of CSO Basin Facility to appease the neighborhood. The HDR Team completed the detailed design with progressive deliverables in order to minimize change orders from the Contractor and maintain the project on schedule in order to meet the Consent Decree deadline of December 31, 2017. The design was completed in about 4 months to include a buried CSO basin while providing green space for the neighborhood (see rendering above).

During this re-design effort, the HDR Team conducted several meetings/workshops with the MSD and Walsh to discuss constructability issues related to improving schedule while not jeopardizing construction integrity of the project. The HDR Team considered ideas from the Contractor related to their means and methods and incorporated design changes to meet various requirements.

This unique project demonstrates all entities’ responsiveness, flexibility, community outreach, and innovative thinking required for a successful outcome.

Taming the Rivers: The Untold Story of the Mississippi River Basin ModelSpeakers: Scott Lange, PE, CFM, L&R Engineers, Inc.Description: Following the great flood of 1937 the Corps of Engineers proposed the idea of constructing a scale hydraulic model of the entire Mississippi River Basin (including the Ohio River) in order to better understand how to control flooding. This came to fruition in 1943 when construction began on the Mississippi River Basin model, located in Jackson, Mississippi, which became a scale replica of the Mississippi River Basin. The site, which sprawls over 200 acres, was constructed between 1943 and 1966 by the Corps of Engineers with help in the early years of construction from German POWs. The model was an imperative scientific experiment that, in the time before computer models could efficiently perform complicated numerical analyses related to flooding. This model would determine how the mighty Mississippi River and its tributary rivers, like the Ohio River, could be contained to protect citizens and assets such as those in the City of Owensboro and other cities like it. The presentation will cover the history of flooding leading up to the model development, construction of the model, use of the model to design flood control measures like the levees and floodwalls you see today, and efforts today by the non-profit Friends of the Mississippi River Basin Model to preserve the site (https://friendsofmrbm.org/model-history/)

RWRA – UV Enhancements at WWTPsSpeakers: Mark Sneve, PE, Strand Associates, Inc.Description: RWRA owns and operates two regional wastewater treatment plants in Ownesboro Kentucky. The David Hawes WWTP is rated for 4.7 mgd and the Max Rhoads WWTP is rated for 15 mgd. Both plants discharge to the Ohio River and employed chlorine disinfection. RWRA upgraded both WWTPs to employ Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection over the past two years.

Design criteria for UV System selection was as follows:

UV System Design Criteria David Hawes WWTP Max Rhoads WWTP Design Parameter: Peak Hour Flow Rate (MGD) 14.70 38.90 Maximum Daily Flow Rate (MGD) 13.80 34.40


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsRWRA – UV Enhancements at WWTPs (contd)UV System Design Criteria David Hawes WWTP Max Rhoads WWTP Design Parameter: Average Daily Flow Rate (MGD) 4.40 9.20 Minimum UV Transmittance (%) 65.0 65.0 Average UV Transmittance (%) 72.0 70.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/L) 30 30 Redundancy at Average Daily Flow 1 Bank per Channel 1 Bank per Channel Min. MS2 RED (mJ/cm2), per IUVA protocol 30.0 30.0 Min. T1 RED (mJ/cm2) Operational Dose 18.0 18.0

Permit Limit: E. coli Permit Limit, based on a 30-day geometric mean 130 CFU/100 mL 130 CFU/100 mL E. coli Target Limit, based on a 30-day geometric mean 13 CFU/100 mL 13 CFU/100 mL

RWRA began the process by soliciting bids from three vendors. Equipment bids were evaluated for their lowest life-cycle costs and a comparison of UV costs versus costs for other disinfection methods. RWRA elected to pre-procure a Xylem-Wedeco Duron UV System for both plants.

The design was then completed for the construction contract to incorporate the new UV system into each existing WWTP. RWRA elected to bid each project separately based available funding from the Kentucky SRF program.

The Max Rhoads WWTP project is complete and lessons learned from the project will be shared. The David Hawes WWTP project is under construction at this time.

Some interesting project elements will be discussed including managing unforeseen contractor problems, Level control by either fixed or mechanical weir, enclosing the UV equipment in buildings, algae prevention by covering settling tanks and maintenance of flow during the construction and tie-in of the new UV systems.

Replacing Booster Pumps in a Growing and Changing Water Distribution SystemSpeakers: Jeff Schuchter, PE, Northern Kentucky Water District; Alan Bryan, PE and Josh Flanery, PE, GRW Description: The Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD or District) owns and operates multiple facilities for supplying water to 81,000 residential, commercial, industrial and wholesale customers in Northern Kentucky. One of these facilities in NKWD’s system is the Ripple Creek Pump Station (RCPS). The RCPS is a booster pump station located in Cold Springs (Campbell County) and was constructed in 1989. It houses three vertically mounted split case centrifugal pumps that boost water through the 1017 pressure zone. The RCPS boosts water to three elevated storage tanks located to the south of the station in the vicinity of Alexandria, KY.

In 2015, the NKWD decided to replace existing Pump No.1 because it had become aged and worn to a state of inefficient operation. The original operating design point for one pump operation was 3.0 MGD at 100’ TDH utilizing a 75 horsepower motor. Since 1989, the surrounding communities of Cold Springs and Alexandria have grown resulting in the expansion of the water distribution system. Although the static head pressure in the distribution system remained the same, the addition and upsizing of water distribution mains subsequently caused a reduction in the friction head losses within the distribution piping. This led to a reduction in total dynamic head of the system causing the pumps to operate out to the far right of their curve, almost off of the curve. This condition is referred to as pump run out. In 2006, NKWD decided to replace Pump No.3 with an identical pump and to install “modulating” control valves on the discharges of Pump No.2 and Pump No.3. The purpose was to induce additional head pressure on the pumps to force them to operate back to their original design point and best efficiency point. With this solution, subsequent addition of water mains would not affect the pumps operating point.

In 2015, GRW Engineers entered into an agreement with NKWD to analyze the distribution system hydraulics and make a recommendation for the replacement of Pump No.1. GRW was tasked with selecting a pump that met the operating conditions of today’s distribution system and to recommend an operating point that made the most economical operating sense. Although


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsReplacing Booster Pumps in a Growing and Changing Water Distribution System (contd)the project in 2006 brought the operation of Pump No.2 and Pump No.3 back to the pumps’ best efficiency point, this operating point was not the most economical operating point because the pumps were burning energy across the modulating control valves.

One of the reasons that NKWD chose to replace Pump No.3 in 2006 with an identical pump that utilized the 1989 design operating point was that the pump station was originally designed to have the ability to operate two pumps at once. When operating multiple pumps, it is not recommended to operate pumps with differing pump curves as one pump may cause the other pump to operate at undesirable conditions. During the past history of the pump station, NKWD operations staff do not remember a time when two pumps were operated at the same time, nor do they believe that they will ever need to run two pumps at the same time in the upcoming future. Since only one pump is likely to be run at a time, a pump with a different performance curve was able to be installed in the 2015 project.

After analyzing the distribution system’s data, GRW Engineers was able to recommend a pump that produced increased flow at a reduced head condition and was driven by a smaller horsepower motor. One of the primary focuses of the pump selection was looking at different operating points along the developed system curve and selecting an operating point that made the most economical operating sense. As part of the presentation, Alan Bryan (GRW) will show the power consumption comparison analysis of different operating points at varying efficiencies.

4:10 – 5:00 pm SessionsPossibilities of P3 – New Public-Private Partnership Law Creating Opportunities Across the Commonwealth Speakers: C2 Strategic Communications, P3 KentuckyDescription: This panel would discuss the new legislation and state regulations that have led to dozens of P3 development opportunities across numerous sectors, including: • Transportation • Water works • Parks • Convention Centers • Government buildingsKey topics: • Overview of P3 law and regulations • Successful uses for P3s o Louisville Bridge Project o Frankfort Office Buildings o University Housing • Recent opportunities o Soccer stadium o State parks o Franklin County downtown development project

• How can be used in Kentucky communities o Madison County addiction treatment center o Regional water and sewer improvements o Broadband expansion

US 60 Spottsville Bridge Design ChallengesSpeakers: Tony Hunley, PE, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Sam King, PE, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; Charlotte Cotton, KYTC D-2Description: Not yet submitted

Financial PlanningSpeakers: Jeremy Edge, Hilliard LyonsDescription: Not yet submitted


Thursday, April 19, 2018 | Session DescriptionsKentucky River Station Dewatering of Submerged Launder Sedimentation ProcessSpeakers: Adam Tilley, Kentucky American WaterDescription: The previous sedimentation basin effluent arrangement caused both water quality and hydraulic issues at the plant. The v-notch weirs collected leaves and other wind-blown debris during certain times of the year, and during the summer months, large masses of algae grow on the weirs and in the tanks. This talk will focus on the water quality and operational improvements that resulted from the installation of the submerged weirs. The effluent water quality using submerged launders from the sedimentation basins resulted in immediate improvement with the elimination of carryover of floating algae and wind-blown debris into the new filters.

Advancing Technologies: Utility-Scale Solar PV and Energy Storage in KentuckySpeakers: Dr. Nick Jewell, PhD, EIT, Senior Research Engineer – Research & Development, LG&EDescription: Distributed energy resources such as solar PV and energy storage are no longer the “future”, they are the “now” for the utility industry. This presentation will touch on details behind a 10 MW utility-scale solar PV installation and a cutting-edge energy storage research and demonstration facility installed here in Kentucky. Research goals, lessons learned, and next steps for these technologies will be discussed.


2018 KSPE Annual ConventionFRIDAY, April 20, 2018

8:00 - 11:30 am Registration

7:30 - 10:00 am7:30 am Breakfast Buffet Opens8:00 - 10:00 am STEM Highlight

MATHCOUNTS Student Recognition & Awards, PLTW, Future City, and More!

Technical Sessions

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Tours

10:00 - 10:45 amI-69 Ohio River Crossing - A

Second ChanceMarshall Carrier, PE, KYTC

GIS Project Delivery for Water Infrastructure Projects

Laura Mwirigi Rightler, PE, CFM and Jeremy M. Linley, PE, FRM,

Civil Design, Inc.

Updated Intellectual Property Law Issues

Jim Eaves, Jr., PE, Patent Attorney, Bingham

Greenbaum Doll LLPTBD

10:45 - 11:30 am2018 Highway Plan

John Moore, PE, KYTC, Director of Planning

Foundation Underpinning and Support - Historic Fayette County

CourthouseJustin Anderson and Jarrod Hartshorn, Geostabilization

International

Common Sense Negotiating

John W. Hays, Jackson Kelly PLLC

11:45 am-1:30 pm LPE Graduation | SPECIAL KEYNOTE LUNCH SPEAKER (TBA)

Friday, April 20, 2018 | Session Descriptions8:00 am - 10:00 am SessionSTEM HighlightDescription: We are looking forward to the STEM Highlight we have planned for this year’s Annual Convention. The STEM Highlight will be held during breakfast on Friday morning, giving the students and their supporters a chance to give you more information on the programs they so dearly love and enjoy. Some of the STEM programs being represented that morning are:

Kentucky MATHCOUNTS is a middle school math (6th, 7th, & 8th grades) education program of the Kentucky Engineering Foundation, Inc. (KEF), produced in conjunction with KSPE. Mathcounts’ mission is to increase interest and involvement in mathematics among all intermediate school students in order to assist in developing a technically literate population essential to US global competitiveness and the quality of life.

Project Lead the Way is the nation’s leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. Through world-class K-12 curriculum, high-quality teacher professional development, and outstanding partnerships, PLTW is helping students develop the skills needed to succeed in the global economy.And More...

10:00 – 10:45 am SessionsI-69 Ohio River Crossing – A Second ChanceSpeakers: Marshall Carrier, PE, KYTCDescription: Kentucky and Indiana have invested a tremendous amount of money, time and effort to improve the I-69 corridor. The missing piece is a new I-69 Ohio River Crossing connecting Henderson, KY and Evansville, IN. The states have reinitiated a study of the corridor, with the Project Team currently preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The work underway is a second chance for this critical project. A DEIS was completed in 2004, but with no funding source identified, a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision were never issued. Hear what’s changed, how the Project Team is building on past work and how the Team plans to move the ball forward this time to help deliver a new I-69 Ohio River Crossing.

GIS Project Delivery for Water Infrastructure ProjectsSpeakers: Laura Mwirigi Rightler, PE, CFM and Jeremy M. Linley, PE, FRM, Civil Design, Inc.Description: Not yet submitted


Friday, April 20, 2018 | Session DescriptionsUpdated Intellectual Property Law IssuesSpeakers: Jim Eaves, Jr., PE, Patent Attorney, Bingham Greenbaum Doll LLPDescription: The intellectual property law update will cover the basics of copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, and domain names, plus provide an update of changes in the law in these areas over the last year. The focus will be to identify issues of concern for engineers and surveyors.

10:45 – 11:30 am2018 Highway Plan Speakers: John Moore, PE, KYTC, Director of PlanningDescription: Not yet submitted

Foundation Underpinning and Support – Historic Fayette County CourthouseSpeakers: Justin Anderson and Jarrod Hartshorn, GeoStabilization InternationalDescription: During the revitalization of Lexington Kentucky’s downtown area, the historic Fayette County Courthouse required major renovations to accommodate the additional planned retail and restaurant space. The project involved increasing loads on existing footings, as well as dropping the basement elevation and undermining the existing historic foundation. The difficulties with the structure’s expansion included access to the basement, questions about the foundation’s existing load carrying capacity, and the ability to safely access and underpin the building.

GeoStabilization International helped develop an overall solution for underpinning portions of the 4-story structure and enabling access to the basement level for the proposed expansion. Working in conjunction with the structural engineer and general contractor, GeoStabilization formulated a plan to use micropile shoring for access to the basement and then to underpin relevant portions of the existing structure with a combination of micropiles and conventional underpinning pits. The “A-Frame” shoring system designed by GSI allowed access to the current basement level for the renovations and expansion as well as overcoming challenges presented by the overhead electrical hazards.

This presentation will provide a detailed discussion of the micropile and underpinning efforts for this project.

Common Sense NegotiatingSpeakers: John W. Hays, Jackson Kelly, PLLCDescription: Negotiating is a challenge under the best of circumstances. This presentation will focus on tactics and strategies to improve your negotiating skills.

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Event Options Member of KSPE/ACEC-KY/SAME - Includes All Events....................................................$345 Non-Member - Includes All Events...........................................................................................$495 Th ursday One Day Registration - Includes Wednesday Night and Th ursday Lunch..........$220 Friday One Day Registration - Includes Friday Lunch Ticket................................................$175 Student Registration (Classes only)....................................................................................$20

Event and Guest Tickets Order of the Engineer......................................$10 BBQ & Bluegrass Picnic..................................$45 Th ursday Lunch................................................$25 Th ursday Night Reception Friday Lunch.....................................................$25

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Session Options**Please select the seminars, tours and events that you plan to attend from this list**

Wednesday, April 18thTour Walking Tour of Smother’s Park/Downtown

1:00 - 5:00 pm Standards of Practice, Ethics & Code of Conduct

1:00 - 1:50 pm Foundation Design...Keeping Your Airport Firehouse Where You Want It! Mine Subsidence Engineering: An Overview Th e 7 Keys to A Successful Asphalt Parking Lot

1:50 - 2:40 pm An Evolving Understanding of Utility Coordination and Utility Engineering in DOT Programs Forensic Engineering 101 What You Design Is Not Necessarily What You Get

3:15 - 4:00 pm Natural Gas - Energy for the (Near) Future QBS Update Giving Expert Legal Testimony - Pinnacles and Pitfalls

4:00 - 5:00 pm Meeting People Where Th ey Are: Th e Next Generation of Public Engagement Reinforced Precast Box Culvert Applications, Design & Installation Gateway Commons

Thursday, April 19thTour Elmer Smith Power Plant Tour

8:00 - 8:50 am Infrastructure Funding in Kentucky - Where We Are Today Guide for Design & Construction of Concrete Site Paving for Industrial & Trucking Facilities Big Construction in Small Spaces: Louisville MSD 4th Street Flood Pump Station Environmental Permitting for Facility and Development Projects 3D Hydrology Design

9:20 - 10:10 am Louisville Bridges Tunnel Construction Structural Precast Building Members Key Considerations for Choosing Underground Detention & Manufactured Water Quality Solutions 3D Laser Scanners Demo Fundamentals of Lagoon Aeration

Thursday, April 19th (continued)10:40 - 11:30 am Ground Penetrating Radar and Pavement Design/Rehab Design and Construction and Use of Prestressed Concrete Tanks Bolted Joints Churchill Downs West Improvements Maxey Flats Disposal Site - Final Closure Gap 2017

Afternoon Tour Riverport Authority

1:30 - 2:20 pm Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Advances in Drilled Shaft Testing Techniques KAW’s Critical Infrastructure Relocation Along Brannon Road Scenic Lake Dam - Liquefaction Analysis and Deep Mixing Method Construction MSD Topic

2:50 - 3:40 pm Designing from the Bottom Up Connecting with the Community - Louisville MSD’s Logan CSO Basin Taming the Rivers: Th e Untold Story of the Mississippi River Basin Model RWRA - UV Enhancements at WWTPs Replacing Booster Pumps in a Growing and Changing Water Distribution System

4:10 - 5:00 pm Possibilities of P3 - New Public-Private Partnership Law Creating Opportunities Across the Commonwealth US 60 Spottsville Bridge Design Challenges Financial Planning Kentucky River Station Dewatering of Submerged Launder Sedimentation Process Advancing Technologies: Utility-Scale Solar PV and Energy Storage in Kentucky

Friday, April 20th7:30 - 10:00 am STEM Highlight

10:00 - 10:45 am Sessions I-69 Ohio River Crossing - A Second Chance GIS Project Delivery for Water Infrastructure Projects Updated Intellectual Property Law Issues

10:45 - 11:30 am Sessions 2018 Highway Plan Foundation Underpinning & Support - Historic Fayette Co. Courthouse Common Sense Negotiating

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